As Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes for local governments to take swift action to clear homeless camps, local housing advocates are standing together against policies they say criminalize being unhoused.
Members of Helping Hands Silicon Valley, Unhoused Response Group, CHAM Deliverance …
The fifth annual Silicon Valley Pain Index, an easily understandable, statistical overview of the structured inequalities in Silicon Valley, was recently released and features new data that highlight the region’s persistent inequalities. There are almost 200 statistics in the pain …
Tavia Jones felt so unsafe at the Sunnyvale homeless shelter that she would risk being found by her abuser on the streets to avoid living in a facility where she said she was treated as less than a human.
For …
A Sunnyvale project to create walkable, interconnected neighborhoods could come up short, with advocates worried that vital retail services will be slashed.
City officials have identified seven aging shopping centers, with a variety of grocery stores and restaurants, throughout the …
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has come out against a November ballot initiative that could vastly expand rent control to cover any type of housing in California.
State law has for decades barred cities from limiting rent hikes on single-family …
Max Shandeh has been frequenting Santana Row since it opened more than two decades ago to enjoy a cup of coffee or a delectable meal. When he came for his late afternoon run to a French-style bakery, he was surprised …
Magdalena Carrasco, a former San Jose councilmember, once joined protests against one company's hold over health care on the East Side. Today she’s helping HCA Healthcare make its most criticized move yet.
Carrasco, who left office in 2022 after serving …
In his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump said he is for people “who work hard but no longer have a voice.”
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance claims his commitment is to the working man. These …
LaNiece Jones first met Vice President Kamala Harris in the 1990s, when they were chapter members of Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA). The BWOPA executive director and chief operating officer said Harris always had a certain spark about …
LGBTQ+ students in California will have legal protection against being outed at school starting next year, but not everyone’s on board — and a recent lawsuit could spell the bill's end before it even begins.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the …
When Azazel Holmkvist was placed in a squalid home on East San Fernando Street, his case manager told him there was no other housing available.
The 42-year-old was receiving treatment at a residential program operated by Momentum for Health, one …
I have spent my entire career, and in fact most of my life, at the intersection of arts and community development. While I spent my childhood and the first 15 years or so of my professional life in theater, I …
Two new polls in one of the Bay Area’s hottest congressional races favor San Jose’s former mayor over a Silicon Valley state lawmaker. But both campaigns differ on how close the race really is.
Poll findings released by Assemblymember Evan …
A first-of-its-kind Cupertino development could advance housing accessibility at a low cost to future residents.
The project along Mary Avenue could bring about 40 affordable apartments to the city in a unique mix — 19 apartments designated for adults and …
The price you see is now supposed to be the price you pay for concert tickets, sporting events, and most other entertainment in California. But NBC Bay Area Responds put it to the test and found a number of violators …
A model Bay Area partnership aims to fill the gap in affordable housing projects that are short capital, seeing it as a way to accelerate much needed construction.
The Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund — launched by Destination: Home in …
A worker in the San Jose mayor's office is caught in a political storm surging through Little Saigon’s war refugee generation over claims of communist sympathies.
Tara Dang, who conducts neighborhood outreach for Mayor Matt Mahan in a city with …
Chris Esparza always wanted to run a nightclub in his hometown of San Jose, friends and business partners told San José Spotlight — and not only did he make it happen, he went on to shape the city’s cultural image …
Federal funding will be flowing into Silicon Valley to help expand BART service to Santa Clara, but the revenue is just short of VTA’s request, leaving officials looking for ways to plug the shortfall.
VTA announced a $5.1 billion grant …
San Jose officials are weighing a potential ballot measure for the November election that would fund millions for parks maintenance and services.
The San Jose City Council is holding a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the possibility. While the city’s …
