Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

SAN JOSE, California — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan isn't interested in ideology. He's into results, even if that makes him a few high-profile enemies along the way. He's stood his ground against ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a new policy Thursday, saying there should be consequences for homeless people in the city if they refuse to accept shelter. The issue of homelessness has ...

Mayor Matt Mahan's “Responsibility to Shelter” comes amid a fresh crackdown on homelessness from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who announced Tuesday that the state's cities and counties should ...

San Jose, California, Mayor Matt Mahan proposes jailing homeless people who refuse shelter services after three times, deviating from his party's progressive flank.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and the police chief are touting a new court-ordered injunction that bars suspected drug dealers ...

"Our expectation is that there will be intervention, including law enforcement intervention, if you repeatedly refuse an appropriate shelter placement," San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said Tuesday.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, right, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, left, discuss a proposal to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

San José Mayor Matt Mahan, right, has focused on interim housing as the solution to homelessness. Now that the city has more shelter, he says, homeless people should face penalties for refusing ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan is proposing that unhoused people who refuse multiple offers of shelter should face arrest, arguing that they have a “responsibility” to move indoors if the city has a bed ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, right, discusses California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, left, proposal to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness, during the first of a four-day tour ...