December 11, 2017 San Jose City Council Gives Tiny Homes Proposal Another Chance By Jennifer Wadsworth After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot. Read More 83
November 27, 2017 Stanford Study: Rising Cost of Public Employee Pensions Eat Up San Jose’s New Tax Revenue By Jennifer Wadsworth A study up for review by the San Jose City Council affirms that revenue from two new tax measures is being eaten up by pension costs. Read More 48
March 13, 2017 ‘Shelter Crisis’ Declaration Would House SJ Flood Victims into April By Jennifer Wadsworth Three weeks after the flood that devastated several neighborhoods along Coyote Creek, more than 500 households remain displaced. Read More 6
February 23, 2017 Daughter Searches for Father after San Jose Storms, Floods By Jennifer Wadsworth With the floods displacing thousands of San Jose residents, including the homeless, families say some of their loved ones are unaccounted for. Read More 7
December 22, 2016 County’s Homeless Death Count More than Doubles from 2015 By Jennifer Wadsworth The number of homeless people who died in Santa Clara County this year more than doubled from 2015, according to newly released data. Read More 17
May 26, 2016 Silicon Valley’s High Rents Keep People in Toxic Relationships By Jennifer Wadsworth The cost of living here takes more than a financial toll—it’s personal. If a relationship falls apart, there’s often nowhere else to go. Read More 214
February 19, 2016 San Jose’s ‘Shelter Crisis’ Policy for Homeless Makes an Impact By Randle Aubrey San Jose made a bold move to help the homeless by implementing California's “shelter crisis” code. By most accounts, it appears to be working. Read More 30