Academy recruits got a chance to pay things forward by serving the homeless at the African American Community Service Agency.

The cluster of 40 miniature sleeping cabins is part of a pilot program to provide shelter for the South Bay’s growing homeless population.  

The City Council will discuss the proposal when it meets on Tuesday at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose.

With more than 7,300 homeless people in our county, we need people and organizations to work together to reduce this number.

We need to show our unhoused neighbors compassion and protect them when the city, county and others fail to do so.

San Jose expects to have 80 tiny cabins built by next summer to house homeless people until they find a long-term place to stay.

San Jose cleared homeless people out of their illegal camps this year at more than 11 times the rate it had in 2013, according to a new report.

This new practice at HomeFirst will ultimately raise the sense of personal safety and introduce hope as a common practice.

After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot.

A study up for review by the San Jose City Council affirms that revenue from two new tax measures is being eaten up by pension costs.