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Residents and outreach providers urge Gilroy council to delay Camp Hope sweep and allow time for housing placements
Summary
Dozens of residents, volunteers and service providers told the council that Camp Hope, a concentrated encampment near Highway 101, is enabling outreach, sanitation and progress toward housing; speakers asked for a 90-day to six‑month extension before planned removals so caseworkers can place residents.
Dozens of Gilroy residents, volunteers and legal advocates urged the City Council on Jan. 26 to delay a planned sweep of a temporary camp known as Camp Hope and allow time for outreach workers to secure housing and services.
Speakers described Camp Hope — located near Sixth Street adjacent to the Costco area — as a self‑organized site where residents have access to porta‑potties, trash pickup and regular outreach. Tristia Baumann, director of housing at the Law Foundation of Silicon…
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