Op-ed: Don’t arrest us — listen to us first - San José Spotlight

Op-ed: Don’t arrest us — listen to us first - San José Spotlight

Individuals who received emergency financial assistance were 81% less likely to become homeless within six months, according to a major study from the University of Notre Dame. But instead of investing in real prevention, San Jose is moving to arrest, cite and displace people for being poor — policies that hurt far more than they help. Mayor Matt Mahan is proposing a series of punitive ordinances aimed at unhoused residents, backed by a new poli…