The city of San Jose plans to use its approach to dismantling "The Jungle" as a model for dealing with other homeless encampments.
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Mobile Home Tenants Battle Landlords Over Rent Hikes
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City Audit Recommendations Ignored for the Most Part
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In 2012, a city audit found that San Jose police working off-duty security jobs lacked accountability and, in some cases, abused the system. Three years after the audit called for "urgent reform and a cultural change," more than 80 percent of those recommendations have yet to be implemented.
Read More 6Council Considers Developer Fee to Fund Affordable Housing
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Rent Control Off the Table in Mountain View—For Now
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Mountain View has no rent control, leaving many long-time residents feeling helpless as housing costs have skyrocketed. While the city has subsidized construction of hundreds of affordable units since 2005, using below-market-rates in lieu of fees from developers, it’s not doing enough to meet the needs of thousands of residents struggling financially, according to housing activists.
Read More 8Nearly 300 Share Stories on High Cost of Living in Silicon Valley
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ISIS, Ebola Virus, Affordable Housing Go before Rules
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Don Rocha Urges City to Take Action on Affordable Housing Fee
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City Considers Creating Security Camera Registry
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County Holds Forums about Cost of Living in Silicon Valley
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City Officials Accused of Creating Homeless ‘Internment Camp’
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Audit Points to Loopholes in Homebuyer Assistance Program
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City Should Adjust Library Hours to Save Money, Audit Says
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Report: San Jose Falls Far behind Affordable Housing Targets
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Rent Control Fight Goes before City Council
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With the rental market heating up, more people are asking for the city’s help to mediate lease rate hikes. The City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to pay more for a program to mediate and arbitrate cases between landlords trying to keep up with the market and tenants getting priced out of their homes. Other items on the agenda include a code enforcement audit, a historical landmark designation for a fruit stand and a trash-reduction plan.
Read More 3San Jose Considers New Tax to Pay for Affordable Housing
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Business groups worry that San Jose could scare away developers if it imposes a fee on new home construction to pay for more affordable housing, an effort to recoup a fraction of the money lost when the state closed all redevelopment agencies. The City Council, which was supposed to talk about the inclusionary housing fee in December, decided to table the discussion until the new year.
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