San Jose mayoral candidates lay out their plans to deal with city's homeless

Two candidates vying to be San Jose's next mayor recently sat down with KPIX 5 to discuss issues facing the city including homelessness.

SAN JOSE -- The citizens of San Jose will elect a new mayor this November -- a leader who will be faced with thorny, intractable issues like homelessness, crime, police staffing and misconduct.There are two candidates vying for the city's top job -- Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and City Councilman Matt Mahan.

Both candidates said tackling the deepening crisis of homelessness will be a priority for their administration.Supervisor Chavez says she has a three-part plan to combat homelessness which involves building a combination of permanent housing, emergency shelter and providing funds to people at risk of becoming homeless for the first time.

Her challenger Mahan said he would prioritize emergency shelter -- small, inexpensive, modular living units -- that he believes could be built quickly and cheaply enough to make a real dent in the crisis. But whether it's permanent housing or emergency shelter, the project are almost sure to face intense, outspoken opposition from neighbors. Mahan says he would make a promise to neighborhoods that embraced housing or treatment facilities that they would not become a magnet for the social ills often associated with homelessness.

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