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Domestic Violence Shelters Play a Key Role in Fighting Homelessness. Now They Face Deep Funding Cuts

12/19/2023
Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.

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Hundreds Died on Silicon Valley Streets this Year

12/19/2023
San Jose and Santa Clara County have spent decades and millions of dollars trying to end homelessness, and while some progress has been made, thousands remain on the street each night — and hundreds die each year.

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Santa Clara County Officials Approve Phone Line for TRUST

12/14/2023
The greatest challenge for someone experiencing a mental health crisis is finding immediate access to care that doesn’t involve the police. A Santa Clara County program offers this option, but it's difficult to reach.

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An EPIC Mission: End Poverty in California

12/10/2023
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Nonprofit founded by former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has been on listening tour since early 2022

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Santa Clara County Prepares to Implement Conservatorship Changes

12/06/2023
Santa Clara County is expediting the implementation of new conservatorship rules for people suffering from severe mental illness and substance use disorders.

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COVID Rent Relief Delays: 70,000 Households at Risk of Eviction

12/04/2023
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State program has run so low on money that applications have been delayed for two years or more.

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Pro-Palestine Rally at San Jose City Hall Draws Protestors

11/21/2023
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Hundreds of protesters assembled Sunday afternoon outside San Jose City Hall to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war in a pro-Palestine rally organized by the Bay Area chapter of the group Party for Socialism and Liberation.

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Why It’s Taken So Long for the Golden Gate Bridge to Get a Protective Barrier

11/14/2023
Workers are in the final stages of a long, $217 million project: Install a protective barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge. Roughly 2,000 people have died by suicide jumping from the bridge since it opened in 1937.

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Library to Host Fentanyl Education, Narcan Training Event

11/07/2023
The County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department is scheduled to host a fentanyl education and Narcan training at the Rinconada Library.

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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.

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Bay Area Resident Stuck in Gaza Seeks Federal Court Order to Compel State, Defense Departments to Act

11/03/2023
A San Francisco law firm filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of a Bay Area resident who is stuck in the Gaza Strip amid an escalating Israeli military campaign.

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Santa Clara County Families Benefit from Guaranteed Income, Report Shows

10/30/2023
A new report bolsters the importance of guaranteed basic income programs as a lifeline for families in Santa Clara County who can’t afford the necessities.

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AAUW Hosts Author of Book on Violence Against Guatemalan Women

10/27/2023
Author Victoria Sanford will discuss her book about an investigation of the unsolved murder of a female law student and the pervasive violence against Guatemalan women that drives migration.

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South County Center for Violence Survivors Expands Services

10/26/2023
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The Gilroy Strong Resiliency Center, created in 2020 to serve those traumatized by the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting, has widened its services and unveiled its newly rebranded Mariposas Resiliency Center.

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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.

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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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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.

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San Jose Police Begin Non-Jail Option for First-Time DUI Arrestees

10/16/2023
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The preliminary DUI pilot program in Santa Clara County will be limited to arrestees who are nonviolent, first-time misdemeanor DUI arrestees to avoid spending time in jail while receiving alcohol-related support services at the Mission Street Recovery Station.

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Californians’ Mental Health: Newsom Signs Law to Overhaul System

10/11/2023
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But opponents fear that new involuntary treatment rules violate civil liberties.

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Free Meals in San Jose lose Pandemic Relief Funding

10/09/2023
Funding for food insecurity programs in San Jose has been severely cut after losing COVID-19-era dollars.

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