Fox KTVU: State leaders meet with religious community to address Santa Clara County housing crisis

Faith-based organization People Acting in Community Together (PACT) held a meeting Sunday in San Jose with state lawmakers and demanded that the legislators pass bills that help address housing affordability in Santa Clara County. 

Dozens of people gathered at St. John Vianney Catholic Church to talk about how much they're struggling to survive, struggling to pay rent and to partner with local leaders to do something about it...Both state Sen. Dave Cortese and Assemblymember Ash Kalra attended the meeting listening to people talk about the challenges they face as rents continue to rise. 

"We need to treat the housing shortage like the crisis it is, and quickly secure housing for the unhoused and anyone who is housing-insecure," Cortese said in a statement after the meeting. The state Senator added that he has proposed a number of bills seeking to address housing affordability and low-income residents.

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