1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (667+ words) San Jose has begun dismantling'its last large homeless encampment after weeks of outreach and offers of housing. "This isn't a sweep, it's an eviction," Jim Taylor, a 29-year-old resident who lives in the encampment, told San Jos" Spotlight. "I feel…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (316+ words) San Jose is changing up which department oversees its animal shelter months after advocates threatened legal action over alleged neglect. In a recent newsletter, Mayor Matt Mahan said the move will help strengthen community-based services and improve outcomes for animals....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (671+ words) There's a number that should fundamentally change how we talk about homelessness in Santa Clara County: 20, 000. For the first time in a long time, that imbalance is starting to narrow. That does not mean the problem is solved, and it…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (409+ words) One of Silicon Valley's most prolific homeless service providers is changing leadership, after reports of its mismanagement of a large South San Jose shelter led to a terminated contract. Nonprofit Life Moves announced CEO Aubrey Merriman'is transitioning out of his…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (701+ words) An investigation into the expenditures of an East San Jose school district has trustees exhaling " after holding their breath for months." Trustee Minh Pham said he is relieved the district wasn't found to have"unlawfully used public funds. "This verdict…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (755+ words) A large South San Jose homeless shelter will be converted to permanent supportive housing following complaints from neighbors over'crime and safety. The City Council on March 17 approved converting 1 Branham Lane " a 168-apartment, three story complex plagued with structural and managerial…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (322+ words) Nearly a decade has passed since the case now known as "Slavery Towers" exposed the human cost of San Jose's failure to enforce basic worker protections. The scandal shocked the community and drew national attention. In 2018 and 2019, workers and labor…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (933+ words) Campbell could add 40, 000 homes " more than tripling the city's current population " under a new state law aimed at boosting housing near public transit stations. Those stations are located on South Winchester Boulevard, in downtown Campbell and at Hamilton and Bascom…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (550+ words) A measure to allow San Jose Police Department personnel to jump to the front of the line in a new workforce housing effort has won approval. But the victory comes only after sharp descent on the City Council, amid criticism…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (665+ words) An East San Jose charter school serving immigrant students is fighting for survival. As of mid-January, only 15 of Escuela Popular's 30 teachers were fully credentialed, according to the district. But at an April 2 board meeting, legal representatives for the charter school…...