July 23, 2020 Google’s Newest Housing Promises Include Modular, Investments and Land By Janice Bitters Google has announced its latest round Bay Area housing funding, aimed at pushing forward about 24,000 new homes over the next decade. Read More 5
June 25, 2020 Op-Ed: Though Thousands Lack Shelter Amid Deadly Pandemic, San Jose Leaves Trailers Empty By Raymond Ramsey The city’s decision to “demobilize” FEMA trailers for the unhoused can only be summed up as a shameful debacle lacking any transparency. Read More 10
May 20, 2020 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley Must Do More to Help Its Unhoused Neighbors Through This Crisis By Tara McHugh Unsheltered people are dying in the streets, creeks, cars and shelters while “we” are more concerned about when we can get our next haircut. Read More 12
June 5, 2019 After Decades Without Shelter, San Jose Woman Finds Home of Her Own at Second St. Studios By Jennifer Wadsworth Last month, Cecilia Martin became one of more than 140 once-chronically homeless tenants to move into the first-of-its-kind complex. Read More 22
February 6, 2018 San Jose Mayor Endorses Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor By Kristin Lam San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo endorsed former Los Angeles mayor and state Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa for governor. Read More 12
August 15, 2016 City Council Weighs Contentious Housing Project for Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth The city has two options for the Evans Lane site: one would house people by next summer, the other would add affordable homes in the long-term. Read More 30
March 14, 2016 San Jose to Convert Vacant Plaza Hotel into Homeless Shelter By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose is poised to spend the next six months converting the shuttered Plaza Hotel into a temporary shelter for homeless people. Read More 44
June 24, 2015 Crowdfunding App Gives Homeless a ‘Hand Up’ By Lindsey J. Smith Bay Area-based startup HandUp connects homeless people in need with donors who want to help. Read More 14
April 6, 2015 County Tries ‘Pay-for-Success’ Funding Model for Public Housing By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County employed a performance-based funding model to provide shelter to chronically homeless residents. Read More 7