SAN JOSE HOMELESS residents are at risk of being cited or arrested if they’re caught sleeping or sitting on the sidewalk by early morning. The City Council voted unanimously at its March 11 meeting to extend sidewalk sleeping and sitting restrictions by two hours early in the morning starting at 8 a.

City officials have extended a ban on lying or sitting on sidewalks in a portion of downtown in hopes of addressing safety and accessibility concerns.

The city of San Jose is looking to expand its reach in the tech industry, as it has now opened applications for $175,000 in grants for early-stage AI startups.

The San Jose City Council added two hours to an existing ban on people sleeping or sitting on sidewalks. By unanimous vote, the council made it illegal to sleep or sit on city sidewalks from eight o’clock in the morning to midnight.