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
May 19, 2020 Op-Ed: Vallco Transformation Finally Moves Forward—Now It’s Time That Cupertino Does, Too By J.R. Fruen and Neil Park-McClintick It is time to build a new moral vision for our city, one centered on affordability and vibrancy. It’s time to build a Cupertino for all. Read More 34
April 28, 2020 Fewer Than 200 of Santa Clara County’s 10,000 Homeless Have Been Tested for Coronavirus By Grace Hase Though they’re among the most vulnerable, unhoused people struggle to get tested for the coronavirus and find shelter for quarantine. Read More 5
March 22, 2020 As Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Rise, Santa Clara Co. Has Yet to Disclose Testing Capacity By Jennifer Wadsworth As the COVID-19 death toll reaches double digits countywide, local health officials have yet to disclose how many people they’ve tested. Read More 14
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
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Tiny Homes Are a Good Start—But They’re Too Small for Homeless Families By Guest Columnist How do these developments plan to address homeless families that make up 33 percent of the homeless population? Read More 13
February 28, 2020 San Jose Opens First ‘Tiny Homes’ Village for the Homeless By Grace Hase The cabins will house 40 homeless people on a Mabury Road property owned by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Read More 9
January 30, 2020 Sup. Cindy Chavez Highlights County’s Stark Inequities, Unique Strengths in Annual Speech By Jennifer Wadsworth The newly inducted board president then enumerated some of the ways she plans to tackle the county’s most intractable problems. Read More 7
January 27, 2020 SJSU Announces Initiatives to Help Homeless Students By Grace Hase SJSU President Mary Papazian said the university secured $3.1 million from the CSU system to address housing insecurity. Read More 6
December 30, 2019 Bill Wilson Center CEO Leads by Example by Offering Spare Room to Homeless College Student By Grace Hase Thanks to the Bill Wilson Center, 37 homeless college students are now housed as part of a collaboration with Airbnb. Read More 28
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
December 9, 2019 San Jose City Council Considers Whether to Endorse Laura’s Law By Grace Hase Enacted by the state in 2002, the law gives counties the ability to mandate treatment for the severely mentally ill. Read More 6
December 2, 2019 San Jose Puts Finishing Touches on ‘Tiny Homes’ for the Homeless By Nicholas Chan The cluster of 40 miniature sleeping cabins is part of a pilot program to provide shelter for the South Bay’s growing homeless population. Read More 4
November 15, 2019 Airbnb Teams Up with San Jose State, City to Offer Free Lodging to Homeless College Students By Nicholas Chan The short-term rental company’s initiative comes as part of a partnership with the city of San Jose, SJSU and the Bill Wilson Center. Read More 2
November 5, 2019 County Vows to House 100 College Students in 100 Days By Jennifer Wadsworth The 100-student, 100-day pledge coincides with a new survey that shows an uptick in the number of homeless college students. Read More 9
October 29, 2019 San Jose to Keep Overnight Warming Shelters Open Every Night During Winter Months By Grace Hase HomeFirst, a non-profit that provides homelessness services in Santa Clara County, will continue to run the nightly shelters. Read More 2