Despite Santa Clara County having the second largest public hospital system in the state, West Valley residents have never had their own county-run health clinic. That’s changing with a new center in Cupertino — and it’s running on wheels. County officials and health leaders gathered at De Anza College on Friday to launch a mobile...
Silicon Valley community college district buys workforce housing
Dozens of Santa Clara County professors and administrative staff will be some of the first to move into affordable apartments reserved for community college employees, thanks to one school district’s unique housing approach. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District board unanimously approved a roughly $54.5 million purchase of 50 affordable apartments for staff earlier this month. The...
Why Cupertino renters might lose their homes to student housing
Rosemary Biswas has lived with her two children at McClellan Terrace Apartments in Cupertino since 2023. The aging building comes with lower rent, a godsend in a region considered one of the most expensive in the nation. The single mom and 93 other families will likely be forced to move by June 2026, so Foothill-De...
Silicon Valley college district to add student housing
Hundreds of students in one community college district may not have to worry about housing insecurity as it builds out affordable off-campus apartments — a first of its kind project in Santa Clara County. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District board of trustees voted unanimously Monday to purchase an existing 94-home apartment building and transform...