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28-story high-rise proposed next to San Jose's City Hall - Part 2
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about a new high-rise next to City Hall, we now have renders thanks to Justin Daniels.I have to admit that the renders of the 28-story tower (actually two towers...
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A nonprofit organization founded in 2013, Community Seva serves meals to anyone in need. With 2,000-plus volunteers, the group has provided more than 80,000 meals and 5,000 care bags, including hygiene items, to the homeless.
From The Mercury News...
San Jose Limits Homeless Encampments, Overnight RV Parking
The San Jose City Council passed laws to ban homeless encampments near schools and placed restrictions on RV and lived-in vehicle parking.
From CalMatters...
California Fails to Track Its Homelessness Spending or Results, a New Audit Says
There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday.
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 …
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 …
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.The California State Auditor has published its findings and …
Two San Jose councilmembers have an ambitious plan to house thousands of the city's homeless residents — but some of their colleagues say it will move the city backwards.Councilmembers Bien Doan and Arjun Batra have proposed a pilot program …
One of Santa Clara County’s largest homeless service providers is stepping back from operating a 145-bed shelter in North County.HomeFirst will stop operating the North County Shelter in Sunnyvale by the end of June, passing shelter operations to another …
San Jose officials have a daunting task of balancing the budget as they attempt to preserve city services with a $52.1 million shortfall.The San Jose City Council unanimously approved Mayor Matt Mahan’s March budget message on Tuesday, but not …
Los Gatos Council last night approved $60,000 for homeless services next year—$10,000 more than staff had requested—citing the effectiveness of the pilot year’s efforts.
Santa Clara County officials may help finance San Jose’s multimillion-dollar safe parking efforts and set up more sites on unused public property for the region's homeless residents.The Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed on Tuesday to look into both possibilities …
A development site for homeless residents in South San Jose is blanketed in blue tarps to get rid of mold from months of neglect.After San José Spotlight broke the story on Sunday about pre-built homes arriving unfinished and in …
A multimillion-dollar project to put homeless people in pre-built housing — that San Jose officials championed as cheap and revolutionary — is delayed due to homes arriving unfinished.The $70-million three-story modular housing project that San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan …
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