By Deb Kramer
On Thursday, December 4th, the City of San Jose began the cleanup of the Story Road Encampment aka "The Jungle", which had housed up to 300 homeless individuals. Below are select stories from various media sources.
- On 12/3/14, KQED Forum hosted a show with the story and interviews related to The Jungle's closure. http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201412030900
- Take a look at this video from KQED Forum. It let's you see what The Jungle looked like before the rain and exodus last week.http://bcove.me/2z4gmd18
- The San Jose Mercury News ran a story on 12/4, with photos and video.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27066589/jungle-san-jose-shuts-down-notorious-homeless-encampment - On 12/5/14, the San Jose Mercury News ran a followup story about the continued cleanup.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27077914/cleanup-jungle-encampment-continues-after-eviction-homeless - NBC Bay Area had a news story on 12/1 about the posting to evict homeless residents of the encampment.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Jose-Taking-Final-Steps-in-Shutting-Down-The-Jungle-Homeless-Encampment-284274701.html - The National Journal contributed a video and article about the people who live in the encampment.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/population-2043/how-silicon-valley-created-america-s-largest-homeless-camp-20141125
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