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Council accepts staff report; directs outreach and funding options for 988/trust alternative response expansion
Summary
Council accepted a staff update on alternative and co‑response options for 911 calls and signaled support for expanding county‑operated alternative responders, continuing a pilot Trust team and increasing public awareness of 988.
The San Jose City Council accepted a staff report on Feb. 4 detailing options to expand alternative and co‑response emergency response programs and advised further outreach and budget planning.
Staff described existing programs, including the county‑operated Trust program and the county’s 988 crisis hotline, and reported that the city used one‑time funds to help expand a Trust pilot that launched Nov. 21, 2024. Council members and staff discussed options for expanding transfers from the city’s 911 center to county alternative responders and for…
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