San Jose, homelessness and Refuse Shelter

San Jose mayor proposes criminalizing homeless refusal of shelter, aims to order treatment
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using the court system to push service-resistant homeless individuals into care. “Homelessness can’t be a choice,
San Jose Mayor Proposes Penalties for Homeless Residents Who Refuse Shelter
Mayor Matt Mahan said too many people are dying on the streets. His proposal would push people into services after they refuse shelter three times in 18 months.
San Jose Mayor Mahan proposes jail for homeless persons repeatedly refusing interim housing
People experiencing homelessness in San Jose who refuse offers of interim shelter will face arrest under a proposal unveiled Thursday by Mayor Matt Mahan.
San Jose mayor proposes ‘pay for performance' raise model for city leaders
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled a “pay for performance” proposal on Monday that asks voters to support tying city leaders’ future pay raises to specific city goals. This proposal would apply to himself,
San Jose mayor wants pay raises tied to performance
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said he wants to see measurable improvements in homelessness and public safety before doling out pay raises for top city officials.
San José mayor proposes jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter
Mayor Matt Mahan's proposal to jail people if they reject three offers of shelter is the latest salvo in an anti-encampment crusade sweeping the Bay Area.
Homeless people in San Jose who refuse housing could face arrest under new proposal
As San Jose continues to look for solutions to the homelessness crisis, Mayor Matt Mahan on Thursday proposed a new idea that would essentially force people into housing and threaten arrest if they refuse three times.
San Jose Mayor proposes citations for unhoused residents who refuse multiple offers of shelter
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is proposing what he is calling "responsibility to shelter." If an unhoused resident refuses to enter shelter after being asked three times over an 18 month period the person could be cited for trespassing and possibly even go to jail.
Letters: San Jose homeless must obey the law like everyone else
Mayor Matt Mahan is right on the mark regarding our homeless crisis. How should we address the homeless people who decline shelter? Many are drug addicts and are unwilling to accept any version of shelter that requires sobriety.
San Jose mayor pushes to link city official pay raises to performances
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the initiative isn't about automatic cost of living raises public sector employees get, but the raises they could get beyond that.
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