June 5, 2025
The Honorable Matt Mahan
Mayor, City of San José
200 E Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113
Re: Code of Conduct for Encampments (Support)
Dear Mayor Mahan and Councilmembers,
On behalf of the Bay Area Council, I’m writing to offer our strong support for the staff recommendation to implement the Code of Conduct for Encampments and enabling budget action.
For decades, the state of California and local California jurisdictions have treated unsheltered homelessness as the unfortunate but acceptable cost of respecting the choice of some individuals to remain unsheltered. However, recent research definitively shows that unsheltered homelessness comes with staggering social costs, both to the health and safety of unsheltered individuals and to the broader community of residents, businesses, and public services.
Homelessness policy must be centered on saving lives, and that requires bringing people indoors.
The proposed ordinance and budget would amend the Code of Conduct policy to affirm the expectation for the acceptance of shelter or housing offers; launch an enhanced engagement program to offer appropriate shelter and housing placements, track engagement efforts, communicate the code of conduct, coordinate with other city departments; and stand up a Neighborhood Quality of Life Unit in the Policy Department to enforce and mitigate health and safety impacts of large encampments, connect unsheltered individuals with appropriate diversion programs, and refer chronic non-compliant cases to appropriate drug, alcohol, behavioral health, or CARE Court pathway whenever feasible.
Unsheltered homelessness has life and death consequences. A 2022 literature review on unsheltered homelessness and health found that the standardized mortality ratio for an unsheltered homeless individual was nearly three-times higher than their sheltered counterparts; that unsheltered individuals had the greatest risk of developing infectious disease; and that longer durations of unsheltered homelessness were accompanied by increased daily substance use, injection drug use, and dependency. An analysis of homeless deaths occurring across 10 California counties representing 75% of California’s homeless population between 2020 and 2022 found that a disproportionate amount of deaths were the result of risk factors elevated by unsheltered conditions, like auto accidents (12 percent) and homicides (eight percent).
200 E. Santa Clara Street,
San José CA 95113
June 9, 2025
Re: Item 3.12, Code of Conduct for Encampments
Dear Mayor Mahan and City Councilmembers,
On behalf of the Santa Clara County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California, I submit public comments on agenda item 3.12, Code of Conduct for Encampments, of the San José City Council meeting to be held on June 10, 2025.
We understand the city is facing a critical situation with homelessness, and that there are challenging decisions to be made to support the wellbeing of the city’s residents. We are staunchly opposed to proposals to arrest and jail unhoused people. People who are unsheltered cannot avoid living outdoors when there is insufficient access to dignified interim or long-term housing. These proposals only criminalize unhoused San José residents, traumatize poor people in our community, and do not make the city safer.
This is both a racial justice and disability justice issue. Black people in Santa Clara County represent 2.7% of the population, but 19% of those who are unhoused1. A significant portion of San José's unhoused population reports having disabilities. According to data from the 2023 Homeless Census, 20% of respondents reported having a physical disability, 25% reported chronic health issues, and 34% reported psychiatric or emotional conditions2.
We appeal to City Council to act on these issues:
1. Rebuke the Responsibility to Shelter Policy. We oppose criminalizing people who have survived the city’s failure to build adequate low-income affordable housing. The vast majority of unhoused folks want housing, and sheltering those who are currently waiting to be placed needs to be a priority.
2. Stop the Sweeps. It is ineffective to displace people from one area to the next, and this further exacerbates the problem, traumatizes people, and tears communities and networks of survival apart. It does not end homelessness and is a tremendous waste of the city’s taxpayer dollars. 1 SJSU Human Rights Institute, Silicon Valley Pain Index, available at:
https://www.sjsu.edu/hri/docs/2024%20SVPI_Final.pdf..
2 City of San Josė, 2023 Homeless Census, available at:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/housing/resource-library/homeless-reports/ homeless-reports-executive-summary.
3. Fund Trusted Response Urgent Support Team (TRUST). TRUST provides invaluable, non-police responses to residents in mental health crisis, and was born from the experiences of San José families who lost loved ones to police violence. These families, who understand first-hand the lethal risks of police responding to people in mental health crisis, organized through Silicon Valley De-Bug to advocate for a non-police crisis response. The result of their advocacy, TRUST, is a crucial component of the City’s emergency response system because it diverts emergency calls that are more appropriately handled by peer support workers and crisis intervention specialists away from police—a federally-recognized core principle of emergency behavioral health care3. However, TRUST remains underfunded and understaffed.
To achieve the benefits of having a community-driven, peer-staffed response team, San José must expand the TRUST program to meet the City’s service needs.
4. Protect Measure E Funding for Permanent Supportive Housing. Providing people with housing and a team of support is what ends homelessness. We need shelters, interim housing, and housing that adequately matches people's needs, but especially permanent supportive housing so that people can have a forever home in this city. This is something that people of San José voted in favor of and must be honored and taken seriously as a solution. Measure E funding must not be siphoned off for short-term fixes.
Thank you for your consideration and attention to these critical issues.
Respectfully,
Victor Sin
Santa Clara County Volunteer Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California 3 Department of Justice and Department of Health & Human Services, Guidance for Emergency Responses to People with Behavioral Health or Other Disabilities (May 2023), at p. 5, https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/Sec.%2014%28a%29%20- %20DOJ%20and%20HHS%20Guidance%20on%20Emergency%20Responses%20to%20Individuals%20with%20Be havioral%20Health%20or%20Other%20Disabilities_FINAL.pdf.
June 9, 2025
San José City Council
San José City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara St.
San José, CA 95113
Sent via electronic mail
Re: City of San José FY 2025-2026 Budget (June 9) and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, &
3.12 (June 10)
Dear Mayor Mahan, Vice Mayor Foley, Members of the City Council, City Manager Maguire, and Budget Director Shannon: This letter is being submitted by 40 organizations, members of the REAL Coalition and allies, that represent thousands of San Jose residents. Please consider these comments regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
Preservation of Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing Funding The REAL Coalition urges the City Council to allocate 15% of Measure E funds toward cash assistance programs that prevent eviction, housing instability, and homelessness. With the federal government planning to eliminate Section 8 and end emergency housing vouchers in Santa Clara County—putting thousands of families a
t risk—San José must be prepared to respond proactively. Preventing homelessness through targeted financial assistance is significantly more cost-effective than helping individuals exit homelessness once displaced. We support the memorandum from Councilmembers Campos, Salas, and Doan, relating to Item 3.7, to reallocate Measure E funds with more emphasis on prevention and family homelessness and revert allocation changes after 2 years.
REAL supports a balanced and comprehensive approach to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis—one that includes both shelter solutions and the construction or preservation of permanent housing. We also recommend that the City return to the original Measure E allocation model within two years, allowing 1 time to evaluate outcomes and assess changes in federal funding before determining future allocations.
We are hopeful that adding a fifth focus area to build more housing will indeed lead to increased investment in housing for people on the lower end and bottom of the income spectrum. As we build market-rate housing we must remain watchful that we’re not in turn displacing our lower-income neighbors.
Avoid Criminalization of Homelessness
The REAL Coalition strongly opposes any budget allocation to implement the proposed Neighborhood Quality of Life Unit within the San José Police Department. As outlined in our recent letter to the City, we continue to have serious concerns and unanswered questions about both this unit, the expanded Code of Conduct, and the Enhanced Engagement Program, including the lack of transpar
ency and clarity regarding their scope, purpose, and implementation.
Establishing a new police unit that targets unhoused residents risks leading to more arrests and further criminalization of poverty—approaches that have consistently proven harmful, traumatic, and ineffective.
Policing is not a solution to homelessness. Arresting, punishing, and incarcerating our most vulnerable community members will only deepen their hardship and increase long-term costs for the City. This truth was recognized in two separate votes against the plan by the Housing & Community Development Commission.
Rather than funding punitive measures, San José should invest in proven strategies that focus on prevention, supportive services, and housing solutions.
Consistent with REAL’s earlier letter, we urge the Council to reject this proposal and reallocate resources toward approaches that uphold dignity, equity, and lasting impact.
We support the memos from Councilmember Campos to defer this policy and delay some ordinance changes until there is far more clarity on how this work will be operationalized.
2 Stop Enforcement Against People Living in Vehicles
The REAL Coalition opposes the proposed increase in spending on parking enforcement against people forced to live in their vehicles, particularly as the City simultaneously cuts essential community programming. It is fiscally irresponsible to expand punitive enforcement while failing to invest in supportive resources.
The City should not impose additional penalties on individuals living in their vehicles without first providing adequate safe parking options. Penalizing residents for outdated vehicle registration effectively punishes poverty and drives people deeper into crisis and debt.
For many unhoused individuals, a vehicle is a vital lifeline—offering shelter, mobility, and a degree of stability. Stripping people of this lifeline through enforcement actions will only exacerbate hardship and lead to higher public costs associated with street homelessness. A more compassionate and fiscally sound approach is to support residents in maintaining this form of temporary shelter while investing in long-term housing solutions.
Continue Investment in TRUST
REAL supports the outreach and communication strategies outlined in MBA #8 to supplement the County’s public awareness campaign for the 988 crisis line. Survey results from 2024 show that approximately 75% of San José residents are unaware of the services available through 988. A targeted public education campaign by the City, designed in collaboration with the County and providers, is critical to increasing awareness and driving greater use of this life-saving resource.
We also commend the recent collaboration between the City and County to implement new protocols that will expand the diversion of appropriate calls from 911 to 988. Continued investment in public education and service infrastructure is essential to realizing the full potential of 988. Additionally, we support the expansion of the TRUST program and appreciate City staff’s efforts to identify opioid settlement funds to sustain and grow this vital, non-policing response to 3 mental health crises in our community.
Community-based Prevention and Intervention of Violence The REAL Coalition asks that the City Council make a $80,000 investment in moving forward towards a community-designed interpersonal violence prevention and intervention program, consistent with the Reimagining Public Safety recommendations and Council’s previous direction. This community-driven idea was acknowledged and approved two budget cycles ago, and we encourage the Council to keep its promise to the community to move forward with an innovative pilot.
REAL also acknowledges the importance of additional DV and BEST services, which were presented as alternatives by staff, and encourages the City to find resources for these important services. REAL has a longstanding request to the City to significantly deepen its investment in BEST services as alternatives to policing and incarceration.
Expand Immigration Services Funding
The REAL Coalition supports the request from Amigos de Guadalupe, numerous allies and the memo from Councilmember Ortiz for $1.5 million for immigration services. This is a small investment relative to the $45 billion being invested by the federal government for mass deportation infrastructure, about ten times what the government had been spending in this area. It is inevitable that the ICE activity we’re seeing in Los Angeles will come to San José. The City has a responsibility to protect all residents, and it is not ready for what is about to happen. This funding will provide the services and resources necessary to protect its immigrant residents and the stability of families and our neighborhoods.
Support Investment in Community-Driven Services at MACSA In solidarity with SOMOS Mayfair, the Sí Se Puede Collective, and other allies, REAL supports the Mayor’s direction to use $500,000 in Community Development 4 Block Grant funds to facilitate the revitalization of the Mexican American Community Services Youth Center (MACSA). Data from the Latino Health Assessment showed the harsh realities impacting Latino youth and their families, particularly in East San José. Investment in children, youth and our families in disinvested communities should be a priority. MACSA can serve as a multi-hub center for Latino youth, providing cultural services, leadership development, and healing.
Older Adults Health and Wellness Funding
We stand in solidarity with the nine providers and almost 150 organizations and community members who signed the letter in support of restoring the full $526,434 in funding for the Older Adults Health and Wellness program. These critical services support thousands of San José’s older adults—especially those who are low-income, non-English speaking, isolated, and medically vulnerable.
Racial Equity Staffing in City Departments
The REAL Coalition opposes the proposed cuts to racial equity staffing in several departments in the City of San José’s FY26 budget. These positions are essential to ensuring that equity is not just a stated value, but a lived practice across city services and decision-making. Slashing these roles undermines years of progress and community trust, particularly among Black, Latine, Asian, and Indigenous communities that continue to face systemic disparities. This move also runs counter to the priorities advanced by the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), which emphasizes the need for sustained institutional commitment, infrastructure, and leadership to embed equity into governance. GARE's framework makes clear that cutting dedicated equity roles threatens the long-term structural change necessary for just and inclusive communities. In a moment when racial equity work must be deepened—not diminished—we urge the City to protect and strengthen these vital positions. 5 Families and Children
REAL also supports the proposal by Councilmember Doan, Campos, Casey, and Mulcahy, relating to Item 3.8, to maintain support for the Family, Friend, and Neighbor Early Education Program and incorporate direction from BD #45.
Support for childcare advances racial equity by reducing barriers to economic opportunity for families of color, who are disproportionately affected by high childcare costs and limited access to quality early education.
Please consider this letter signed by 40 organizations as you decide what action to take on June 9 and 10. You can reach us by emailing [email protected]. 6 SIGNATORIES:
Vaughn Villaverde
AACI
Elizabeth Agramont-Justiniano
AfroUPRIS
Jeremy Barousse
Amigos de Guadalupe Center for
Justice and Empowerment
Richard Konda
Asian Law Alliance
Josh Selo
Bill Wilson Center
Jahmal Williams
BLKC
David Low
Destination: Home
Eugene Torres
Family Supportive Housing
Kristopher Scott
Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Kiran P
Half the Sky
Linda Montgomery
Indivisible
Susan Frazer
Jewish Family Services of Silicon
Valley
Nathalie Carvajal
Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Darcie Green
Latinas Contra Cancer
Brittany Alvarez
Latino Education Advancement
Foundation
Salvador Bustamante
Latinos United for a New América
(LUNA)
Alison Brunner
Tristia Bauman
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Héctor Sánchez-Flores
National Compadres Network
Colsaria Henderson
Next Door Solutions to Domestic
Violence
7 Rhonda Berry
Our City Forest
Heather Cleary
Peninsula Family Service
Sandy Perry
South Bay Land Trust
Lauren Babb
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Jaime Alvarado
REAL Coalition
Poncho Guevara
Sacred Heart Community Service
Michael Dao
SJSU Human Rights Institute
Wisa Uemura
San Jose Taiko
Huy Tran
Services, Immigrant Rights and
Education Network (SIREN)
Albert Carlson
SHHAC
Andrew Siegler
SURJ Santa Clara County
Raj Jayadev
Silicon V
alley De-Bug
Gabriel Hernandez
¡Si Se Puede! Collective
Susan Pearson
SURJ
Regina Celestin Williams
SV@Home
Carlos Rosario
The Santa Clara County Black
Lawyers Association
Martha Beattie
Urban Sanctuary
Shawn Gerth
Veggielution
Sujatha Venkatraman
West Valley Community Services
Adriana Caldera Boroffice
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley
Helen Lund
St Paul's United Methodist Church
8 June 9, 2025
San José City Council
San José City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara St.
San José, CA 95113
Sent via electronic mail
Re: City of San José FY 2025-2026 Budget (June 9) and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, &
3.12 (June 10)
Dear Mayor Mahan, Vice Mayor Foley, Members of the City Council, City Manager Maguire, and Budget Director Shannon: This letter is being submitted by 52 organizations, members of the REAL Coalition and allies, that represent thousands of San Jose residents. Please consider these comments regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
Preservation of Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing Funding The REAL Coalition urges the City Council to allocate 15% of Measure E funds toward cash assistance programs that prevent eviction, housing instability, and homelessness. With the federal government planning to eliminate Section 8 and end emergency housing vouchers in Santa Clara County—putting thousands of families at risk—San José must be prepared to respond proactively. Preventing homelessness through targeted financial assistance is significantly more cost-effective than helping individuals exit homelessness once displaced. We support the memorandum from Councilmembers Campos, Salas, and Doan, relating to Item 3.7, to reallocate Measure E funds with more emphasis on prevention and family homelessness and revert allocation changes after 2 years.
REAL supports a balanced and comprehensive approach to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis—one that includes both shelter solutions and the construction or preservation of permanent housing. We also recommend that the City return to the original Measure E allocation model within two years, allowing time to evaluate outcomes and assess changes in federal funding before determining future allocations.
We are hopeful that adding a fifth focus area to build more housing will indeed lead to increased investment in housing for people on the lower end and bottom
REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
of the income spectrum. As we build market-rate housing we must remain watchful that we’re not in turn displacing our lower-income neighbors.
Avoid Criminalization of Homelessness
The REAL Coalition strongly opposes any budget allocation to implement the proposed Neighborhood Quality of Life Unit within the San José Police Department. As outlined in our recent letter to the City, we continue to have serious concerns and unanswered questions about both this unit, the expanded Code of Conduct, and the Enhanced Engagement Program, including the lack of transparency and clarity regarding their scope, purpose, and implementation.
Establishing a new police unit that targets unhoused residents risks leading to more arrests and further criminalization of poverty—approaches that have consistently proven harmful, traumatic, and ineffective.
Policing is not a solution to homelessness. Arresting, punishing, and incarcerating our most vulnerable community members will only deepen their hardship and increase long-term costs for the City. This truth was recognized in two separate votes against the plan by the Housing & Community Development Commission.
Rather than funding punitive measures, San José should invest in proven strategies that focus on prevention, supportive services, and housing solutions.
Consistent with REAL’s earlier letter, we urge the Council to reject this proposal and reallocate resources toward approaches that uphold dignity, equity, and lasting impact.
We support the memos from Councilmember Campos to defer this policy and delay some ordinance changes until there is far more clarity on how this work will be operationalized.
Stop Enforcement Against People Living in Vehicles
The REAL Coalition opposes the proposed increase in spending on parking enforcement against people forced to live in their vehicles, particularly as the City simultaneously cuts essential community programming. It is fiscally irresponsible to expand punitive enforcement while failing to invest in supportive resources.
The City should not impose additional penalties on individuals living in their vehicles without first providing adequate safe parking options. Penalizing REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
residents for outdated vehicle registration effectively punishes poverty and drives people deeper into crisis and debt.
For many unhoused individuals, a vehicle is a vital lifeline—offering shelter, mobility, and a degree of stability. Stripping people of this lifeline through enforcement actions will only exacerbate hardship and lead to higher public costs associated with street homelessness. A more compassionate and fiscally sound approach is to support residents in maintaining this form of temporary shelter while investing in long-term housing solutions.
Continue Investment in TRUST
REAL supports the outreach and communication strategies outlined in MBA #8 to supplement the County’s public awareness campaign for the 988 crisis line. Survey results from 2024 show that approximately 75% of San José residents are unaware of the services available through 988. A targeted public education campaign by the City, designed in collaboration with the County and providers, is critical to increasing awareness and driving greater use of this life-saving resource.
We also commend the recent collaboration between the City and County to implement new protocols that will expand the diversion of appropriate calls from 911 to 988. Continued investment in public education and service infrastructure is essential to realizing the full potential of 988. Additionally, we support the expansion of the TRUST program and appreciate City staff’s efforts to identify opioid settlement funds to sustain and grow this vital, non-policing response to mental health crises in our community.
Community-based Prevention and Intervention of Violence The REAL Coalition asks that the City Council make a $80,000 investment in moving forward towards a community-designed interpersonal violence prevention and intervention program, consistent with the Reimagining Public Safety recommendations and Council’s previous direction. This community-driven idea was acknowledged and approved two budget cycles ago, and we encourage the Council to keep its promise to the community to move forward with an innovative pilot.
REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
REAL also acknowledges the importance of additional DV and BEST services, which were presented as alternatives by staff, and encourages the City to find resources for these important services. REAL has a longstanding request to the City to significantly deepen its investment in BEST services as alternatives to policing and incarceration.
Expand Immigration Services Funding
The REAL Coalition supports the request from Amigos de Guadalupe, numerous allies and the memo from Councilmember Ortiz for $1.5 million for immigration services. This is a small investment relative to the $45 billion being invested by the federal government for mass deportation infrastructure, about ten times what the government had been spending in this area. It is inevitable that the ICE activity we’re seeing in Los Angeles will come to San José. The City has a responsibility to protect all residents, and it is not ready for what is about to happen. This funding will provide the services and resources necessary to protect its immigrant residents and the stability of families and our neighborhoods.
Support Investment in Community-Driven Services at MACSA In solidarity with SOMOS Mayfair, the Sí Se Puede Collective, and other allies, REAL supports the Mayor’s direction to use $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to facilitate the revitalization of the Mexican American Community Services Youth Center (MACSA). Data from the Latino Health Assessment showed the harsh realities impacting Latino youth and their families, particularly in East San José. Investment in children, youth and our families in disinvested communities should be a priority. MACSA can serve as a multi-hub center for Latino youth, providing cultural services, leadership development, and healing.
Older Adults Health and Wellness Funding
We stand in solidarity with the nine providers and almost 150 organizations and community members who signed the letter in support of restoring the full $526,434 in funding for the Older Adults Health and Wellness program. These critical services support thousands of San José’s older adults—especially those who are low-income, non-English speaking, isolated, and medically vulnerable.
REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
Racial Equity Staffing in City Departments
The REAL Coalition opposes the proposed cuts to racial equity staffing in several departments in the City of San José’s FY26 budget. These positions are essential to ensuring that equity is not just a stated value, but a lived practice across city services and decision-making. Slashing these roles undermines years of progress and community trust, particularly among Black, Latine, Asian, and Indigenous communities that continue to face systemic disparities. This move also runs counter to the priorities advanced by the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), which emphasizes the need for sustained institutional commitment, infrastructure, and leadership to embed equity into governance. GARE's framework makes clear that cutting dedicated equity roles threatens the long-term structural change necessary for just and inclusive communities. In a moment when racial equity work must be deepened—not diminished—we urge the City to protect and strengthen these vital positions.
Families and Children
REAL also supports the proposal by Councilmember Doan, Campos, Casey, and Mulcahy, relating to Item 3.8, to maintain support for the Family, Friend, and Neighbor Early Education Program and incorporate direction from BD #45.
Support for childcare advances racial equity by reducing barriers to economic opportunity for families of color, who are disproportionately affected by high childcare costs and limited access to quality early education.
Please consider this letter signed by 52 organizations as you decide what action to take on June 9 and 10. You can reach us by emailing [email protected].
REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
SIGNATORIES:
Vaughn Villaverde
AACI
Lavere Foster
African American Community Service
Agency
Elizabeth Agramont-Justiniano
AfroUPRIS
Jeremy Barousse
Amigos de Guadalupe Center for
Justice and Empowerment
Richard Konda
Asian Law Alliance
Josh Selo
Bill Wilson Center
Jahmal Williams
BLKC
Don Taylor
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara
County
David Low
Destination: Home
Eugene Torres
Family Supportive Housing
Kristopher Scott
Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Veronica Goei
Grail Family Services
Kiran P
Half the Sky
Linda Montgomery
Indivisible
Susan Frazer
Jewish Family Services of Silicon
Valley
Eunice Chun
Korean American Community
Services
Nathalie Carvajal
Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Darcie Green
Latinas Contra Cancer
Brittany Alvarez
Latino Education Advancement
Foundation
Salvador Bustamante
Latinos United for a New América
(LUNA)
REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
Alison Brunner
Tristia Bauman
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez
MACLA
Héctor Sánchez-Flores
National Compadres Network
Colsaria Henderson
Next Door Solutions to Domestic
Violence
Rhonda Berry
Our City Forest
Eva M Terrazas
Pacific Clinics
Jon Pedigo
PACT
Heather Cleary
Peninsula Family Service
Sandy Perry
South Bay Land Trust
Lauren Babb
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Elsa Oliveira
POSSO - Portuguese Community
Center
Jaime Alvarado
REAL Coalition
Poncho Guevara
Sacred Heart Community Service
Michael Dao
SJSU Human Rights Institute
Wisa Uemura
San Jose Taiko
Sameena Usman
Secure Justice
Huy Tran
Services, Immigrant Rights and
Education Network (SIREN)
Albert Carlson
SHHAC
Andrew Siegler
SURJ Santa Clara County
Raj Jayadev
Silicon Valley De-Bug
Victor Vasquez
SOMOS Mayfair
Gabriel Hernandez
¡Si Se Puede! Collective
Susan Pearson
SURJ
REAL Coalition letter re FY26 Budget and Items 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, & 3.12 (June 10) June 9, 2025
Regina Celestin Williams
SV@Home
Carlos Rosario
The Santa Clara County Black
Lawyers Association
Yvonne Maxwell
Ujima Adult and Family Services
Martha Beattie
Urban Sanctuary
Shawn Gerth
Veggielution
Bao Trieu
Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation
(VIVO)
Sujatha Venkatraman
West Valley Community Services
Adriana Caldera Boroffice
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley
Helen Lund
St Paul's United Methodist Church