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Homelessness Land Use & Development City of Palo Alto

Palo Alto Eager to Expand 'Safe Parking' Programs for Vehicle Dwellers

12/04/2023
Calling it a small but crucial tool for addressing homelessness, Palo Alto agreed to expand and make permanent a program that allows local congregations to devote parking spaces to vehicle dwellers.

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Families & Children Homelessness Community Service & Support Government

Border Patrol Dumped 42,000 migrants on San Diego Streets. The County Needs Help to Help Them

12/03/2023
San Diego-area nonprofits and faith organizations struggle to provide for tens of thousands of migrants border agents have released on San Diego streets.

From Mountain View Voice...

Homelessness Housing State of California

Newsom Announces More Funding in Effort to Clear Encampments Near Highways

11/28/2023
The state is making nearly $300 million in additional grant money available for local governments to clear homeless encampments, with a focus on areas near state highways and Interstate Highways, and provide housing options for people.

From San Jose Spotlight...

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Student Homelessness Grows in San Jose School District

11/24/2023
The number of homeless high school students and families in one East San Jose school district has increased threefold in just three years.

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Homelessness Community Service & Support City of San Jose

Simply Shelter Offers Refuge for the Unhoused

11/14/2023
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As cities embrace small housing units as a bridge between tents and permanent housing, social entrepreneurs are jumping in to fill the demand. Santa Cruz/San Jose-based non-profit Simply Shelter is one organization building “tiny shelters” to provide refuge for unhoused individuals.

From San Jose Inside...

Homelessness Community Service & Support City of San Jose

Tiny Shelters Offer Refuge for Unhoused in San Jose, Santa Cruz

11/14/2023
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A tiny home project building bicycle-locker-sized enclosures in Santa Cruz morphed into Simply Shelter and expanded to San Jose.

From The Mercury News...

Homelessness Government

Crews Begin Clearing Berkeley Encampment That Advocates Tried to Save

11/09/2023
Berkeley public works staff and police officers began closing the longstanding encampment along Seventh and Eighth streets in an “imminent health hazard and emergency abatement,” which was ordered to tackle safety concerns.

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Newsom Taking New Approach to California’s 10,000 Homeless Veterans

11/05/2023
California’s population of homeless veterans has plateaued despite billions of dollars in state spending to create housing for former service members. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to shift resources to focus on veterans with serious mental health conditions.

From Palo Alto Online...

Homelessness Land Use & Development Elections & Politics City of Palo Alto

To Address Homelessness, Becker Proposes Swift Approval for Modular-Housing Projects

11/03/2023
As Palo Alto moves ahead with construction of a housing complex for homeless individuals in the Baylands, state Sen. Josh Becker is advancing a bill that he hopes will make these types of projects much more common across California.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Homelessness County of Santa Clara City of San Jose

San Jose Sweeps Homeless Encampment

11/02/2023
A Santa Clara County spokesperson said the county granted permission to the city to clear out Four Corners after conditions at the encampment had “deteriorated” from a recent homicide, suicide, overdoses and arson.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Business, Economy & Jobs Public Safety Homelessness City of San Jose

San Jose Mayor Unveils ‘Scorecards’ to Track City’s Progress

11/01/2023
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled the first iteration of city “scorecards” to track progress in key areas, hoping this will serve as a model nationwide.

From Palo Alto Online...

Homelessness Land Use & Development City of Palo Alto

Palo Alto Launches Construction on Transitional Housing in Baylands

10/31/2023
Palo Alto’s elected leaders joined state dignitaries and housing advocates to celebrate the construction of a housing project that is unlike any other in the city: an apartment complex focused on unhoused individuals.

From Palo Alto Online...

Homelessness Crisis & Personal Support City of Palo Alto

After Trial Run, Palo Alto Looks to Expand Church Program for Vehicle Dwellers

10/26/2023
When Palo Alto asked local churches to open their parking lots to people who live in their cars, city leaders saw it as a small solution to the giant problem of homelessness. Pleased with the results, they’re now looking to expand it.

From Milpitas Beat...

Homelessness Crisis & Personal Support Hope for the Unhoused

Hope for the Unhoused Reduces Homelessness in Milpitas

10/26/2023
H4U does constant outreach, bringing food and hygiene packs to Milpitas’ unhoused residents while also doing more intensive work to help them get off the streets and into permanent housing.

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San Jose Officials Reluctantly Agree to Fund Major Housing Operator

10/25/2023
A San Jose housing operator is receiving millions in funding to address homelessness, despite growing concerns by city officials about the non-profit’s performance and racial profiling allegations.

From Mountain View Voice...

Homelessness Land Use & Development City of Mountain View

Charting New Territory, Mountain View Plans to Replace Safe Parking Sites with Affordable Housing

10/23/2023
As part of its long-term vision to stem the tide of homelessness, the city of Mountain View is planning to convert two of its safe parking lots into affordable housing.

From San Jose Spotlight...

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Union Leaders Reject San Jose Mayor’s Olive Branch

10/20/2023
Though San Jose Mayor Mahan invited four labor groups representing Valley Transportation Authority workers to receive an award for collaborating to secure more housing options for homeless people in San Jose at the Cerone VTA yard, the leaders are declining the award.

From CalMatters...

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Tiny Homes for the Homeless—Do They Help Solve the Problem?

10/18/2023
Tiny homes are increasingly California cities’ shelter option of choice — but how far they go in solving homelessness is a contentious question.

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Silicon Valley Philanthropist Offers $1 Lease for Homeless Housing

10/17/2023
South Bay philanthropist John A. Sobrato wants to lend a hand and land to ease the city's transitional housing shortage, offering a five-year lease for $1 per year to construct a 150-bed interim housing project on one of his parcels.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Business, Economy & Jobs Homelessness City of San Jose

San Jose Looks to Cut Costs at Homeless Housing Sites

10/16/2023
San Jose leaders are looking to cut costs while continuing to fund temporary housing solutions, a main approach of the mayor's plan to solve homelessness.

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