Emergency Interim Housing in Council District 3

On Monday, August 2, 2021, the Housing Department, the Department of Public Works, Mayor Sam Liccardo, and Councilmember Raul Peralez hosted a community meeting to discuss the proposed emergency interim housing site on Lot E, near the San José Police Department Headquarters. Below is a recording of the meeting. View the presentation from the meeting.

Emergency Interim Housing in Council District 6

In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the City of San José developed three emergency interim housing communities to help protect unhoused people from the virus, slow the spread of COVID-19, and expand the City's interim housing capacity after the emergency recedes.

One of these emergency interim housing communities is in Council District 6 on Evans Lane near Almaden Expressway. Here are frequently asked questions about the emergency interim housing on Evans Lane. 

An online public meeting was held on May 18, 2020, to discuss this development. Here is the presentation from that public meeting.

Below is a video recording of the May 18th public meeting:

Below is a video of another public meeting about Evans Lane hosted by Councilmember Dev Davis on August 12, 2020:

Emergency Interim Housing in Council District 2

On April 21, 2020, the City Council approved construction of an emergency interim housing community at the intersection of Monterey Road and Bernal Road. Minutes from that meeting are available to the public. The City Council also directed staff to develop plans for emergency interim housing on Rue Ferrari near Highway 101.

An online public meeting was held on April 27, 2020, to provide more information about this emergency interim housing. Here is the staff presentation from that meeting.

Here are some frequently asked questions about emergency interim housing in south San José. 

Here is a video recording of the April 27^th public meeting:

View the presentation about Emergency Interim Housing given on June 15, 2020 to the District 2 Community Advisory Committee.

Coordinated Response to COVID-19

Interim housing is just one aspect of the City's response to the COVID-19 emergency. The City of San José is working closely with the County of Santa Clara, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Destination: Home, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program (VHHP), and many partner agencies and nonprofits on a coordinated effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate the impact COVID-19 could have on homeless individuals and families. Find more information about this coordinated effort.

Steps the City has taken to support our homeless neighbors include:

• Reducing the frequency and number of encampment abatements to avoid unintentionally placing people at greater risk of exposure to COVID-19
• Placing hygiene equipment such as handwashing stations and portable toilets at large homeless encampments to help slow the spread of COVID-19
• Arranging for garbage collection at homeless encampments to help maintain sanitary conditions
• Providing information in multiple languages to homeless individuals in shelters, on the streets, and in encampments to help them understand how they can protect themselves from COVID-19
• Using South Hall as a temporary shelter for unhoused adults
• Using the Camden Community Center as a temporary shelter for unhoused families
• Identifying older homeless individuals with chronic health conditions who should be sheltered or isolated
• Piloting a food distribution program that provides boxed meals to unhoused residents at two encampments