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Council approves funding agreement with Santa Clara County for Homelessness Prevention System; members press for performance data
Summary
Council approved an agreement to contribute to the county-run Homelessness Prevention System. Councilmembers pressed staff for metrics on entry points, wait lists, case management costs (cited at about $5,200 per household), and longer-term outcomes; staff said the county administers operations and will be asked to provide further data.
The San Jose City Council unanimously approved an agreement on Dec. 9 to provide funding to the County of Santa Clara's Office of Supportive Housing for the Homelessness Prevention System (HPS). Council members asked detailed questions about how the program operates, how households access services, and how outcomes are tracked.
Councilmember Campos and others asked about entry points and capacity. Eric (introduced in the presentation as the director of housing) explained that the…
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