Spurred by a legal challenge from a downtown developer, Palo Alto leaders on Monday gave the go-ahead on...
Bramson: A plan that promises progress, not miracles
There is an increasingly popular story being told about homelessness: We’ve tried everything. We’ve spent billions of dollars. Nothing works. It’s an understandable conclusion. Anyone who lives in Santa Clara County can see that homelessness remains painfully visible. Our latest count found 10,711 people experiencing homelessness on a single night. And for every household we help into stable housing, nearly two more become homeless. But understandable doesn’t make it true. Over the last five years, our community helped nearly 21,000 people move into permanent housing, nearly doubled emergency shelter capacity and increased the capacity of our Homelessness Prevention System by...
