San José Mayor Matt Mahan has proposed an initiative to provide three shelter offers to homeless individuals before they face potential jail time. This move follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing local officials in California to ban homeless encampments on public property. The initiative reflects a wider trend across California, where cities like Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco have adopted stricter measures to clear encampments and issues related to public safety and health concerns stemming from homelessness. Governor Gavin Newsom has shown support for these stricter policies in response to the ongoing crisis.
"Homelessness can't be a choice. I'm proposing that after three offers of shelter, we hold people accountable for turning their lives around."
"Cities including Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco have adopted more aggressive enforcement strategies over the last year in an effort to dismantle sprawling tent cities that are often accompanied by public drug use, criminal activity and health hazards."
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