Experts say the break could hinder the Bay Area’s efforts to collect regional data on the scope of the homelessness crisis.
Dawn had not yet risen as San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan tromped through the frost-covered grass, peering under bridges and down embankments, searching for tents where unhoused people might live.
“It’s unfortunate,” said Jennifer Friedenbach executive director of the San Francisco-based Coalition on Homelessness. Alameda County decided to wait a year “due to the extensive resources and staffing needed to conduct the count,” Katie Haverly, executive director of EveryOneHome, which leads the count, said in an email.
The problem with Santa Clara County falling out of step with the rest of the Bay Area is that homelessness is a regional issue, Friedenbach said. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, left, and council member Omar Torres , right, walk along the Guadalupe River trail during a count of homeless people in the city on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in San Jose, Calif.
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