Devan Patel

United States

Reporter at The Mercury News

Reporter @mercnews covering San Jose. Previously: @sbvizjournal, @ndn and @qctimes Tips: [email protected]

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Articles

Will San Jose get a new police unit to arrest homeless residents who refuse shelter?

6 days ago | mercurynews.com | Devan Patel

Two months after announcing a controversial proposal to arrest homeless residents who refuse available shelter, San Jose officials unveiled plans Thursday for enforcing the potential new rules, including creating a new police unit that will intervene if outreach efforts are rejected.
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat epidemic of abandoned shopping carts

6 days ago | gazettextra.com | Devan Patel

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Fed up with the thousands of abandoned shopping carts dumped on city streets and in its waterways, San Jose is moving ahead with new regulations and a cart retrieval pilot program to solve the longstanding problem. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to explore changes to the municipal code and advocate for less burdensome state rules, citing the ineffectiveness of both sets of regulations and the inability of the city to recover costs.
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat abandoned shopping cart epidemic

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Devan Patel

Fed up with the thousands of abandoned shopping carts dumped on city streets and in its waterways, San Jose is moving ahead with new regulations and a cart retrieval pilot program to solve the longstanding problem. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to explore changes to the municipal code and advocate for less burdensome state rules, citing the ineffectiveness of both sets of regulations and the inability of the city to recover costs.
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat epidemic of abandoned shopping carts

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Devan Patel

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Fed up with the thousands of abandoned shopping carts dumped on city streets and in its waterways, San Jose is moving ahead with new regulations and a cart retrieval pilot program to solve the longstanding problem. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to explore changes to the municipal code and advocate for less burdensome state rules, citing the ineffectiveness of both sets of regulations and the inability of the city to recover costs.
San Jose proposes $5.57 billion budget without significant cuts to services

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Devan Patel

Despite previous warnings from elected leaders about potential fiscal challenges ahead, San Jose is proposing a $5.57 billion budget for next year that limits impacts to city services and its already thinly staffed workforce. Heading into budget season, city officials projected a modest shortfall for the coming year due to lagging sales tax revenue and increased costs.
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat epidemic of abandoned shopping carts

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Devan Patel

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fed up with the thousands of abandoned shopping carts dumped on city streets and in its waterways, San Jose is moving ahead with new regulations and a cart retrieval pilot program to solve the longstanding problem. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to explore changes to the municipal code and advocate for less burdensome state rules, citing the ineffectiveness of both sets of regulations and the inability of the city to recover costs.
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat abandoned shopping cart epidemic

1 week ago | eastbaytimes.com | Devan Patel

With thousands of shopping carts littered on its streets and in its parks and waterways, San Jose is forcing retailers to do more to prevent theft or retrieve them
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat abandoned shopping cart epidemic

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Devan Patel

New regulations will force larger retailers with at least 76 carts to either install theft prevention mechanisms or security deposit devices or enter into a cart retrieval contract
San Jose approves stricter rules to combat epidemic of abandoned shopping carts

1 week ago | swoknews.com | Devan Patel

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fed up with the thousands of abandoned shopping carts dumped on city streets and in its waterways, San Jose is moving ahead with new regulations and a cart retrieval pilot program to solve the longstanding problem. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to explore changes to the municipal code and advocate for less burdensome state rules, citing the ineffectiveness of both sets of regulations and the inability of the city to recover costs.
San Jose mayor endorses Anthony Tordillos for District 3 City Council seat

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Devan Patel

Earlier this week, Santa Clara County election officials confirmed Tordillos, a Google engineer and the chair of the city’s planning commission, who had squeaked by Matthew Quevedo, Mahan’s deputy chief of staff, by the slimmest of margins — prompting an automatic recount. Although Mahan acknowledged he and Tordillos do not see eye-to-eye on every issue, he said there was enough common ground between the two on issues like public safety and housing affordability to secure his endorsement.