The one-mile stretch of land along the Coyote Creek in San Jose is home to approximately 100 unhoused residents.
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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.
Homeless Raid in South San Jose Nets Police Illegal Weapons, Fentanyl and $17K in Cash
When San Jose police officers with the Metro and Violent Crimes Enforcement Teams served a fentanyl-related search warrant at an unhoused encampment in south San Jose on Sunday, they discovered a big haul of cash and illegal drugs. Two primary suspects were taken into custody nearby and the subsequent search yielded two firearms, narcotics for sale, drug paraphernalia, and over $17,000 in cash, according to police. Both suspects had been prohibited from owning firearms because of prior criminal records, police said.
Sacramento’s Late Payments to Nonprofits Hamper CA Fight Against Homelessness
Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.
Audit Says CA Risked Millions in Homelessness Funds Due to Poor Anti-fraud Protections
A critical new federal audit released this week calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of nearly $320 million in homelessness funds.
