US EditionCalifornia city may start arresting homeless people who refuse offer of shelter
- San Jose is considering arresting homeless individuals who refuse shelter offers three times, according to Mayor Matt Mahan.
- Approximately 5,477 people are living without shelter in San Jose, with about 541 resisting help, noted Mahan in a Medium article.
- The San Jose City Council has given initial approval to Mahan's proposal to build more than 1,000 temporary housing units by the end of 2025, as stated by Mahan.
- Homelessness remains the top concern among residents, with a survey indicating a 2-to-1 margin, according to city surveys.
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Criminalizing homelessness won’t fix our housing shortage
California’s crushing housing shortage forces thousands of hard-working families who cannot afford extreme housing costs to leave our state, leaving employers from local restaurants to tech giants stuggling to find employees. The most visible impact of our decades-long failure to build enough homes is on our streets, where the least-fortunate victims live in tents, RVs and sleeping bags. These are our neighbors, and they urgently need more homes…
San Jose considers arresting homeless people who refuse housing | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
SAN JOSE, Calif. >> Not far from the tech campuses that have minted billionaires, residents in Silicon Valley have lost patience with homeless encampments that have sprouted along bike paths and parks in San Jose, California.
San Jose considers arresting homeless people who refuse housing - West Hawaii Today
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Not far from the tech campuses that have minted billionaires, residents in Silicon Valley have lost patience with homeless encampments that have sprouted along bike paths and parks in San Jose, California.
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The Independent (US)California city may start arresting homeless people who refuse offer of shelter
Approximately 187,000 people are sleeping on the streets statewide
A city in California is considering arresting homeless people if they refuse housing. Would you support such a proposal?
Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Daily News - Your #1 News Source for the Olympic Peninsula, Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and beyond. Daily poll A city in California is considering arresting homeless people if they refuse housing. Would you support such a proposal? Wire Service
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