Work To Do: Tips for Matt Mahan as he returns to San Jose Leadership
SVGOP Chairman Dave Johnson offers SJ Mayor Matt Mahan--now that his gubernatorial run is over--a simple, cost-effective agenda to get San Jose back on track.
This is the truth about San Jose City Council and city staff:
* We're doing some things right.
* We're doing some things wrong.
* And a lot of what we're doing is in the muddled middle.
Now that Mayor Mahan can devote his full time energies to our fair city, here's a list of simple recommendations to help him get focused on the priorities that matter so we can make real progress and deliver solid results.
1.) Get more cost-effective and aggressive about homelessness
While on the campaign trail, Mahan touted his Tiny Homes interim housing strategy as a model for the state in addressing homelessness--it isn't. It's too expensive, slow, and limited in its reach. This city is already warning that we basically won't have funds to continue expanding the Tiny Homes strategy. This is why SJ homelessness is still rising and around 50% of our homeless remain unsheltered.
Solution: Pivot to large-scale, temporary shelters as cities such as Reno and other cities have done, putting a real dent in homelessness quickly.
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