rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/stop-the-columbus-sweep?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-stop-the-columbus-sweep' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Silicon Valley DSA https://actionnetwork.org/groups/silicon-valley-dsa-2 https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Columbus Park, by San Jose International Airport, is the largest encampment in San Jose. It is home to hundreds of people many who are working jobs but cannot afford the astronomical cost of rent and housing in San Jose. The residents of Columbus live without light, water, or a centralized dumpster. The city government has a responsibility to outreach, serve, and care for some of its most vulnerable constituents including seniors, children, people with disabilities, members of the Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ community. A sweep will only cause people to lose important belongings and scatter people throughout San Jose and the South Bay making it hard to provide services and eventually housing to the residents of Columbus. Write now to tell the San Jose mayor, city council, and homeless division staffers to: 1. Put a moratorium on sweeps 2. Offer needs based housing 3. Provide services and outreach https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-the-columbus-sweep