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San Jose official skips trip to avoid breaking rules

San Jose officials hoping to travel out of state next month almost violated city laws, until one of them dropped out. Six members of the San Jose City Council were set to join the annual trip organized by the San Jose Chamber of Commerce. This year it’s happening in Phoenix, Arizona on April 18-21. But their actions...

San Jose reveals homelessness data

San Jose is launching a tool to help the public better understand the city’s efforts to address growing homelessness. The Homelessness Program Dashboard lets residents browse different city-run programs and learn more about their results on the city website. The tool shows where funding comes from, which services are being prioritized and how many people are being served. “We can’t expect to solve our...

‘A concentration camp’: San Jose advocates protest inhumane detention centers

Tears fell from the eyes of a mother of a detained immigrant who has been on a hunger strike for 14 days. Eighty-four detained immigrants, including four from Santa Clara County, continue their hunger strike in protest of abhorrent treatment at the Mesa Verde Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in Bakersfield and the Golden...

Out of work: Beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb

Just one year after leaving San Jose, a beloved civil rights leader is back—but he finds himself separated from family, ousted from a job where he reported inappropriate conduct and is now struggling to find work. The story of struggle is not unique to Rev. Jeff Moore II, the leader of Silicon Valley’s NAACP chapter....

RV dwellers in San Jose still in limbo

San Jose promised homeless people living in RVs a safe parking site by the end of January. Now, it’s unclear when it will open. Infrastructure work is still needed, pushing back the opening of the Santa Teresa VTA light rail site until at least March 31. But even that may not happen, housing department spokesperson Jeff Scott...