Mercury News: San Jose approves policy setting expectation that unhoused accept shelter
The City Council has approved the Responsibility to Shelter proposal which could result in citations or arrests of unhoused individuals who repeatedly refuse offers of available shelter This article was originally published in the Mercury News. By Devan Patel Despite hours of spirited discussion and concerns raised by Santa Clara County officials, the San Jose City […]
LA Times: Newsom insults California voters by not funding Proposition 36
SACRAMENTO — This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November. But our governor strongly opposed the proposition. So he’s not funding it. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders, however, are now under pressure to fund the measure in a new state budget that’s being negotiated and must pass the Legislature by […]
LA Times: After half a century, California legislators on the verge of overhauling a landmark environmental law
By Liam Dillon This article was originally published in the LA Times When a landmark state environmental law threatened to halt enrollment at UC Berkeley, legislators stepped in and wrote an exemption. When the Sacramento Kings were about to leave town, lawmakers brushed the environmental rules aside for the team’s new arena. When the law stymied the renovation […]
Mahan: To Truly Evaluate How a Government Policy Is Doing, Ask How Many People It’s Killing
California’s Failed Homeless Policies Have Led to a Dramatic Spike in Homeless Deaths.
Mahan: San Jose will not be dumping ground for other cities’ unhoused residents
San Jose’s mayor has pushed for all levels of government to do their fair share in solving the homelessness crisis Yes – I Agree! Every city and county in California should do their fair share on homelessness. By Devan Patel and Kyle Martin Despite suffering a legislative setback in Sacramento, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is pushing […]
New York Times: A Rising Tally of Lonely Deaths on the Streets
More than ever it has become deadly to be homeless in America, especially for men in their 50s and 60s. If you support requiring homeless neighbors to come indoors if shelter is available, sign the Responsibility to Shelter petition now: By Thomas Fuller SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Their bodies were found on public benches, lying next […]
SJ Mayor Matt Mahan on NBC News Now: “We have 5,000 people a year die of overdoses on our streets. That’s not humane or progressive.”
If you support requiring homeless neighbors to come indoors if shelter is available, sign the Responsibility to Shelter petition now:
New York Times: San Jose Considers Arresting Homeless People Who Refuse Housing
If you support requiring homeless neighbors to come indoors if shelter is available, sign the Responsibility to Shelter petition now: The mayor of the Silicon Valley city has proposed arresting people who don’t accept offers of shelter. It’s the latest sign of frustrations over tent encampments in California. By: Soumya Karlamangla Not far from the […]
RAND Report: The High Cost of Producing Multifamily Housing in California
About this Report This report presents analyses of a large sample of data on production costs for both privately funded, market-rate apartments and publicly subsidized affordable apartments in three states: California, Colorado, and Texas. The goal of the study is to document production cost differences between these states and across regions within these states and […]
SF Standard: Politicians need performance-based pay. I’ll go first
By: Matt Mahan San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan writes that raises aren’t guaranteed in the private sector — and shouldn’t be in the public sector. If we want better government, we need to be able to measure success — and reward it. That’s why I proposed — and our San Jose City Council just took the […]