Irene Smith, a candidate for the San Jose City Council District 3 seat, plans to focus on immediate housing solutions for the unsheltered population by establishing community-congregate shelters by 2025. She aims to modernize how the city gathers public input through tech-driven processes and intends to review contracts for transparency. To address the city's budget deficit, she emphasizes improving government efficiencies and cutting unnecessary programs rather than relying on taxpayers for additional revenue, aiming for accountability and prioritization in city services.
First order of business is to galvanize support for immediate, large-scale community-congregate shelters across the city to provide housing for 100% of our unsheltered neighbors by end of 2025.
We should be focused on realizing efficiencies and cuts in current government, not seek more taxpayer largess. We need to prioritize core services, deprioritize secondary services, and eliminate failed programs.
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