Thursday, December 4, 2014

Clean up in Silicon Valley


The Jungle in Silicon Valley spread over a 2.6 square kilometer area was a camp for 200 homeless people and the Police and social services have taken on a major clean-up operation in The Jngle – this has been labeled as the nation's largest homeless encampment.
The police are being assisted by animal control and a construction contractors and the instructions are very clear – move out or face arrest for trespassing. As per information, there are no reports of violence or of refusals by the people. The first thing the evacuation team would undertake would be to take stock of hand-built structures and tents, look for any cash, IDs or valuables – these would be sorted and stored for the owners people to claim later.
Incidentally, the encampment is in stark contrast to its surrounding area in the heart of the Silicon Valley which is a region that is leading the country for job growth, income, innovation and venture capital.
The officials are trying to locate social service agencies to provide temporary shelter to the homeless. Incidentally, such clean-up operations is not new. The last time such an activity was carried out was in May 2012 when about 150 people were moved out of The Jungle. The city of San Jose has spent more than $4 million on solving the problems at the encampment at the time.

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