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The Merc profiles our D3 campaign
De-centralized SJ government giving D3 a bigger voice
SJCC curtails zoom at meetings — lacks public input from D3
The most vital policy issues in the D3 special election
Leading neighborhood group endorses Team Irene — a win for D3 empowerment
Fixing D3’s neighborhood outreach
D3 needs more control over money spent in D3
The first thing D3 needs in an election not a campaign:
Let’s be proud of our D3 election
We need to reclaim our community
Community & Volunteer Work
Moms on Fire — getting clean air for D3 children, leading Defenders of Clean Air eQuality
Founding the ProBono Mediation Project
Open Letter to the board of directors Bay Area Air Quality Management
Know the way to San Jose but can’t see the Milky Way? — eBillboard blight
Independence
Independence — a solutions orientation
Collaboration
Conflict Entrepreneurs create “us” versus “them” mentality
Business & Labor Survive Together: Bridging the Divide
Founder of the Mediation Project
POLICIES
The most vital policy issues in the D3 special election
Homelessness
The Incremental Ladder of Housing Success
Dear future SJ Housing Director
SJ Homelessness committee continues status quo
Housing advice from 8 downtown neighborhoods
SJ lacks guardrails for sanctioned encampment
It’s past time for large-scale shelters
Who is using Sprung Structures for Unsheltered Solutions?
Opportunity Now — Tom Wolf & Irene Smith 4 part series
Watson Park — Sanctioned homeless encampment
Make Watson Work — the first pilot of the Incremental Ladder of Housing Success
Watson Park: Pearls and Perils
Building Housing with Community
Building faster by addressing NIMBY roadblocks
What do D3 neighborhoods want from permanent supportive housing neighbors
SJ lacks guardrails for sanctioned encampments
Make Watson Work — pilot for Incremental Ladder of Housing Success
Housing Issues in D3
Technicalities of the Siting Policy to equally distribute affordable housing throughout SJ
Why is the Siting policy so confusing and how to fix it
Evictions increase the cost of housing
SJ Burn out ordinance to increase housing costs
Electrical mandates short circuit common sense
Open Letter the the SJ City Manager
Register non-profits as lobbyists
Housing Mismanagement
NonProfit Accountability Registry
Housing advice from 8 downtown neighborhoods
SJ lacks guardrails for sanctioned encampment
Nonprofit affordable housing blunders with tenants & neighborhoods
Tenant Letter: Lived Experience in Donner Lofts Affordable Housing
Santa Clara County Investigates South Second Street Studios — Permanent Supportive Housing
Policing
What are MCAT police and why are they so vital to D3?
Six reasons the SJ reimagining police task force recommendations are seriously flawed
Core Services
Mental Health
I really hope he can get into Elmwood Prison
How can MCAT policing help with mental health related 911 calls?
The failure of Housing First to address mental health
City Hall Communication with Residents
Officer of public outreach to improve resident input and trust in our government
Government Accountability
Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility endorses Irene Smith
Historical issues in D3
RDA Financial blunders impact downtown
2025 D3 Election
How the 2025 D3 race will not be like 2022
Grass Roots endorsements rolling in
The Merc profiles our D3 campaign
Debates 2025
Debates 2022
Irene Smith debate at SJ Downtown Association September 2022
Silicon Valley NonProfit Coalition Debate
League of Women’s Voter Debate
Misleading voters in the SJSU debate
False Accusations & CA Election Code of Fair Campaign Practices
I stand by my mailer and will not back down
Absurd campaign allegations against Irene Smith
