‘We failed as a system’: 201 unhoused people died across Silicon Valley streets this year

San Jose and Santa Clara County have spent decades and millions of dollars trying to end homelessness, and while some progress has been made, thousands remain on the street each night — and hundreds die each year.

In 2023, 201 unhoused people died on county streets, a number officials say is a grim reminder of a failure to address a deepening affordability and homelessness crisis. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the city clearly has work to do.