In San Jose - the 10th largest city in the U.S., with more than 1 million residents - Mayor Sam Liccardo said if Newsom wanted to be bold in solving the homeless crisis, he would dedicate 10% of the state's recent historic budget surpluses to build housing and require homeless people to take permanent housing when it is offered, among other reforms.
'Do better': Gavin Newsom pauses $1B in homelessness spending
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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, who promoted the ordinance as part of a broader gun control plan he announced after a mass shooting at a local railyard in May, responded Wednesday to the lawsuit by denying that gun taxes are inherently unconstitutional.
Gun rights group sues San Jose over liability insurance requirement
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