San Jose: Council shifts millions in affordable housing funds to interim housing — but not as much as the mayor wanted
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/14/san-jose-council-shifts-millions-in-affordable-housing-funds-to-interim-housing-but-not-as-much-as-the-mayor-wanted/
After months of intense debate over how to best spend tens of millions of dollars on the city’s homelessness crisis, San Jose has decided to move roughly $12.3 million away from affordable housing to support interim solutions — millions less than Mayor Matt Mahan sought.
The wrangling came to a head Tuesday evening amid heated budget discussions, with Councilmembers Dev Davis and David Cohen leading the charge to help all sides reach a compromise.
San Jose: Council shifts millions in affordable housing funds to interim housing — but not as much as the mayor wanted
Jun 14, 2023, 4:39pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/14/san-jose-council-shifts-millions-in-affordable-housing-funds-to-interim-housing-but-not-as-much-as-the-mayor-wanted/
> After months of intense debate over how to best spend tens of millions of dollars on the city’s homelessness crisis, San Jose has decided to move roughly $12.3 million away from affordable housing to support interim solutions — millions less than Mayor Matt Mahan sought.
> The wrangling came to a head Tuesday evening amid heated budget discussions, with Councilmembers Dev Davis and David Cohen leading the charge to help all sides reach a compromise.