The creeks in San Jose are in really bad shape. There is garbage everywhere. Unfortunately, I don't feel safe hiking by the creeks, as there are so many people living there. Please help these people and help our creeks.
Please start the towing of cars on our streets that are left for loooong period of times. We have cars on Carpentier, cedro and cas That have not been moved and are also parked on red zones.
Honorable Mayor and Council Members,
For the past five years, my husband and I have volunteered with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful to remove trash from Coyote Creek. The amount of trash we pull from the creek is staggering, yet what is worse is the amount we have to leave behind.The abundance of this trash is from homeless encampments. But our city streets are littered with illegal dumping, litter and weeds. Encampments must be moved from the creeks, & a robust anti-litter ad campaign enacted.
I have been volunteering with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for the past 3 years and am always surprised how fast the trash fills up in the same place within 2 weeks of the cleanup despite volunteers removing more than 2 tons of trash during each cleanup. I am sure the city is aware of that and has taken steps to prevent that, but that is clearly not working as expected. It breaks my heart to see the plight of our creeks which have more plastic floating in it than marine life.
Our city is in despair, there is trash everywhere. The homeless have nowhere to dispose of their trash. These are human beings who need to be able to take care of themselves. I adopted Thompson creek over three years ago, and started a cleaning program with the homeless. They clean the creek and, the surrounding streets. I believe that the city needs to provide dumpsters and port-o-potties at the sites where there are homeless people. You all need to see if you could survive without basics.
SJ city must enforce encampment code enforcements & traffic calming measurements. I have participated with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful to remove trash from Coyote Creek. As a member of friends of Watson park, I am continually updating the Sj dept of parks on the amount of trash around Watson park. As a member of NNA, I am also concerned with the amount of people speeding in Northside & the amount of crashes to pedestrian, bicyclists and vehicles. MORE enforcement is need for quality of life!
Part 2
With the onset of COVID-19, the trash situation has become even more dire with hundreds of our unhoused now living adjacent to our living creeks with much of their trash piling up in the creeks and stream banks. It would be one thing if this problem was isolated only to City property but with the upcoming winter storms much of this trash will be pushed downstream exiting into the Bay and subsequently the Pacific Ocean. This is an ecological disaster.
To: Mayor Sam Liccardo and Distinguished Council Members,
From: Steve Holmes, Executive Director, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition Subject: Trash Update
For the past 7.5 years, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition SBCCC has been working to reclaim our local Waterways. This year we will eclipse a significant milestone, 1,000,000 lbs. of trash cleared from in and around our creeks. At past meetings I have raised the question, "Are we winning the War on trash".
I have helped South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition over the past six years. I ask that you approve a city law that would prohibit camping near the creeks. I think that the amount of trash has remained constant, in spite of the city's efforts to provide temporary and long term housing. Encampments continue. We must set boundaries. This will help the homeless to make better decisions to accept the city's offer of housing. It will definitely help the fish and wildlife in the creeks.
There are considerably more encampments these past 5 months. I am concerned with the effects on the health of the ecosystem and the general public with the increase of trash in our waterways. It is disheartening to see more trash continue to pollute our waterways despite great efforts by city resident volunteers to maintain a clean and healthy environment. California parks enforce a clear rule: No camping within 100 feet of any body of water. Why are these rules not enforced in our cities?
The amount of trash generated by the Homeless is incredible. We have some beautiful trails and creeks in San Jose that we cannot enjoy, especially during Covid, due to the Homeless encampments taking over trails and the trash polluting creeks. Who wants to talk a walk or ride a bike with their family where they don't feel safe? What is the point of investing in the trail network when we allow the Homeless to run amok and ruin them?
The creeks in San Jose are in really bad shape. There is garbage everywhere. Unfortunately, I don't feel safe hiking by the creeks, as there are so many people living there. Please help these people and help our creeks.
Please start the towing of cars on our streets that are left for loooong period of times. We have cars on Carpentier, cedro and cas That have not been moved and are also parked on red zones.
Honorable Mayor and Council Members,
For the past five years, my husband and I have volunteered with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful to remove trash from Coyote Creek. The amount of trash we pull from the creek is staggering, yet what is worse is the amount we have to leave behind.The abundance of this trash is from homeless encampments. But our city streets are littered with illegal dumping, litter and weeds. Encampments must be moved from the creeks, & a robust anti-litter ad campaign enacted.
I have been volunteering with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for the past 3 years and am always surprised how fast the trash fills up in the same place within 2 weeks of the cleanup despite volunteers removing more than 2 tons of trash during each cleanup. I am sure the city is aware of that and has taken steps to prevent that, but that is clearly not working as expected. It breaks my heart to see the plight of our creeks which have more plastic floating in it than marine life.
Our city is in despair, there is trash everywhere. The homeless have nowhere to dispose of their trash. These are human beings who need to be able to take care of themselves. I adopted Thompson creek over three years ago, and started a cleaning program with the homeless. They clean the creek and, the surrounding streets. I believe that the city needs to provide dumpsters and port-o-potties at the sites where there are homeless people. You all need to see if you could survive without basics.
SJ city must enforce encampment code enforcements & traffic calming measurements. I have participated with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful to remove trash from Coyote Creek. As a member of friends of Watson park, I am continually updating the Sj dept of parks on the amount of trash around Watson park. As a member of NNA, I am also concerned with the amount of people speeding in Northside & the amount of crashes to pedestrian, bicyclists and vehicles. MORE enforcement is need for quality of life!
Part 2
With the onset of COVID-19, the trash situation has become even more dire with hundreds of our unhoused now living adjacent to our living creeks with much of their trash piling up in the creeks and stream banks. It would be one thing if this problem was isolated only to City property but with the upcoming winter storms much of this trash will be pushed downstream exiting into the Bay and subsequently the Pacific Ocean. This is an ecological disaster.
Part1
To: Mayor Sam Liccardo and Distinguished Council Members,
From: Steve Holmes, Executive Director, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition Subject: Trash Update
For the past 7.5 years, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition SBCCC has been working to reclaim our local Waterways. This year we will eclipse a significant milestone, 1,000,000 lbs. of trash cleared from in and around our creeks. At past meetings I have raised the question, "Are we winning the War on trash".
I have helped South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition over the past six years. I ask that you approve a city law that would prohibit camping near the creeks. I think that the amount of trash has remained constant, in spite of the city's efforts to provide temporary and long term housing. Encampments continue. We must set boundaries. This will help the homeless to make better decisions to accept the city's offer of housing. It will definitely help the fish and wildlife in the creeks.
There are considerably more encampments these past 5 months. I am concerned with the effects on the health of the ecosystem and the general public with the increase of trash in our waterways. It is disheartening to see more trash continue to pollute our waterways despite great efforts by city resident volunteers to maintain a clean and healthy environment. California parks enforce a clear rule: No camping within 100 feet of any body of water. Why are these rules not enforced in our cities?
The amount of trash generated by the Homeless is incredible. We have some beautiful trails and creeks in San Jose that we cannot enjoy, especially during Covid, due to the Homeless encampments taking over trails and the trash polluting creeks. Who wants to talk a walk or ride a bike with their family where they don't feel safe? What is the point of investing in the trail network when we allow the Homeless to run amok and ruin them?