‘It’s not fair at all’: San Jose sweeps Columbus Park after homeless individuals return

Emotions ran high at a homeless encampment near a San Jose park as the city began sweeping the streets that unhoused residents called home.

Two years ago, the city cleared the sprawling homeless encampment near Columbus Park that sits under the flight path of Mineta San Jose International Airport, after the Federal Aviation Administration threatened to withhold millions in federal funding. But dozens of homeless residents have returned with RVs and trailers lined along Asbury, Irene and Spring streets. A tractor with a jaw crusher was being used onsite to sweep up debris and smash trailers.