Silicon Valley closes homeless camp
Crews begin the clean up process at a homeless encampment known as The Jungle in San Jose. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
People walk along a trash-lined trail at the Jungle in San Jose. About 200 remained at the homeless camp just days before city officials are set to begin closing it down. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
San Jose police and city officials hand out notices warning residents of the homeless encampment known as the Jungle that they must vacate the premises. The city has spent $4 million over 18 months to relocate some of the inhabitants. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
San Jose police and city officials look into a makeshift home built underground at the Jungle, one of the nation’s largest homeless encampments, near Silicon Valley. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
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A sign in support of the Jungle is posted at the San Jose homeless encampment. City officials have decided to close and clean up the area, and relocate its inhabitants. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
Carlos Tovar, a contractor in charge of cleaning up the Jungle, hands a warning notice to a resident of the homeless encampment. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
Robert Aguirre, a former engineering consultant who once had a middle-class lifestyle, has been living with his wife at the Jungle since January. Here, he holds a notice ordering him to leave the premises. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
San Jose police Officer Eduardo Sandoval looks inside a makeshift Jungle residence as notices to move are handed out at the Silicon Valley homeless encampment. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
