After initially pushing back on protestors’ allegations, the city agreed last month to settle the case before trial.
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How Texas Shrank Its Homeless Population — and Its Lessons for California
San Jose’s homelessness response team visited Houston earlier this year. They came away jealous of some advantages Houston has over California cities.
Mahan Lays Groundwork for 2024 Re-election With Street-Level Campaigns Against Crime and Blight
The mayor reaches across the council divide to involve political opponents in grassroots revitalization efforts.
The Housing Crisis Is a Crisis of Our Own Making
People who fail to grasp the big picture, or choose to ignore the combined impacts of poor planning, discriminatory zoning practices and the complexities required to fund affordable housing projects are among the first to argue passionately how much they feel sorry for the homeless – but just as passionately argue that they shouldn’t be allowed to live in their neighborhoods.
Latest Homeless Count Shows Decrease, with More Sheltered
The latest Point-in-Time census showed slight decreases in the number of unhoused individuals counted across Santa Clara County and in the City of San José.
SJ Fire Chief Provides Details of Fire Crew’s Stops at Strip Club and Local Bar While on Duty
San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien Jr. told City Council members Tuesday that unspecified “appropriate disciplinary action” had been taken and that he considered his investigation of the Oct. 5 incident at The Pink Poodle closed.
CA Lawmakers Schedule Audit To Find Out Why Spending Billions Hasn’t Reduced Homelessness
Sen. Dave Cortese of San Jose began pushing for the audit after touring a massive homeless encampment on vacant land near the San Jose Mineta International Airport. San Jose will be one of two cities targeted by the audit.
Feds Announce That All SVB Depositors Will Get Their Money Beginning This Week
The Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced in a joint statement Sunday that all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will have access to all of their money starting Monday, March 13, and that none of these costs will be paid by U.S. taxpayers.
Mayor Mahan’s Community Committees Propose 2023 Budget Goals
Building more emergency housing, adding more cops on the streets, expanding neighborhood cleanups and speeding up the permit process are key recommendations from advisory committees created last month by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. The mayor’s office today announced the recommendations released by the five “transition committees” he launched in January identifying approaches to solve what he calls the city’s most significant challenges. They are to be presented to the City Council Tuesday.
Family Business: Meet the Legacy Caucus in the California Legislature
One in 10 state lawmakers is related by blood or marriage to other legislators past and present. State Sen. Dave Cortese, a Campbell Democrat, is one of these, who has benefited from name recognition: His father, Dominic, served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors before nabbing a seat in the Assembly.
Sam Liccardo: The New York Times Interview
Liccardo, a former city councilman, led the Bay Area city through a pandemic, a mass shooting, a homelessness crisis, a horrific flood and more.
Affordable Housing to Be Built at Cathedral of Faith
The proposal for 237 housing units marks San Jose's first 100% affordable, mixed-income development on church property since the City Council adopted a “Yes in God’s Backyard” strategy.
Newsom Backs Off on Housing Aid Threat After Cities Complain
The governor threw communities into disarray two weeks ago by withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding for plans he saw as unambitious. Local officials said this discouraged ambitious programs. Now Newsom is yielding.
Mahan Wins, Chavez Wishes Him ‘Best of luck in his two-year term’
Mahan said he appreciated Chavez' 'most gracious concession in the true spirit of our robust democracy,' and congratulated her on a strong campaign.
ELECTION 2022: Mahan Holds Lead over Chavez in Latest Vote Count
The list of Election Day front runners in Santa Clara County remained unchanged after Friday's count.
Fact Check: Did Chavez Tell Grand Jury She Didn’t Know 75 Times?
A recent political mailer accuses mayoral candidate Cindy Chavez of giving evasive answers to a grand jury 16 years ago. Is this true? We went back and counted again.
