Normally 3rd between Rose and Sunset looks pretty cluttered and not too clean on both sides. Monday, the 16th was quite a change. Both 2nd and the west side of 3rd were clean of “stuff,” belonging stored by the homeless.

“I can only guess that the maintenance crew for the buildings on the west side had finally cleaned it up and it appears they are keeping it clean,” said one anonymous observer. “This doesn’t keep the transient campers from coming back in the evenings under the Jones settlement, but it keeps the food debris, human waste and trash from building up and it leaves it free for the public to use.”

Update talked with James and Jarvus who were standing on 2nd wearing blue T-shirts that said “security.” Update asked them what had happened. They said they were asking homeless to move on unless it was 9 pm to 6 am and they were working with police to keep it that way so that people could use the sidewalks. James and Jarvus both said there were other security personnel on from 9 pm to 6 am and there were cameras all over the place.

The normal last Friday clean up was changed to Friday 13th so area was particularly clean but what was seen was startling. 2nd was clean. 3rd on West side was relatively clean and without “stuff” stacked contrasting what was seen on east side of street next to the public storage.

Men were working on the Google facility that fronts on 2nd and backs up on west side of 3rd.

Second looking north to Rose. Not one encampment.

West side of 3rd, backing up to 2nd, where new Google facility is being prepared.

One can only assume that Google crew is keeping their grounds clean and trying to keep the side walk open for workers. This doesn’t keep the homeless from coming back in the evenings under the Jones settlement, but it keeps the food debris, human waste and trash from building up and it leaves it free for the public to use.

Google building on 2nd that backs up to west side of 3rd. Men are working on building to get it ready for occupancy.

Still trashy on Rose at 3rd. Just unnecessary. The City gave them a dumpster. Not too hard a task to put trash in it as opposed to dropping it on the corner.