Who loses in San Jose mayor’s housing plan?

An already contentious debate on where to allocate funds for housing is growing more divisive, as San Jose leaders weigh diverting funding for hundreds of affordable homes.

The San Jose City Council is considering cutting Measure E spending on affordable housing by half and reallocating those dollars to homelessness services and temporary shelters. Housing advocates said this move would prevent three affordable housing projects from receiving needed funds to start building and would also prevent the city from identifying new projects to support. But Mayor Matt Mahan said building shelters and moving people off the streets is a more immediate need, as the city’s homeless rate continues to soar.