The Public Safety Realignment Act (AB109) was signed into law in 2011. The bill made it possible for people who would have served longer terms in prison to be either transferred to County jails or be released early. AB109 additionally impacts our homeless friends because it has significantly impacted access to services. The hundreds...
The Santa Clara County homeless population has not decreased, even though Santa Clara County has permanently housed about 850 chronically homeless people in the last 3-5 years. This is excellent progress (if slow) – so why do the homeless census numbers look the same? We are still showing approximately 7500 homeless citizens in Santa...