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Palo Alto teacher housing project passes the test

A proposal to build housing for educators on the site of a shuttered Travelodge motel in Palo Alto...

Santa Clara tackles gas emission reductions

Santa Clara has paused its ban on natural gas in new buildings and is looking for other ways...

Santa Clara County focused on immigrant community protections

With the incoming presidential administration threatening mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, Santa Clara County is stepping up to...

Santa Clara County weighs raising campaign donation limits

Santa Clara County supervisors could relax restrictions on how much they can raise for their reelection campaigns. The...

San Jose ‘responsible landlord’ initiative could return

San Jose residents want a neighborhood improvement initiative to restart after it sunsetted last June due to lack...

San Jose selects operator for second safe parking site

A safe parking site for people living in their vehicles will open next month, and San Jose officials...

The Podlight

Homelessness in the West Valley

In this special edition of The Podlight, West Valley reporter Annalise Freimarck takes a look at how cities in the region like Campbell, Cupertino and Los Gatos are tackling a rise in homelessness.

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Bramson: What we get when we count homelessness

If you ask the feds, homelessness is the worst it has ever been. In December, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its annual homelessness assessment report to Congress. The report found that 771,480 people experienced homelessness in 2024, the highest number ever recorded in the United States. Given the continued severity of the affordable housing crisis, the ever-growing cost of living and the lack of resources to help countless families and individuals in need of specialized care and support, this tragic result is unsurprising. To glean this information, thousands of volunteers, nonprofit workers, government employees and community...