March 15, 2021 Op-Ed: Welcome to The Jungle, Where There’s Abundant and Affordable Housing By Shaunn Cartwright, Nassim Nouri, Sandy Perry and RJ Ramsey Sweeps that clear homeless camps like The Jungle do nothing but displace homeless people, putting their health and lives at risk. Read More 27
January 1, 2021 How Food Banks are Coping With the Pandemic’s Hunger Crisis By Jennifer Wadsworth, Todd Guild and Jacob Pierce Hunger has long been a harsh reality in Silicon Valley, but the pandemic has broadened and deepened the destitution. Read More 19
December 3, 2020 Three Bay Area Counties Lead in Census ‘Self-Response’ Rates By Sam Richards, Bay City News San Mateo, Santa Clara and Contra Costa recorded the highest “self-response” rates among California’s 58 counties. Read More 1
November 15, 2020 Women Workers in Santa Clara Co. Fare Worse Than You Think By Laurence Du Sault, CalMatters A new index that ranks women’s well-being in all California counties shows South Bay women are the most likely to work low wage jobs in the state. Read More 7
October 7, 2020 Racism in the Streets: How Homelessness Became a Civil Rights Issue in the South Bay By Grace Hase Experts say Silicon Valley’s homeless crisis—like that of the nation—is interwoven with its long, painful history structural racism. Read More 21
August 27, 2020 Amid Worsening Pandemic and Massive Wildfires, Census Takers Start Making House Calls By Will Carruthers and Jennifer Wadsworth With little more than a month to go before the census deadline, county officials are making a final push to ensure a complete tally. Read More 8
March 31, 2020 Let’s Make It Count: The 2020 Census is Officially Underway By Erik Chalhoub If there is an undercount in California, the state could lose a seat in Congress and receive less federal funding. Read More 0
March 17, 2020 Coronavirus and the Census: California Fears an Undercount By Elizabeth Castillo, CALmatters Low turnout for the Census Bureau’s decennial count could jeopardize the state’s 53 congressional seats, along with billions in federal funding. Read More 0
August 27, 2018 Santa Clara County Finds 77,300 Previously Unlisted Addresses to Survey for 2020 Census By Jennifer Wadsworth After budgeting an additional $1 million to ensure a complete count, Santa Clara County has already been gearing up for the 2020 census. Read More 2
April 2, 2018 San Jose Weighs Compromise on Union-Backed Measure Requiring Local Hires, Prevailing Wages By Jennifer Wadsworth Developers would have to pay prevailing wages and hire local workers for subsidized projects under a proposed compromise measure. Read More 5
March 30, 2018 Citizenship Question on 2020 Census Jeopardizes Accuracy, South Bay Officials Caution By San Jose Inside Silicon Valley leaders are speaking out against the federal government’s plans to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. Read More 3
March 14, 2018 By the Numbers: Silicon Valley Bears Brunt of New Tax Law By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new report has come out showing that the five metro areas hardest hit by the new federal tax overhaul are in California. Read More 11
January 26, 2018 Santa Clara County Allocates $8 Million for Inclusive Playgrounds By Kristin Lam The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $8 million to help fund six all-inclusive playgrounds throughout the region. Read More 4
August 17, 2017 South Bay Pizzeria Slices Up Its Ownership, Cuts Employees In By Jennifer Wadsworth A Slice of New York became what may be the first brick-and-mortar business in the South Bay to convert to a worker-owned cooperative. Read More 18
September 12, 2016 San Jose Looks at Ways to Bolster Disaster Preparedness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose—home to the highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States—is woefully underprepared for emergencies. Read More 9
March 24, 2015 Silicon Valley LGBT Population among Nation’s Smallest: Poll By Jennifer Wadsworth While the Bay Area as a whole is home to the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, there's a stark difference when regions are broken down. Read More 18