MOUNTAIN VIEW — A proposed housing development that would replace existing rent-controlled apartments represents the larger battle between protecting renters and providing more housing units in Mountain View.
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CUPERTINO — The City of Cupertino unanimously passed an ordinance Oct. 3 that directs funds to reducing traffic congestion in the area, which has…
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What happens when the city of San Francisco takes down a homeless encampment? One initiative attempts to steer former encampment residents into a center that connects them to a shelter, health services and the coveted housing pipeline. But entering the program does not always lead to permanent housing.
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The cleanup crews have vanished, so have the debris piles. But back in February, San Jose experienced one of the worst flood disasters in the city’s history.
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Repeated flooding of the Le Mar Trailer Park exemplifies a pernicious double bind: those with the fewest resources are zoned into living in the most dangerous area.
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The Opportunity Center in Palo Alto is celebrating a decade of providing affordable housing, medical services and other amenities to the area’s homeless and near-homeless community.
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Like so many other relics of a long-ago freewheeling Bay Area of the 1960s, Docktown in Redwood City may soon be swept away, with an eviction battle currently stirring in San Mateo County Superior Court.
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A San Francisco journalist seeks to dispel misconceptions about homelessness. His other big challenge: being homeless himself.
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As residents of increasingly affluent San Mateo County, one family’s grief became a luxury they could literally not afford. Reporter Carinne Gale shares the story of a family overcoming homelessness in Silicon Valley.
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As San Francisco’s housing crunch continues, some residents are choosing to forgo traditional apartments and live in intentional, communal living under one roof. Experience this in 360-degree video.
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Clean-up efforts are wrapping up, yet the historic San Jose flood has left many residents with concerns and in uncertainty.
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An estimated 250,000 visitors annually retreat to Bair Island, a marshland reserve, filled with wildlife and a symbol of victory for open space advocates.
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