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CA Legislators Looking at $10B Bond Measure to Add Affordable Housing
AB 1657 would authorize $10 billion in general obligation bonds to provide funding for affordable rental housing for lower income families, homeownership opportunities, and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Cal State Undergraduate Workers Seek Union Representation
Undergraduate student assistants at California State University are mounting a union organizing campaign, calling for more work hours, paid sick time and higher wages.
Mayor Mahan Takes His Budget Case to the Public Before Council Showdown
How to spend approximately $1.5 billion in 2023-24 will be the first big test of political power for the mayor.
Supervisors Act on Affordable Housing, Confident of Progress
The board approved more funds for senior housing, a land swap for supportive housing in Cupertino, an investment into rental assistance with seven non-profits, a new housing development in Milpitas and more affordable housing in Mountain View, some specifically for foster youth.
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.
Meet San Jose’s New City Council: Six New Faces, More Diverse, Fewer Women
The city’s shifting demographics, a continuing affordable housing shortage, endemic homelessness, a looming budget deficit and the reality of five council elections – plus another mayoral ballot – in just two years create additional uncertainties.
Arjun Batra Is New District 10 San Jose Council Member
Arjun Batra led on all three ballots during the council selection process, which required a two-thirds majority to win.
Domingo Candelas Is New District 8 San Jose City Council Member
The vote came after six hours of interviews, comments and deliberations on the merits of five finalists who had been picked by the council last week. The process had been abruptly interrupted at 7pm by “an urgent adjournment to a closed session” to consider allegations that Candelas had been given questions in advance.
San José Announces It Will Open Transition Facilities for Unhoused Residents Evacuated During Recent Storms
The new evacuation centers will match unhoused residents with access to facilities and new supplies to accelerate their move from the streets into interim housing.
Mahan’s New Community/City Committees Aim to Build Support for Budget Plans
Mahan’s new committees including council members, staff and community representatives will center around key issues raised by his mayoral campaign.
After Brief Break, More Rain, Wind, Flooding, Thunderstorms this Weekend
Page Mill Road will be closed from 8am-5pm today and Friday, while crews repair a sinkhole along a stretch of the road between Paseo del Roble Drive near Moon Lane and Arastradero Road in Los Altos Hills. State Route 92 was closed early this morning in both directions along a 4-mile stretch between Skyline Boulevard and west to Pilarcitos Creek Road.
Reversal of Fortune: Gov. Newsom Outlines Plan to Deal with Budget Deficit
After years of record California budget surpluses, Gov. Newsom outlined a plan to deal with a deficit he projects at $22.5 billion and said he can keep his big promises despite the shortfalls.
California’s Unhoused Are in The Eye of The Storm
Across the state, some of the most vulnerable include the unhoused, whose numbers have increased by at least 22,500 in the last three years to about 172,000.
Vice Mayor Nominee Kamei Sees Herself as a ‘Bridge Builder’
Prior to her election to the city council in June, Kamei served as a Morgan Hill planning commissioner, a trustee of the Santa Clara Valley Water district and a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
New San Jose Mayor Seeks Police Headcount Increases, County Support on Safety Issues
In a Tuesday interview, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan discussed prioritizing public safety and accelerating housing construction to address the homelessness crisis.
