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UPDATE: San Jose to study potential cost of safe sleeping sites

Joyce Chu
  • San Jose officials came through on their promise to add safe sleeping sites throughout the city.
  • To reach their goal of moving people living along waterways, city council voted to study the feasibility of the sites.
  • Councilmembers also voted to accelerate the construction of an emergency temporary housing site on Cherry Avenue.
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San Jose parks lose millions as developers get tax break

Vicente Vera
  • San Jose is cutting taxes and fees for at least 14 high-rise development projects.
  • City council voted to extend the Downtown Residential High-Rise Program to spark incentives for housing construction.
  • Developers who build the first 2,000 homes receive a 100% cut in construction taxes and a 50% reduction in park fees.
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Santa Clara County addresses Shigella spread in homeless camps

Joyce Chu
  • A bacterial outbreak has emerged among homeless individuals living at San Jose encampments.
  • Three confirmed cases of Shigella, a highly contagious intestinal bacteria, were identified between June 3-17.
  • Mild cases of Shigella usually clear up within a week. Health officials say the risk to the general public is low.
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Disabled San Jose tenants stranded by broken elevators

Joyce Chu
  • Disabled San Jose residents have been confined to their apartments after an elevator in their complex went down.
  • Villas on the Park has two elevators — one which has been out for months and one that just went down.
  • Residents said the slow response by the housing operator to this and other issues is upending their lives.
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