Many South Bay homeless advocates are questioning an old San Jose ordinance that is still on the books. Under the ordinance, a permit is required to distribute food and clothes to unhoused residents.
"I think it’s a way to make things harder. As if things aren’t hard enough for the homeless, already, and their advocates," said Pastor Scott Wagers of CHAM Deliverance Ministry.
Nearly five years ago, resident complaints about trash from feeding the unhoused prompted the city to threaten enforcement of the 2005 ordinance. The city has not issued citations and fines, but has left the signs up. And it still requires a permit of at least $50. Some political scientists said government partnerships with third parties to solve problems such as food insecurity are common. But permits to accomplish this can be counterproductive.
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