"The city served VTA a notice after a Dec. 9 inspection found vehicles parked at the Santa Teresa station aren't storing trash properly and that the site is operating without permits or approvals, among other violations. The site is run by nonprofit Amigos de Guadalupe, which provides about a dozen people a place to sleep in their vehicles without fear of being towed. It sits across from the city-owned, gated safe parking site run by LifeMoves, also on VTA property."
"VTA first entered into an agreement with Amigos de Guadalupe to run a safe parking site in May 2024. The contract stated only 11 vehicles were allowed to be on the east end of the parking lot and the spots weren't transferable to other participants. Once those people exited the program, the temporary safe parking program was planned to terminate."
A Dec. 9 inspection found vehicles at the Santa Teresa VTA station storing trash improperly and operating without required permits or approvals. The city served VTA a notice requiring remedy of violations by Jan. 31 or facing substantial daily fines. The site is operated by nonprofit Amigos de Guadalupe and hosts roughly a dozen people sleeping in vehicles; it sits across from a city-run gated safe parking site. Initial agreements limited and then adjusted participant numbers and spaces, with the site later expanding vehicle capacity and moving RVs from another station, resulting in more vehicles than originally approved.
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