San Jose bans homeless encampments near schools, limits overnight RV parking

In San Jose’s latest move to regulate its homeless population, city leaders this week passed two new laws that will ban encampments near school zones and create new limits on where RVs and lived-in vehicles can park. Officials said the new laws are needed to make students and families feel safer on city streets, which are also home to the city’s 4,411 unsheltered residents. “We have to do a better job of managing the safety on our roads, particularly for our children,” Mayor Matt Mahan said at a recent City...