San Jose OKs Plan to Target Encampments by Towing RVs Parked Near Schools

City staff will work with the city attorney to create a program that complies with California’s vehicle codes.

A homeless encampment in the Venice area of Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The San Jose City Council Jan. 30 unanimously approved—with one councilmember absent—for city staff to create a pilot program that would ban RVs from parking within 150-feet of K-12 schools. Those who violate the possible new rule would have their vehicle towed.

The city previously banned RV encampments under the same criteria in May 2021, according to Heather Hoshii, the city’s deputy director of transportation, during a presentation at the meeting.