Joyce Chu
Homelessness and Equity Reporter at San José Spotlight
Homelessness and Equity Reporter @SJSpotlight. Prev social justice investigative reporter @USAToday. 2022 Outstanding Journalist of the Year @va_press_assoc.
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1 week ago |
localnewsmatters.org | Joyce Chu |San Jose Spotlight
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S latest attack on housing comes as he proposes major overhauls to rental assistance programs meant to help people from falling into homelessness. In an outline of the Trump administration’s budget request released Friday, the president wants to slash the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by 44%, or $33.5 billion. The most significant cuts include reducing funding for federal housing voucher programs by more than $26 billion.
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1 week ago |
localnewsmatters.org | Joyce Chu |San Jose Spotlight
SANTA CLARA COUNTY WANTS TO HELP homeless people on probation avoid extra jail time by bringing legal services to encampments. People on probation are required to attend regular meetings with a probation officer and court hearings. But for homeless people who lack transportation, making these appointments becomes an obstacle, which can lead to longer probation periods or going back to jail. The county aims to reduce these barriers by having a mobile probation service center.
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1 week ago |
sanjosespotlight.com | Joyce Chu
President Donald Trump’s latest attack on housing comes as he proposes major overhauls to rental assistance programs meant to help people from falling into homelessness. In an outline of the Trump administration’s budget request released Friday, the president wants to slash the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by 44%, or $33.5 billion. The most significant cuts include reducing funding for federal housing voucher programs by more than $26 billion.
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2 weeks ago |
sanjosespotlight.com | Joyce Chu
Santa Clara County wants to help homeless people on probation avoid extra jail time by bringing legal services to encampments. People on probation are required to attend regular meetings with a probation officer and court hearings. But for homeless people who lack transportation, making these appointments becomes an obstacle, which can lead to longer probation periods or going back to jail. The county aims to reduce these barriers by having a mobile probation service center.
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2 weeks ago |
localnewsmatters.org | Joyce Chu |San Jose Spotlight
SAN JOSE’S NEWEST temporary housing site will be a litmus test as to whether using private land to build shelter will be a good model for reducing homelessness. The Via Del Oro tiny home site, which can house up to 150 people and allows pets, opened Thursday. San Francisco-based nonprofit DignityMoves built the homes on land owned by philanthropist John A. Sobrato, who is leasing the property to San Jose for $1 annually for the next decade.
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced the grand opening of the Via Del Oro tiny home site, which will house up to 150 homeless residents. @SJSpotlight https://t.co/mUU4eTsXX0
San Jose Councilmember Michael Mulcahy and Mayor Matt Mahan announce the plan to transform the dilapidated Columbus Park, home to the city’s largest homeless encampment, to a space for sports activities. Council will vote on the plan today. @SJSpotlight https://t.co/LmorA8gZyW
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announces the groundbreaking of the city’s first sanctioned homeless encampment on Taylor Street, which will house up to 56 tents. The city’s goal is to move people from this site onto other housing within 30 days. @SJSpotlight https://t.co/ewMQWASYa1