Politics & Government

San Jose Will Create Temporary Tow-Away Zones To Remove RV Encampments

Chynoweth is the center of a new pilot program from the mayor's office focused on removing and re-housing people who live in RVs.

(CBS Bay Area)

January 8, 2025

San Jose residents said parked RVs people live in have packed certain streets, and now, a new program aims to remove the RVs by turning the areas into temporary tow-away zones.

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Omar Solares said Chynoweth Street in San Jose has been overrun by RVs. He lives in the neighborhood across the street and encounters about 20 parked daily.

"In front of my home, there is one RV, has seven cars that they leave junk in front of, that my neighbors and I literally walk out every morning, and we pick up all of their junk," Solares said.

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