People are dying who don’t have to die, and businesses are closing that don’t have to close. There is an answer. The answer is treatment. Join us: yeson36treatmentnow.com latimes.com/california/sto…

At today’s Fentanyl Awareness & Safety Event, I heard far too many stories of loss from families in our county. We need to treat fentanyl like the deadly drug that it is. We need to mandate care for those lost in the throes of addiction. We need to launch the era of mass

Yesterday, we teamed up with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and Councilmember Bien Doan to remove illegally dumped junk and pick up litter along the waterway. Every abandoned shopping cart and old car part we pull out of the creek brings us one step closer to the clean city we all deserve! With

Praying for the swift recovery of our brave firefighter this morning! And the cat, too. Thank you San José Fire Dept. for putting our community’s safety before your own each day.

In 2014, the rate of homelessness in California began to spike, and over the last decade, the count has surged by a staggering 59%. What happened? Prop 47 was passed. It's time for reform. Read more here: yeson36treatmentnow.com/prop-47-needs-….

Safety is the fundamental responsibility of government. It’s great to see some progress over the last couple of years as we’ve worked to build out our police force, implement new programs and technology, and ensure that criminals know they will be held accountable. We have more

This morning, over 200 volunteers joined the Basking Ridge Neighborhood Association, San Jose Police Dept, San José Fire Dept., Sergio Jimenez, and me to beautify Parkview Park — fueled entirely by pancakes, cooked fresh off the griddle! Thanks to everyone who rolled up their sleeves and helped create

This week, our newsletter highlights: ▪️Mandated treatment  ▪️Sharing is caring  ▪️Lowering our electrical bills  Read more here: conta.cc/3Xi2Hkj Subscribe to stay updated on issues in San Jose: bit.ly/SubscribeToJoi…

Happy Pride, San Jose! Thanks to the hundreds of residents who showed up and showed out to celebrate our city’s diversity at today’s Silicon Valley Pride parade.

This past week, I got to know Esias through his family. I heard about how he helped his grandparents do the grocery shopping every weekend and always looked out for the younger kids on the playground. Esias’ life was far too short – but it was a life full of love and service. I

Prop 36 brings back the tools judges used to mandate treatment for those with multiple prior convictions and provides fair and appropriate accountability for those who refuse this treatment. Join us as we work to save lives & money by reforming Prop 47 yeson36treatmentnow.com/prop-47-needs-…

Did you know that the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center is the largest purification center in Northern California? They purify treated wastewater through microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light disinfection, creating a safe, sustainable water

Honored to join the coin flip with Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson and San Jose State Spartans for City of San José Night! Go Spartans!

We are now paying a terrible human cost – and financial penalty – because we took away the ability of judges to order people into treatment and the incentive for more people in the criminal justice system to accept treatment. Prop 36 changes that. sanjoseinside.com/news/op-ed-pro…

There are no words that can adequately express the deep gratitude and sorrow we collectively feel when a member of our City Team - a member who quite literally put himself in harm's way for the benefit of others - is lost in the line of duty. CSO Long Pham’s life was cut far too

Saturday came early this week! We did our weekly clean-up on Thursday alongside Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Councilmember Candelas to celebrate the $850,000 our federal leader is bringing home to help revitalize Lake Cunningham. We removed stinkwort — an invasive species that California

When our officers arrest the same people over and over again, including this man who was taken into custody 3 times in recent months for public possession of hard drugs, it erodes public trust, it undermines our system of justice, and if left unchecked, it could lead to death by

Welcome to the Lowrider Capital of Northern California! I felt so bad that Nina and Luke missed this amazing event last year, but luckily we made up for it this year! These cars are truly works of art — representing the long-standing Chicano and Latino cultures and with deep

In San Jose, we’re treating homelessness like the crisis it is by rapidly standing up basic, dignified alternatives to the unmanaged encampments we see in cities across California. By offering an alternative with on-site security, sanitation, and a connection to supportive