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Elyse Teaser
I had a chance to try the new Elyse yesterday and I think everyone reading this is going to be pretty happy with Downtown San Jose's newest restaurant. I'll have a lot more info by next week, but ...
Childrenâs Discovery Museum
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By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.
The links between homelessness and crime are complex, and the idea that unhoused individuals present a danger to their community seems to be exaggerated.
How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the stateâs history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
From San Jose Spotlight...
A homeless housing project is coming to South San Jose, and city officials want to clear the area of unsheltered encampments before it's built.
From The Mercury News...
From California Local...
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that city paints a more nuanced picture.
San Jose has until September to formulate a succinct plan on how it will address homelessness and begin publicly reporting spending data, according to an audit requested by a local legislator.
From CalMatters...
From Los Angeles Times...
From Mountain View Voice...
Two San Jose councilmembers have an ambitious plan to house thousands of the city's homeless residents â but some of their colleagues say it will move the city backwards.
One of Santa Clara Countyâs largest homeless service providers is stepping back from operating a 145-bed shelter in North County.
San Jose officials have a daunting task of balancing the budget as they attempt to preserve city services with a $52.1 million shortfall.
From Los Gatan...
Los Gatos Council last night approved $60,000 for homeless services next yearâ$10,000 more than staff had requestedâciting the effectiveness of the pilot yearâs efforts.
Santa Clara County officials may help finance San Joseâs multimillion-dollar safe parking efforts and set up more sites on unused public property for the region's homeless residents.
After San José Spotlight broke the story on Sunday about pre-built homes arriving unfinished and in poor condition, the site is peppered in mold remediation signs over tarped buildings and employees working in white jumpsuits. City officials said the mold problem is being addressed, and that the opening of the site is still months away.
A multimillion-dollar project to put homeless people in pre-built housing â that San Jose officials championed as cheap and revolutionary â is delayed due to homes arriving unfinished.
About 40 homeless people are tucked away on a small parcel of land adjacent to busy Highway 237.The encampment sits on the same location where Microsoft plans to construct two data centers in San Jose near the Milpitas border. The unhoused residents said a Caltrans worker tipped them off to a looming sweep. Officials from Caltrans, Santa Clara County and San Jose deny any such plan. Yet someone has put the encampment on notice, and its residents are on edge.âIf we have to move in 60 days, 90 days â fine, thatâs what weâll work from. But we want to be prepared,â Ricky Robles, a 60-year-old unhoused resident who has lived at the encampment for two years, told San JosĂ© Spotlight. âWe have vehicles and would need to get our cars out of here. Weâll have to get our cars towed if they donât start. Or we risk getting ticketed or getting our stuff taken away. And then, we need to figure out where to go.âMicrosoft bought the 65-acre site in 2017 for $73 million to construct the data centers. San Jose officials have yet to issue permits for the project, which is still under review by the San Jose planning division and other departments.Microsoft declined to comment on the encampment.Advocates and local officials differ on when the encampment appeared, but pin its origin sometime between 2021 and 2022. They agree the camp ballooned after Milpitas city officials, in a high profile anti-homeless campaign, pushed unhoused residents out of town toward Highway 237.Roughly 40 people are living out of their cars in an encampment by Highway 237. Microsoft plans to build two data centers on this location. Photo by Brandon Pho.âIt got worse when Milpitas cracked down,â Councilmember David Cohen, whose District 4 encompasses the Highway 237 camp, told San JosĂ© Spotlight. âWe canât control what other cities do within their borders, but I hope we will all work together to be thoughtful and solve the problem rather than take quick action that makes it harder on neighbors.âRobles said heâs lived at the encampment for two years, due to legal battles with his brother. He tried living in various motels and county shelter programs, but he had bad experiences. Related Stories
The Sunnyvale City Council ranked its priority projects out of the 40 proposed on Feb. 15. Homelessness and transit safety top list.
For every one Santa Clara County household that was housed in 2023, nearly two households became homeless, a recent report reveals.
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