San Jose begins clearing part of troubled Columbus Park homeless camp

San Jose began clearing part of one of its largest and most dangerous homeless encampments on Tuesday in an effort to move around 40 tents, vehicles and makeshift dwellings out of the flight path at San Jose Mineta International Airport.

Authorities have in recent years repeatedly removed homeless people from the area around central San Jose’s Columbus Park. Yet without enough shelter beds or overnight parking lots for everyone on the street, the city has been unable to find a permanent solution.