SJ secures $3M for homeless services, but advocates want more permanent housing

SAN JOSE IS using its slice of a $1.7 trillion federal spending package to address ongoing homelessness.

South Bay congressional leaders Ro Khanna, Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren have secured more than $3 million to fund case management, food services and security at two different temporary housing sites in San Jose — the SureStay Hotel and Marbury Bridge Housing. Though housing advocates emphasize funding should go toward permanent housing to address the root of the problem, local leaders say it can make a notable difference for people staying at the two sites.