Matt Mahan, the leader of California’s third-largest city, wants jail time for homeless people who refuse shelter three times in a year and a half.

Mayors of the California’s 13 largest cities estimate the loss of at least 6,500 shelter beds if the state does not extend ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan wants to withhold up to 5% of his colleagues' salaries if they fail to meet citywide goals — a ...

While San Francisco hogs headlines on homelessness and crime, its southern neighbor, San Jose, has been quietly making bold ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is urging the city council to pass an initiative that could force the unhoused to get the services ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is changing his tune when it comes to arresting homeless people who refuse shelter. Mahan held a ...

Dozens of South Bay community members and migrant rights supporters marched and then rallied at an ICE office in South San ...

Mayor Matt Mahan says the threat of arrest after multiple offers of shelter could help clear encampments and open paths to ...

Ahead of a City Council vote next week, a collection of business owners, residents and public safety personnel rallied in ...

Low homicide clearance rates can erode public trust in law enforcement and raise questions about public safety. San Jose has ...

San Jose is days away from voting on a controversial shelter initiative proposal from Mayor Matt Mahan. Leaders and business owners say they support it, but not everyone thinks it's the best way to ...

Federal officials said those arrested during recent immigration enforcement operations in San Jose had deportation orders ...