California’s undocumented workers face food insecurity and evictions now that $75 million in California state funding appropriated in April to support them through the crisis has been depleted.
Undocumented Workers Face Worsening Economic Crisis Without Relief Read More »
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.
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.
Living on murky waters: Docktown Marina residents battle eviction Read More »
A San Francisco journalist seeks to dispel misconceptions about homelessness. His other big challenge: being homeless himself.
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.
Our little secret: A story of overcoming homelessness in Silicon Valley Read More »
Could the pop-up/mobile business model be a solution to rising rent prices in the Bay Area?
Mobile businesses: one solution to rising real estate prices in Bay Area Read More »
The fate of one Oakland restaurant lies in the balance nearly a year after news first broke of its potential closing.
Modern gentrification: the challenges of locally owned businesses in the Bay Area Read More »
Tiny houses are gaining popularity as a way to own a home in the Bay Area’s exorbitant housing market, but there are no California laws defining and regulating them, a situation which has left construction of the units in a murky legal situation.
Tiny houses rise as an economical option but face legal barriers Read More »
Meet Regina. Hers is just one story from the estimated 6,700-plus homeless San Franciscans, many of whom struggle to navigate a complex network of services that offers a limited amount of long-term housing.
San Francisco looks for ways to fund supportive housing for homeless Read More »
In an immersive 360-degree video experience, Paul, a Silicon Valley native, brings us to the spaces he slept on the streets of Palo Alto, through the invisibility of homelessness to the possibility of secure shelter.
In plain sight: Homeless in Silicon Valley (360-degree story) Read More »
The Buckingham Apartments is home to predominantly lower-income Latino residents, and owner Trion Properties has sent out at least 12 eviction notices since September, with plans to remodel the building to potentially attract higher-paid tech workers.
North Fair Oaks renters facing eviction as developer plans building upgrade Read More »
There are 4,600 children who meet eligibility requirements for subsidized child care in San Mateo County but only 807 kids are currently being served.
Families struggle to pay the high cost of child care in San Mateo County Read More »
