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San Jose Mayor Champions SJ Bridge: Employment Program for Unhoused Residents Beautifying San Jose
SJ Bridge provides participants with job training and employment, participants have taken over 351,450 pounds of trash off the streets
San Jose Celebrates Opening of Newest Quick-Build Community Which Will House Homeless Residents Working to Beautify the City
Guadalupe interim housing community provides 96 new beds, and will help house members of the San Jose Bridge program that employs homeless residents to clean up the city.
San José Takes Action to Combat Homelessness with Groundbreaking of City’s Largest Emergency Interim Housing Site
Project will bring San José closer to Mayor Mahan’s goal of ending the era of encampments
San Jose Mayor and Police Chief Highlight Need for Increased Community Safety by Taking to the Trails
Mayor’s budget proposal supported by Police Chief prioritizes reducing crime
San José Mayor Endorses New State Bill in Bid to End Unsheltered Homelessness
SB 634 would make housing homeless and low-income residents on vacant land easier.
San Jose Mayor’s Budget Message Focuses City Government on the Basics
Mayor Matt Mahan says that just as San Jose families make tough choices in challenging economic times, government should too
Mayor Mahan Joins Governor Newsom to Announce San Jose Will Receive 200 Tiny Homes from California to Help Combat Homelessness Crisis
Tiny homes from the state will help the City of San Jose reach Mayor Mahan’s ambitious goal of sheltering 1000 unhoused residents by the end of the year
Mayor of San Jose, Capital of Silicon Valley, Says U.S. Treasury’s Incompetent Handling of SVB Crisis Risks Harm to Millions of Americans
The Federal Government must restore confidence before Monday morning or put thousands of workers and the nation’s innovation economy at grave risk.
San José Mayor Announces Launch of City Housing and Homelessness Program Dashboard to Improve Transparency
Mayor Matt Mahan announced the launch of a new dashboard on the City’s website
Big City Mayors Pledge Full Support for Mental Health Reform Bills
Mayors from 13 largest California cities back senate legislation to get more people into treatment
San Jose Mayor’s Transition Committees Release Budget Recommendations Focused on Getting Back to the Basics
Committees identify new approaches to solve city’s most significant challenges.
San Jose Mayor Pledges to Bring City Back to Basics: Inaugural Address Focuses on New Solutions to Blight, Homelessness and Crime
On January 10, 2023, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a father, son, and avid skateboarder…
San José Officials, Community Leaders Release Statements Condemning Killing of Tyre Nichols
San José Officials, Community Leaders Release Statements Condemning Killing of Tyre Nichols
San José Announces Opening of Transition Facilities for Unhoused Residents Evacuated During Recent Storms, Keeping Vulnerable Neighbors Off the Streets
The City of San José announced it is standing up Evacuee Transition Facilities…
Mayor Announces Transition Committees Setting City on New Trajectory for Accountable Budgeting to Improve San José
Committees will center around top resident concerns with direct community, council and staff input and measurable outcomes.
San José Mayor Acts to End Business-Labor Divide with Vice Mayor, Committee Nominations
Mayor Mahan taps returning Councilmembers for key committee chairs and all-important Rules Committee positions.
City of San José Proclaims State of Emergency Before Historic Storm
The City continues to coordinate with regional partners, non-profits and emergency services to prepare for atmospheric river event.
San José Mayor-Elect Mahan Sworn In As New San Jose Mayor
San Jose Mayor-Elect Matt Mahan, formerly the Councilmember for District 10, was sworn in …