San Jose staff outline progress and remaining gaps in push to reduce unsheltered homelessness

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City staff told the Neighborhood Services & Education Committee the shelter system will reach just over 2,150 beds across 22 sites when the final site opens next year, described steps to standardize operations and pursue CalAIM funding, and said county data and HMIS integration remain critical gaps to speed placements and measure demand.

City staff on Tuesday told the Neighborhood Services & Education Committee they have built a much larger temporary shelter system and are shifting to performance management, but staff cautioned that data gaps and intergovernmental coordination will determine whether the city can sustain services and reach its goal of “functional zero.”

Assistant City Manager Lee Wilcox summarized the strategy as a logic‑model roadmap meant to balance short‑term urgency with building long‑term infrastructure. “Our long term goal is to move towards functional 0, which means actively managing an entire system, from prevention to a permanent solution,” Wilcox said.

Housing Director Eric Sullivan said the city’s shelter system has expanded rapidly and will top just over 2,150 beds across 22 sites once the Cerrone site opens early next year. That capacity, he said, creates opportunities to optimize operations across property management, food, security and case management and to build…

San Jose staff outline progress and remaining gaps in push to reduce unsheltered homelessness

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