Overview
- San Jose, which began clearing the site Wednesday, is dismantling tents along Coyote Creek near Happy Hollow Park & Zoo.
- Officials said outreach has placed about 30 to 35 people into the Cerone tiny-home village, with a list of 109 people tied to the area.
- The city designated the creek corridor a no-encampment zone and expects to finish the abatement in about a month with signs to deter return.
- Leaders cite Clean Water Act compliance and say crews must remove large amounts of trash and other debris from the sensitive riparian habitat.
- Advocates warn access will be hard because Cerone is far from stores and jobs and free transit passes are limited, with VTA holding the quarterly supply at 2,500.