(KRON) — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has called out Gov. Gavin Newsom over an announced partnership between the state and the City of San Jose to clear homeless encampments. On Thursday, Newsom’s office announced that San Jose had entered into an agreement with Caltrans to help clear encampments off certain state land. The partnership, according to Newsom’s office, will be aimed at clearing encampments that have migrated onto state right-of-ways in the city.
Newsom announced the partnership with a news released headlined, “California to help San Jose lower its unsheltered homelessness through cooperative agreement.”
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Mahan, responding on X, called the headline on the governor’s news release, “more than a little misleading.”
The partnership, according to Newsom’s office, will streamline the process of clearing encampments by authorizing the city to conduct removals operations directly. Under the agreement, the city will be required to conduct encampment cleanups and maintenance “in a manner aligned with state and local policies.”…