September 1, 2017 SV411 Podcast: SCC Supervisor Dave Cortese on Trump Lawsuit, Jails, 2020 Run for State Senate By Silicon Valley Newsroom In this week’s Metro SV411 Podcast, we sit down with Dave Cortese, president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Read More 6
August 23, 2017 NIMBY Backlash Over ‘Tiny Homes’ Prompts City to Reduce Number of Potential Sites By The Fly NIMBYs have come out in full force to oppose one of San Jose’s most inventive solutions for homelessness. Read More 50
August 23, 2017 County’s Homeless Death Toll Increases 164 Percent from 2011 By Jennifer Wadsworth The number of people dying on the streets of Santa Clara County has risen by 164 percent since 2011, according to a new report. Read More 13
August 21, 2017 SV411 Podcast: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Trump, Google By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took part in Metro’s SV411 podcast to discuss everything from Donald Trump and Google to pension reform. Read More 4
August 7, 2017 San Jose City Council Poised to Change Up Zoning Rules to Allow for More Homeless Shelters By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with burgeoning homeless population, San Jose will consider changing up its zoning rules to allow for more shelters. Read More 19
March 16, 2017 Op-Ed: San Jose City Council Owes Homeless People Better By Shaunn Cartwright Last week, at the first council meeting to address the flood, neither a single council member nor a city official said the word “homeless.” Read More 24
January 19, 2017 Mayor Sam Liccardo on Obama, Trump and the State of San Jose By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo sat down with San Jose Inside last week for an extended conversation on the state of the city. Read More 18
July 15, 2016 Letter to the Editor: $950 Million County Bond Measure Will Help More than Just Homeless People By Rebecca Byrne A $950 million bond measure is designed to not only help the homeless but also create housing opportunities for vulnerable populations. Read More 30
July 13, 2016 Staggering Number of Cal State Students Go Hungry, Homeless By Melissa Hartman One in five California State University (CSU) students—57,000 of them—worry about hunger, according to a striking new report. Read More 20
June 1, 2016 Op-Ed: My Night at Portland’s City-Sponsored Homeless Camp By Tam Nguyen San Jose Councilman Tam Nguyen documents his overnight stay at Right 2 Dream Too, a city-sanctioned homeless camp in Portland. Read More 16
May 25, 2016 Councilman Tam Nguyen Plans to Sleep in Portland Homeless Camp By The Fly To test the feasibility of a legal homeless camp in San Jose, Councilman Tam Nguyen will head to Portland to spend the night in a sanctioned settlement. Read More 28
April 1, 2016 San Jose’s Asks Churches, Faith Groups to House Homeless Vets By Silicon Valley Newsroom City officials have asked local churches and other religious congregations to each commit to housing at least one homeless veteran. Read More 14
March 7, 2016 Mayor Liccardo Announces 2016 Plans at State of the City Speech By Randle Aubrey The word of the day this past Saturday Overfelt High, where Mayor Sam Liccardo delivered his second State of The City speech, was “opportunity.” Read More 9
March 4, 2016 Councilman Peralez Undeterred by Critics of Permanent Housing Project by Saint James Park By Randle Aubrey When it comes to popular support for housing the homeless, there are two types of people: those who want it, and those who want it somewhere else. Read More 33
February 19, 2016 San Jose’s ‘Shelter Crisis’ Policy for Homeless Makes an Impact By Randle Aubrey San Jose made a bold move to help the homeless by implementing California's “shelter crisis” code. By most accounts, it appears to be working. Read More 30
January 28, 2016 Sunnyvale Welcomes Mobile Showers for the Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth Local nonprofit Dignity on Wheels will launch Santa Clara County's first mobile shower and laundry service for the homeless next week. Read More 15