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Study shows helping South Bay homeless more expensive than providing housing
Link to Original Video SAN JOSE, Calif. (KTVU) — A new study out Tuesday shows Santa Clara County spends $520…
Santa Clara County Spends $520 Million a Year on Homeless
Santa Clara County has the seventh-largest homeless population in the United States, a problem that costs the county around $520…
New homeless study shows Santa Clara County financial cost also has a human toll
SAN JOSE — As a series of community leaders spoke Tuesday about the startling half-billion expense of homelessness in Santa…
Homelessness an issue of social justice and fiscal responsibility
Last year, the homeless encampment known as The Jungle was dismantled. Throughout its existence, it symbolized the crisis of homelessness…
Homeless in Santa Clara County: Report puts cost at $520 million a year
SAN JOSE — The human toll of homelessness can be seen daily throughout Santa Clara County with people living on…
End homelessness with Housing First
There are nearly 5,000 homeless individuals residing in San Jose in places not fit for human habitation. They live along…
Room for Improvement
It’s early December, 10:30 in the morning, and Rene Zepeda is driving a Volunteers of America minivan around Salt Lake…
Mayor Liccardo talks about Destination: Home in his State of the City Address
Sam Liccardo delivered his first State of the City speech as San Jose mayor Saturday morning at Independence High School,…