SAN JOSE, Calif. - A new, safe sleeping site is opening in San Jose this week, two weeks after the largest homeless encampment in the South Bay city was shut down.

The new safe sleeping site on East Taylor Street will offer space and services for homeless people living in the area. Up to 56 people are expected to move in on Tuesday.

Neighbor Yuji Kikuchi said he's not too worried about living so near the site.

"I think it's a pretty safe place because I see kids walking to school," he said.

The goal of this site is to provide people with a temporary safe place to stay before they can move into shelters or access other housing options.

It all comes at a key time for unhoused people in San Jose, where transitional housing options can be limited and take months to set up.

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