The feds want to shift more money to homeless shelters that require sobriety, which could cost California nearly $238 million for permanent housing and put nearly 15,000 Californians back on the street.
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Amount of Homelessness Spending in CA Should Not Be Measure of Success
California is spending billions on homelessness prevention without the governance infrastructure to know whether it is working.
New Strategy to Prevent Homelessness Is Sweeping California
Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.
San José to Clear One of the Last Large Homeless Encampments within City Limits in April
The one-mile stretch of land along the Coyote Creek in San Jose is home to approximately 100 unhoused residents.
Santa Clara County, San Francisco Challenge Trump’s Homeless Policy Changes
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco filed lawsuits to block Trump Administration's huge shift in homelessness policy.
Newsom’s Veto Hints at Shift in CA Homelessness Strategies
Sacramento could be moving to embrace temporary housing for unhoused people, as advocated by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, at the potential expense of long-term housing.
Cuts in Federal Homeless Housing Funds Expected To Have ‘Devastating’ Impact on State Programs
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.
Santa Clara County Supervisors Agree to Work with City Hall to Expand Homeless Services
Direct medical and behavioral health services to city of San Jose-funded interim housing sites will expand under a new partnership brokered last week by Supervisor Betty Duong and Mayor Matt Mahan.
San Jose Police Arrest Security Guard for Chasing, Pointing Gun at Homeless Man
San Jose police on Sept. 11 arrested a man for carrying a handgun while reportedly chasing an unhoused victim, pushing him to the ground and brandishing a firearm.
Newsom Launches Task Force to Clear Homeless Encampments
Newsom’s office expects to deploy the team within the next month to San Jose and California’s other nine largest cities, to tackle encampments on state property along highway medians and under overpasses.
San José Reduces Unsheltered Homelessness by Double Digits in Latest Count
City officials report that the latest figures mark the highest sheltered rate that San José has achieved in decades, exceeding Santa Clara County and California statewide rate.
Proposed CA Budget Eliminates Funding to Battle Homelessness
California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
Newsom Wants Cities to Force Homeless To Move Campsites Every 3 Days
In his latest push to crackdown on homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to make certain camps illegal.
Mahan Pushes Plan to Move Homeless into Housing and Treatment
The mayor said the city can use repeat, non-violent misdemeanor charges to work with the Mental Health and Drug Courts to help compel people to engage in treatment.
U.S. Cities Looking to Mayor Mahan as City OKs Arresting Homeless People Who Refuse Housing
The New York Times today put the mayor in the national spotlight for leading the city council in a plan to threaten homeless people who don’t accept offers of shelter, saying it’s the latest sign of frustrations over tent encampments in California.
SJ Mayor Mahan Says Despite Sluggish Economy, City Can Reduce Homelessness and Be Safer, Cleaner
Last year’s initial budget projection featured an estimated $53 million shortfall. The new budget projection unveiled by Maguire this week showed a projected $46 million shortfall, the equivalent of about 3% of the city’s $1.6 billion spending plan.
