The Jungle (San Jose)
The Jungle was a large homeless encampment located in San Jose, California. It was located off Story Road and along Coyote Creek, in an area called Coyote Meadow, and consisted of various makeshift dwellings, shacks, tree houses and tents on around of land. During the time of its existence, it was often considered to be one of the largest homeless encampments in the United States. The Jungle appears to have been in existence from 1999 to early December 2014, per the account of a former resident who lived there, stating in December 2014 that she lived there periodically for fifteen years before it was closed down at that time. Another former resident referred to it as resembling a "small community" when he lived there, with amenities such as stoves, couches, tarps and motor homes. He also stated that several encampment residents held nine-to-five day jobs, and would stay at the camp because they had no place to live, despite being employed full-time. Closure An attempted closure that led to 150 people being removed from The Jungle occurred in May 2012. However, people eventually returned to the site. In July 2013, the San Jose City Council agreed upon a $4 million