Mayor Matt Mahan and Pam Foley will be hosting a Budget Town Hall on Monday, March 20th at 6:30 pm at Camden Community Center and virtually on Zoom. From Councilmember Foley’s newsletter: Join us to listen to the Mayor's plans to focus the budget on essentials such as homelessness, public safety, and cleanliness. This meeting will be replacing this March's District 9 Office Hours.
To attend in person at Camden Community Center:
Please RSVP in advance here: bit.ly/0320meeting1
To attend virtually on Zoom:
Save this link to join on March 20: bit.ly/0320meeting2
We are deeply concerned about some of the items in Mayor Mahan’s budget message.
Budget Highlights–our YESes
Further public safety reform by moving forward key and achievable priorities identified in the Reimaging Public Safety (RiPS) report and investing in violence prevention and intervention.
As described in the Mayor’s message, fund and move forward with a planning process to implement a community-based interpersonal violence prevention and response pilot, and work with Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence and the Racial Equity Action Leadership (REAL) Coalition to design a plan, with a budget of $400,000 to ensure a robust community-centric approach.
Double down on the City’s investment in prevention and intervention of violence by adding $5 million to the San José Bringing Everyone’s Strengths Together City-Wide Appropriation.
Budget Lowlights–our EMPHATIC NOs
Do not move forward language in the Mayor’s Message that seeks to criminalize homelessness by creating no encampment zones.
Do not move forward language in the Mayor’s Message that seeks to give Measure E or other City funds to develop an additional locked psychiatric facility in San Jose. Work with the County to understand its inpatient and outpatient capacities, and focus on solutions that are less restrictive alternatives.
Email jenm@sacredheartcs.org if you would like more info about talking points and crafting public comment.