The interim housing units for unsheltered people would be built out of converted shipping containers that are about 40 square feet in size. Each unit costs between $50,00 to $200,000 per unit and can take less than six months to complete. 

Ray Wang sarcastically compared the suggestion to follow California state housing laws to democratic elections in "the Soviet Union."

The City of San José said it will leverage federal emergency housing vouchers, HOME funding, and County Measure A funds to deliver 1,134 re-housing units, 683 bridge transitional units, and 861 newly-built permanent homes over the next year. 

In April, the coalition of mayors of the state’s 13 largest cities, led by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, asked for a $20 billion, five-year investment to curb homelessness—half of the state's surplus.

Over the last few years—and especially during the Covid-19 pandemic—Santa Clara County's Coyote Creek watershed has become an inflection point for how the South Bay must address issues surrounding its homelessness crisis and the environmental impact of creekside encampments.

The council's report says the money to end homelessness could come from local, regional, and state sources, including a voter-approved measure that could raise $10 billion.

The mayors want $4 billion per-year for five years in flexible funding as part of the state budget. 

The San Jose shelter opening May 17 has governments quarreling, neighbors nervous and homeless residents stuck in the middle.

After a year of planning, the multi-pronged strategy to house more people was announced at a virtual news conference on Tuesday.

From layoffs to testing, the Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic ripple effects on almost every part of life in Silicon Valley and the country.

No one is happy with the homeless crisis in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park and around the city, but whose vision will fix it?

Dozens of homeless residents lived in Fair Oaks Park until a construction project forced them out, despite the pandemic.

Sweeps that clear homeless camps like The Jungle do nothing but displace homeless people, putting their health and lives at risk.

Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable.

Homeless advocates in Sunnyvale say encampment sweeps are inhumane, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The initiative has turned 16,000 hotel and motel rooms in 55 counties and tribal areas into housing for 22,300 people.