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County officials urge caution on new homeless enforcement; San Jose council members debate joint action and triage approach
Summary
County leaders, including Board President Otto Lee, the sheriff and the district attorney, told San Jose officials that additional arrests tied to a proposed responsibility‑to‑shelter policy could harm public safety and overload criminal‑justice resources; councilmembers disputed whether the city should press ahead without deeper county cooperation.
A letter from county leaders including Board President Otto Lee, the sheriff and the district attorney, circulated to San Jose councilmembers this week warned that new criminal penalties or increased arrests tied to a proposed “responsibility to shelter” approach would “not advance public safety” and could strain county criminal‑justice resources. Councilmembers debated the letter’s implications during the city’s budget study session.
Councilmember Condellis read the letter into the record and cited its central concern: “arresting and releasing individuals for low level offenses does not advance public safety,…
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