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Santa Clara County proposes faster approval for backyard homes

“Backyard homes” are about to get easier and faster to build for residents living in unincorporated Santa Clara...

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June 5, 2024 by

San Jose mayor firm on reallocating affordable housing dollars

San Jose is facing its most challenging budget environment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Matt...

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June 5, 2024 by

NBC Bay Area: Uber and Lyft drivers frequently refuse service dogs

A legally blind San Jose teacher keeps getting left at the curb when ride share drivers see her...

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June 5, 2024 by

Los Gatos preps safety improvements for deadly road

Los Gatos resident Inna Zaltsmann knows the dangers of Blossom Hill Road firsthand, with three serious car crashes...

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June 5, 2024 by

UPDATE: Campbell Pruneyard Cinemas faces ‘substantial problems with landlord’

The long-term sustainability of a beloved Campbell theater is in jeopardy, after being hit with an unmanageable rent...

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June 5, 2024 by

Santa Clara County affordable housing sees huge funding drop

State and federal funding for affordable housing took a steep drop in Santa Clara County last year, putting...

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A closer look at BART’s extension to Santa Clara

A closer look at BART’s extension to Santa Clara

Despite ballooning costs and delays, BART's much-anticipated extension in Silicon Valley is inching forward as pre-construction work begins on the transit agency's Santa Clara stop. Editor Nick Preciado digs into the update with reporter B. Sakura Cannesta, who covers Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.

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Philbrick: Insight into transit-oriented affordable housing

As of May, the average rent for an apartment in San Jose is $2,526 per month — 67% higher than the national average. The average cost to buy a home? Almost $1.5 million. Although California is among the most expensive states when it comes to housing, affordable housing and the opportunities that come with it are needed everywhere. The recent opening of a mobility hub at Betty Ann Gardens, a 76-apartment affordable family housing complex near the Berryessa BART Station, provides valuable insight into effective, holistic approaches to solving the affordable housing crisis, improving community access to transit and increasing...