Marisa Kendall – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:21:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Newsom Orders CA Agencies To Move Homeless People Out of Camps — But to Where? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-orders-ca-agencies-to-move-homeless-people-out-of-camps-but-to-where/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-orders-ca-agencies-to-move-homeless-people-out-of-camps-but-to-where/#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:21:14 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209549 A month after the U.S. Supreme Court OK'ed a crackdown on homeless camps, Gov. Gavin Newsom is issuing a statewide call to action.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-orders-ca-agencies-to-move-homeless-people-out-of-camps-but-to-where/feed/ 3 Debunking Six Myths About Homelessness in California https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/debunking-six-myths-about-homelessness-in-california/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/debunking-six-myths-about-homelessness-in-california/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:12:28 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209441 There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about homelessness in California. Data can dispel several common myths.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/state-aid-for-tiny-homes-for-homeless-in-san-jose-comes-up-9-4m-short/feed/ 5 Can Tough-on-crime Ballot Measure Deliver on Promises to Reduce Homelessness? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/can-tough-on-crime-ballot-measure-deliver-on-promises-to-reduce-homelessness/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/can-tough-on-crime-ballot-measure-deliver-on-promises-to-reduce-homelessness/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 19:22:02 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209134 Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/can-tough-on-crime-ballot-measure-deliver-on-promises-to-reduce-homelessness/feed/ 2 Legislators Consider Requiring Sobriety in Homeless Housing https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/legislators-consider-requiring-sobriety-in-homeless-housing/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/legislators-consider-requiring-sobriety-in-homeless-housing/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 19:01:24 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209103 Two new bills in the Legislature would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current housing-first law.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/legislators-consider-requiring-sobriety-in-homeless-housing/feed/ 0 Supreme Court Takes Up Landmark Homelessness Case https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/supreme-court-takes-up-landmark-homelessness-case/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/supreme-court-takes-up-landmark-homelessness-case/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:57:23 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208958 The Supreme Court case centers on the question of whether cities can fine or arrest people for camping in public spaces. The ruling will have nationwide implications for how local leaders manage homeless encampments.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/supreme-court-takes-up-landmark-homelessness-case/feed/ 2 With New Bond Vote Pending, 2018 Bond for Housing Hits Snags https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/with-new-bond-vote-pending-2018-bond-for-housing-hits-snags/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/with-new-bond-vote-pending-2018-bond-for-housing-hits-snags/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:02:29 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208408 Californians in March will vote on a $6.4 billion bond to build thousands of housing units for people with serious mental health conditions. A 2018 ballot measure made similar promises, but Santa Clara County and the rest of the state are falling short.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/with-new-bond-vote-pending-2018-bond-for-housing-hits-snags/feed/ 4 Newsom Administration Makes Progress on Tiny Home Promise https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-administration-makes-progress-on-tiny-home-promise/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-administration-makes-progress-on-tiny-home-promise/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:22:59 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208222 The state has chosen who will build the 1,200 tiny homes Gov. Gavin Newsom promised the state’s homeless residents. But it remains to be seen when they will be built. Nearly a year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to deploy 1,200 tiny homes to help shelter the state’s growing population of homeless residents. Now, the […]

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-administration-makes-progress-on-tiny-home-promise/feed/ 1 Santa Clara County to Fight Meth Addiction with Gift Cards https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-to-fight-meth-addiction-with-gift-cards/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-to-fight-meth-addiction-with-gift-cards/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:04:37 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205513 The county plans to join other California counties in a new experimental state program that targets methamphetamine addiction by rewarding patients with gift cards for negative drug tests, up to $599 per year.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-county-to-fight-meth-addiction-with-gift-cards/feed/ 2 How Texas Shrank Its Homeless Population — and Its Lessons for California https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/how-texas-shrank-its-homelessness-population-and-its-lessons-for-california/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/how-texas-shrank-its-homelessness-population-and-its-lessons-for-california/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:44:32 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204986 San Jose’s homelessness response team visited Houston earlier this year. They came away jealous of some advantages Houston has over California cities.

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