Amid the throng of RVs lined up around San Jose’s Columbus Park, brown paper signs draped on vehicles along Asbury Street read “Where do we go” and “Where will we go?”

The questions are popular refrains among the hundreds of unhoused residents who will continue to call the park home for the next few weeks before the city of San Jose moves forward with clearing the massive encampment just south of the airport on Aug. 18 as part of its plans to revitalize it in early 2026, after years of deterioration.

For many residents at the park, the looming sweep comes with dread, frustration and feelings of resentment over broken promises. They fear being forgotten as they remember the city’s last attempt to clear the park.

“The last time they had the sweep was two years ago and they just watched

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