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San Jose Spotlight

San Jose won't meet homeless housing goal - San Jose Spotlight

One of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's main goals is to finish his predecessor's promise and complete 1,000 interim homes for the unhoused by the end of this year-but city staff said that's impossible.Interim homes are quick-build temporary shelters designed to be a fast and cheap solution to getting homeless residents off the streets and on the path to permanent housing.

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San Jose gets millions for homeless motels. Where are the rooms? - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose has received millions from the state to add hundreds of permanent and temporary homes in an attempt to alleviate homelessness across the city.But progress is slow with only 76 units available so far.As of December, San Jose has received roughly $74 million from a state program to acquire four local motels and convert them into at least 281 transitional or permanent housing units for homeless people.

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San Jose wants $29M to expand homeless services - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose plans to spend millions in state funding to house and provide services to the thousands of homeless residents living on city streets.The San Jose City Council wants to fund interim housing and a service hotline for unhoused people, in addition to increasing assistance for youth experiencing homelessness.

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San Jose gets millions for prefab homeless housing - San Jose Spotlight

With an influx of $50 million from the state, San Jose is gearing up to build more than 200 prefabricated units in the southern part of the city.

East Bay Times

East Bay (California)

San Jose council denies residents' appeal of Winchester Boulevard hotel

A last-ditch attempt by a group of West San Jose residents to kill a 6-story hotel on Winchester Boulevard has failed.

East Bay Times

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tests positive for COVID-19

SAN JOSE - Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Monday night he has tested positive for COVID-19.

"After feeling under the weather this evening, I tested positive for COVID-19," Liccardo said in a statement.

San Jose Inside

Omnibus Spending Bill Includes $3.5M for Homeless Shelters in San Jose

The $1.7 billion omnibus spending bill signed into law Dec. 22 by President Joe Biden included a bonus for the City of San Jose's efforts to combat homelessness.Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Saturday that San Jose will receive $2.5 million for the SureStay Hotel in San José to provide transitional housing for individuals experiencing homelessness and another $750,000 for Marbury Bridge Housing that provides interim housing for hundreds of homeless individuals as they stabilize their lives, transition into permanent housing, and become self-sufficient.

San Jose Inside

San Jose Awarded $19.9M to Buy Former Motel for Housing Homeless

Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the state will award the City of San José $19.9 million in Homekey Funds to acquire the 72-room Pacific Motor Inn, located in the SoFA district of Downtown San José.The Pacific Motor Inn will provide interim housing for 72 formerly unhoused individuals for two years before being redeveloped into permanent supportive housing.

East Bay Times

Judge lets Oakland noncitizen voting measure stay on ballot

A judge Tuesday said Oakland voters can have a say in November on whether the city should let noncitizens cast ballots in its school board elections, disappointing critics of a November ballot measure who argued it will be a waste of time and money because the state constitution only allows citizens to vote.

East Bay Times

East Bay (California)

Cesar Chavez's former San Jose home is on the market and one nonprofit is looking to buy it

SAN JOSE - Famed civil rights activist and labor leader Cesar Chavez's family home, where he lived from 1951 to 1953, is on the market, and a local nonprofit is looking to purchase it.

San Jose Spotlight

LIVE BLOG: Voting underway in Santa Clara County - San Jose Spotlight

After a heated election season in Silicon Valley, voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a consequential election that will bring new leadership to San Jose City Hall.In San Jose, residents will vote for a new mayor to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo.The highly-anticipated - and most expensive - contest of the season pitted a longtime experienced politician, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, against a business-backed newcomer, Councilmember Matt Mahan.

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San Jose Expands Free WiFi to Two More Neighborhoods

San Jose has expanded its free community Wi-Fi program to include about 160,000 residents.The expansion is part of the city's "SJ Access Free Wi-Fi" program, which was launched in August 2020 and seeks to provide the widest possible free community coverage.The network is now available in neighborhoods near Independence High School and Andrew P. Hill High School, according to a news release from Mayor Sam Liccardo.

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San Jose restricts use of license plate data - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose is tightening rules around how police officers can use license plate data, hoping to build more trust with residents as the city prepares to expand its use of automated cameras.

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San Jose Measure T funds go to public safety, infrastructure

San Jose officials are weighing a work plan for advancing several key infrastructure and public safety projects using voter-approved bond dollars.

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Will San Jose switch to ranked-choice voting? - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose officials are gearing up to review a lengthy list of recommendations after a citizen-led commission spent last year studying the city's governing system.

East Bay Times

Future of housing in North San Jose still in limbo as the city and Santa Clara County continue to spar

More than three months after San Jose and Santa Clara came to an agreement that moved San Jose one step closer to building tens of thousands of homes in the northern part of the city, there are no signs that shovels will make its way into the ground in the near future.

Los Angeles Times

San Jose police officer investigated amid intoxication allegation

The San Jose Police Department is investigating one of its officers for allegedly being under the influence while responding to the scene of a recent kidnapping investigation.

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