San Jose housing commissioners had blistering words for a proposal to divert affordable housing money to shelters and...
Bramson: Groundhog Day in San Jose
It’s Groundhog Day all over again with the proposed 2024 San Jose budget. Yes, it’s true that there’s a different driving narrative this time around, but the answer is still the same: slash all affordable housing funding. Apparently, drastic disinvestment in one of our most important and needed assets is the route of least resistance around here. Last year, thanks to the valiant efforts of a council and a community that knows that its people need a place to live if a city is to thrive, the housing funds were preserved. The city’s Housing Department went on to release that...