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Almaden Plaza in San Jose is getting a couple new stores
Tomorrow will be Barnes & Noble's last day at Almaden Plaza in South San Jose. That space along with the former spaces for Buy Buy Baby, Compass Real Estate, and Tuesday Morning will be merged...
Sunnyvale Community Services
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A bacterial outbreak has emerged among homeless individuals living at San Jose encampments in Columbus and Roosevelt parks, but health officials say the risk to the general public is low.Three confirmed cases of Shigella, a highly contagious intestinal bacteria, …
San Jose officials are set to give hundreds of homeless residents designated places to sleep outside without the fear of being swept.The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will weigh signing off on nine safe sleeping sites for the …
The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has green lit San Jose’s plan through 2027 to tackle homeless encampment trash going into city waterways — further ensuring the city's compliance with environmental regulations.Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness …
San Jose leaders have dealt a blow to affordable housing advocates after diverting affordable housing funds to temporarily shelter homeless residents living along city waterways.The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to redirect affordable housing funds from Measure …
Recent efforts to redirect Measure E monies meant for affordable housing in San Jose have brought to light 13 of those projects waiting for city funding to start construction. That waitlist is keeping more than 1,500 new homes off the …
In the heart of East San Jose, eight cars line a popular street — some with boxes stacked on top or attached wagons — filled with the belongings of homeless people such as Francisco Pulido.The constant clashes he had …
A county-owned, 145-bed homeless shelter in Sunnyvale is changing operators and the community it serves.The Bill Wilson Center will become the new homeless service provider for the Sunnyvale Shelter starting in July, after receiving unanimous approval on May 21 …
A San Jose program that put homeless people up in motels is ending, and participants aren't thrilled with their options for where to go next.The city created the Temporary Housing Access Program in summer 2022 to provide rooms to …
One year after Gov. Newsom promised 1,200 tiny homes to shelter residents in four cities, including San Jose, only 150 have been purchased and none are in place.
Spurred by a state audit that found San Jose spent more than $300 million on homelessness response, two officials want the city to conduct its own audit of how much is being spent on homeless services and programs.Councilmembers Bien …
Butch Larson has been homeless for more than a decade. He’s set up camp across from Hampton Inn on Cherry Avenue near the Guadalupe River in San Jose, a spot he’s called home for three years that will be swept …
A homeless support group in San Jose is closing down, and members are unsure about whether they will be able to continue their work.Sacred Heart Community Service shuttered its homelessness organizing committee, Survivors of the Streets (SOS), and let …
California voters narrowly passed Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure to fund mental health housing. He’s prodding counties to use the money quickly.
San Jose activists are rallying outside City Hall to protest a plan by officials to divert affordable housing money to shelters and sweeps.The crowd gathered at 12:30 p.m., just an hour before the San Jose City Council is expected …
State officials are contradicting claims made by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan in his push to redirect affordable housing money to homeless sweeps and shelters.Mahan has argued the city faces $60,000 in daily fines per pollutant if the city …
How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
San Jose housing commissioners had blistering words for a proposal to divert affordable housing money to shelters and sweeps.The Housing and Community Development Commission on Thursday voted 6-2 to reject two spending proposals that would divert funds meant for …
San Jose needs millions of dollars it doesn't have to clear homeless residents from city waterways and place them into temporary shelter. Officials are considering raiding an affordable housing fund to make it happen.The city manager is proposing two …
The California housing crisis is not only weakening the state politically at the national level, it could shift the political balance in Washington, D.C., as Republican-led states add population while California’s exodus continues.
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.The San Jose City Council this month unanimously approved a 10-year lease for $1 annually from …
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