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San Jose to close only homeless safe sleeping site over a year after opening amid budget shortfall
The safe sleeping site was opened last September with the goal of being a temporary stop for homeless people being connected to more permanent housing. But now, San Jose says it doesn't have the money to keep the hub open amid a $56 million shortfall.
What happened
According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, San Jose to close only homeless safe sleeping site over a year after opening amid budget shortfall, The safe sleeping site was opened last September with the goal of being a temporary stop for homeless people being connected to more permanent housing. But now, San Jose says it doesn’t have the money to keep the hub open amid a $56 million shortfall.
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- San Jose to close only homeless safe sleeping site over a year after opening amid budget shortfallABC7 Bay Area - 2026-05-12T13:56:30+00:00
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