March 11, 2020 Palo Alto Commissioners Call for Greater Accountability From Downtown Streets Team By Jennifer Wadsworth A recommendation to make DST’s funding conditional is slated to go before the Human Relations Commission at some point. Read More 0
January 3, 2020 A Couple Board Members Apparently Part Ways with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly The names of PA Veterans Institute for Research CEO Michael Hindery and Google counsel David Kiferbaum are gone from the DST website. Read More 8
December 27, 2019 County Reconsiders Contract with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly In October, the county hired the homeless services provider as part of an $860K initiative to help CalFresh recipients find jobs. Read More 8
December 17, 2019 Several Bay Area Cities Vow to Investigate Misconduct Claims Against Downtown Streets Team By Jennifer Wadsworth At least six public agencies are re-evaluating contracts with the tax-exempt homeless services provider in light of the allegations. Read More 25
December 11, 2019 Downtown Streets Team Faces Claims of Hard-Partying Work Culture, Gender Discrimination By Jennifer Wadsworth Zia MacWilliams left DST because of what she describes as a toxic culture that promoted heavy drinking and tolerated discrimination. Read More 38
February 24, 2016 Homeless Techie Launches Squiffy, a Janitorial Startup By Jennifer Wadsworth British ex-pat Simon Brooks stumbled into the cleaning business after a failed tech venture left him broke and homeless in Silicon Valley. Read More 21
October 7, 2015 Regional Minimum Wage Plan Gains Support, Could Include Controversial Exemptions By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil A regional minimum wage plan has generated broad support, but also anxiety that a segment of low-income workers will be left behind. Read More 47