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Residents at ‘the jungle’ tell San Jose committee housing promises were broken; city asked to delay clearings
Summary
Several public commenters who identified themselves as residents or advocates for an encampment near Happy Hollow said they were given promises of housing that were later revoked or not fulfilled during recent clearings and asked council members to meet with residents and delay removals until placements are secured.
Multiple speakers in the open‑forum portion of the meeting urged the committee to address recent encampment clearings and alleged broken housing promises.
A speaker who was introduced in the roll call of public commenters as "Batman" said people at the site were being swept despite having been told…
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