San Jose will clear the notorious encampment known as ‘The Jungle’ in April

“The Jungle” may be a far cry from when San Jose cleared the notorious encampment a dozen years ago, but it still contains the remnants of so much despair.

Back then, the large encampment, littered with tarps, tents, shopping carts, makeshift structures, trash, and human waste, was home to more than 300 residents, tucked away in the foliage and sprawled across the 68-acre-plus site near Senter and Story Roads, known more formally as Coyote Meadows.

The progress following the clearing was short-lived...