May 18, 2022 San José Pledges $205M Measure E Funds for New Affordable and Interim Housing By San Jose Inside Mayor Sam Liccardo’s stated goal is to have 1,000 units of interim housing planned, under construction, or completed by the end of 2022. Read More 2
September 2, 2021 Construction Slated for North San Jose Apple Campus Disrupts Encampment By Vicente Vera Without any development from the tech giant since 2015, dozens moved onto the dilapidated property off Orchard Parkway and Charcot Avenue. Read More 16
March 17, 2021 Displaced Sunnyvale Homeless Residents Are a Symptom of a Broader Regional Issue By San Jose Inside Dozens of homeless residents lived in Fair Oaks Park until a construction project forced them out, despite the pandemic. Read More 40
February 28, 2020 San Jose Opens First ‘Tiny Homes’ Village for the Homeless By Grace Hase The cabins will house 40 homeless people on a Mabury Road property owned by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Read More 9
December 2, 2019 New SJPD Recruits Serve the Homeless on Thanksgiving Day By Nicholas Chan Academy recruits got a chance to pay things forward by serving the homeless at the African American Community Service Agency. Read More 3
December 2, 2019 San Jose Puts Finishing Touches on ‘Tiny Homes’ for the Homeless By Nicholas Chan The cluster of 40 miniature sleeping cabins is part of a pilot program to provide shelter for the South Bay’s growing homeless population. Read More 4
October 28, 2019 San Jose May Keep Overnight Warming Centers Open Every Night During Winter Months By Grace Hase The City Council will discuss the proposal when it meets on Tuesday at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 13
February 20, 2019 Op-Ed: Solving Homelessness Requires Empathy, Collaboration By Stephanie Demos With more than 7,300 homeless people in our county, we need people and organizations to work together to reduce this number. Read More 6
February 18, 2019 Op-Ed: Apathy Towards the Unhoused is Dangerous By Shaunn Cartwright We need to show our unhoused neighbors compassion and protect them when the city, county and others fail to do so. Read More 20
December 11, 2018 San Jose Unveils ‘Tiny Homes’ Prototype Ahead of Vote on Pilot Homeless Shelter Program By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose expects to have 80 tiny cabins built by next summer to house homeless people until they find a long-term place to stay. Read More 18
November 2, 2018 San Jose Dramatically Increases Sweeps of Homeless Camps By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose cleared homeless people out of their illegal camps this year at more than 11 times the rate it had in 2013, according to a new report. Read More 23
October 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Homeless People Should be Housed, Not Warehoused By Andrea Urton This new practice at HomeFirst will ultimately raise the sense of personal safety and introduce hope as a common practice. Read More 17
December 11, 2017 San Jose City Council Gives Tiny Homes Proposal Another Chance By Jennifer Wadsworth After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot. Read More 83
November 27, 2017 Stanford Study: Rising Cost of Public Employee Pensions Eat Up San Jose’s New Tax Revenue By Jennifer Wadsworth A study up for review by the San Jose City Council affirms that revenue from two new tax measures is being eaten up by pension costs. Read More 48
March 13, 2017 ‘Shelter Crisis’ Declaration Would House SJ Flood Victims into April By Jennifer Wadsworth Three weeks after the flood that devastated several neighborhoods along Coyote Creek, more than 500 households remain displaced. Read More 6
February 23, 2017 Daughter Searches for Father after San Jose Storms, Floods By Jennifer Wadsworth With the floods displacing thousands of San Jose residents, including the homeless, families say some of their loved ones are unaccounted for. Read More 7