San Jose accused of favoring housing offers for large encampments, leaving some behind

IN SAN JOSE, how you get treated as a homeless person depends on where you end up on the streets.

The city appears to be giving preferential treatment to homeless residents living in large encampments like Columbus Park and the reestablished Jungle in East San Jose, when it comes to outreach and offers of temporary housing. The fallout from the city bypassing offers of housing to people living in smaller camps could result in longer periods of homelessness, leading to mental and physical issues, advocates said.