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Council presses county ties for Mission Street Recovery Station and co‑response teams amid plan for enhanced outreach
Summary
San Jose officials described plans to expand outreach, create an enhanced engagement team and expand use of the Mission Street Recovery Station for certain arrestees. Councilmembers asked for clarity about MOU coverage, PERT clinician availability and co‑response options for 911 triage and diversion to behavioral‑health responses.
San Jose staff told the council the administration wants to expand coordinated outreach, link an enhanced engagement team with the San Jose Police Department, and broaden an existing county MOU so some misdemeanor arrestees could be routed to the Mission Street Recovery Station instead of jail.
Lede: City housing and police leaders described a push to bring outreach earlier in an encampment lifecycle, collect more uniform data, and use county treatment placements as an alternative to incarceration where appropriate. The approach would also rely on co‑response models—such as the county’s PERT clinicians riding with police—and better 911/988 triage to divert suitable calls to behavioral health teams.
Enhanced engagement and data. Housing Director Eric Solivan said the enhanced engagement team will add staff and focus on earlier, repeated contact and…
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