October 11, 2019 Op-Ed: South Bay Leaders Must Do More to Lift Up LGBTQ Voices By Sergio Lopez In Silicon Valley, we may pride ourselves on our progressive values, but we have more work to do to truly lead in this area. Read More 12
October 11, 2019 Skinner: To Fix Housing Shortage, San Jose Should Legalize Apartments in City’s West Side By Tom Skinner Let an apartment building rise in every neighborhood—especially in West San Jose, Willow Glen, the Rose Garden and Almaden. Read More 4
October 7, 2019 Santa Clara County Considers Long-Term Deal with Fairgrounds Management Organization By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on a 20-year master agreement with the Fairgrounds Management Corporation. Read More 5
October 2, 2019 Despite Commitment to ‘House Every Spartan,’ SJSU Turns Homeless Students Away By Grace Hase The response from SJSU administrators has fallen short of their promises—such as providing safe parking in one of the nearby garages. Read More 6
September 10, 2019 San Jose Cancels Overnight Parking Program for Homeless Families at Seven Trees By Grace Hase Families who were parking overnight outside Seven Trees Community Center will be moving onto a different kind of shelter: a motel room. Read More 5
September 10, 2019 San Jose Council Funds Motel Vouchers for Homeless Families, Domestic Violence Survivors By Grace Hase The vouchers approved by city leaders on Tuesday will be funded through a state grant called the Homeless Emergency Aid Program. Read More 2
September 9, 2019 San Jose Considers Funding Motel Vouchers for the Homeless By Grace Hase On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council is expected to approve a $1.95 million contract with the nonprofit LifeMoves. Read More 6
September 8, 2019 SJ Poised to Renew Contracts with Homeless Service Providers By Nicholas Chan Up for consideration are grants that would fund PATH, the Bill Wilson Center and a mobile hygiene program called Dignity on Wheels. Read More 2
September 6, 2019 San Jose May End ‘Safe Parking’ Program for the Homeless at Seven Trees Community Center By Grace Hase Some have lost faith in the program, which was hailed as an innovative short-term fix for the growing number of car-dwelling families. Read More 6
September 5, 2019 Thousands of Silicon Valley College Students Struggle with Homelessness, Hunger By San Jose Inside The South Bay’s poorest pupils sleep in cars, on couches and in the library—all while holding down day jobs and earning degrees. Read More 23
August 19, 2019 Santa Clara County Seeks Public Land for Measure A Housing By Kyle Martin The county is trying to find what land it already owns on which to build below-market-rate housing for the region’s poorest residents. Read More 5
August 13, 2019 Santa Clara County Offers to Fund Housing for Disabled Residents By Silicon Valley Newsroom Supervisor Joe Simitian called the spending plan a “smart, humane and cost-effective” way to prevent homelessness. Read More 3
June 12, 2019 Should California Community Colleges Build Housing? By Felicia Mello, CALMatters As state lawmakers debate measures that would allow homeless students to park overnight on campus, dorms offers an alternate path. Read More 6
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
June 4, 2019 San Jose Weighs New Tax Measures for 2020 Ballot By Lloyd Alaban The question of whether to raise taxes forged an unlikely alliance between the most conservative and most progressive council members. Read More 16
May 21, 2019 Op-Ed: Latest Homeless Census Highlights Need for New Ideas By Shaunn Cartwright If elected officials had the political will, they’d address the issues with the seriousness it deserves rather than platitudes like “we can do better.” Read More 21