Local News Matters on MSN3d
'Responsibility to Shelter': SJ initiative could jail homeless residents for refusing housing
THE MAYOR OF San Jose wants to penalize homeless people who refuse shelter by arresting or hospitalizing them, punting the ...
Washington Examiner3d
San Jose mayor proposes criminalizing homeless refusal of shelter, aims to order treatment
(The Center Square) – 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 homel ...
Fox News6d
CA mayor declares 'homelessness can’t be a choice,' suggests arresting those who repeatedly refuse shelter
San José Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a new policy Thursday, saying there should be consequences for homeless people in the city if they refuse to accept shelter. The issue of homelessness has ...
NBC Bay Area8d
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 ...
Los Angeles Times7d
San José mayor proposes jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter
San José Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled an initiative Thursday that would ratchet up the pressure on homeless people to accept shelter or face jail time. “Homelessness can’t be a choice,” Mahan ...