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Dealing with Elimination From Mineta-SJ Airport, Homeless Campers Transferring To Land Owned By Apple – CBS San Francisco

SAN JOSE (KPIX) – Less than four weeks before the city of San Jose is due to present its plans to clean up hundreds of homeless camps near Mineta San Jose Airport, some airport residents have begun moving to even larger premises nearby. owned by Apple.

“Everyone knows there are homeless people out there, they just don’t want to look at them, I think,” said Lynn Shipman, who now lives on the sprawling Apple property in north San Jose.

CONTINUE READING: Neighbors express frustration at the homeless camp next to Mineta San Jose International Airport

Airport officials have until July 31 to notify the FAA of their plan to remove the camps that have been set up on 40 acres of land directly in the trajectory of the jets on their final approach to the runway. The city said there were up to 200 people, but official figures put the number between 400 and 500. The FAA has threatened to withhold millions of dollars in funding if the city fails to do so.

When the city began “cleaning up” the airport last week, some residents began moving from the airport to the Apple property about 3 miles away. Apple-owned lots bounded by Trimble Road, Orchard Parkway, Component Drive, North 1st Street, Charcot Avenue, and Highway 101 total approximately 55 acres.

According to Shipman, there are at least 30 people in the Apple camps, many with huge amounts of junk, rubble, RVs, tents and vehicles.

“And Apple, they’re not doing anything with this country at the moment. Why don’t you let the people stay until they do? ”Said Schiffsmann.

Robert Carlson, who also lives at the Apple warehouse, says “haters” who come to the site and start fires and destroy property are “shunned”. Carlson is reluctant to move into low-income homes as property storage is restricted.

CONTINUE READING: FAA raises concerns about sprawling homeless camps near San Jose Airport

“The problem is, you can’t bring anything. Most of the time you can’t bring anything with you. Cars clothes and that’s it. Lots of own mobile homes and everything else. It takes a long time to get an RV. And if we do, we don’t want to give it up, ”said Carlson.

Carlson, who spends his days collecting recycle for income, thought that Apple, the world’s most valuable company, owns the land.

“Tell you what, if you are such a wealthy company, you could help us all make this place better. Instead of trying to get us out of here when the company is this big, show that they care, ”said Carlson.

Local activist Shaunn Cartwright made no comment on the Apple warehouse, but said empty packages like the former Orchard Supply Hardware store on Bird Avenue are examples of how technology companies can alleviate the homelessness crisis.

“There is no plausible defense of sitting there and saying ‘I am going to leave this land empty’ and not acting as a good neighbor and providing safe parking spaces for these people in dire need. We need technology to be a good neighbor, we need it to enable safe parking on this land for a year or two before homes are built for these people, ”said Cartwright.

KPIX asked Apple for a comment. A representative said the company was formulating an answer.

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