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State Laws Boost Townhome Project Near Palo Alto Baylands
Michael Cohen, principal at Strada, said at a public hearing on the project in October that the goal is to provide homes for families.

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Michael Cohen, principal at Strada, said at a public hearing on the project in October that the goal is to provide homes for families.

Loc Vu, the architect of San Jose's Viet Museum and Little Saigon pioneer, died Saturday at the age of 92.
The existing six-foot-wide sidewalk over Central would remain, with the new path connecting to the overpass on both ends.
The longtime Duino family is ready to let go of its 115-acre former golf course. But they’re caught between clashing visions.
The housing advocates said their case has been bolstered by a study released earlier this year from Pew Charitable Trusts.
“The price of copper will continue to rise as it is an essential metal for many, many services,” Janus Norman, CEO of Cal Broadband, said.
Santa Clara County leaders have gathered to denounce President Donald Trump's actions to cut funding for permanent housing programs.
San Jose is cleaning up state-owned land in an attempt to keep freeway underpasses free of homeless encampments.
“Losing one election but carrying lifelong hatred — Guinness should open a ‘Lifetime Grudge’ category just for Van Le,” Quennie Ngo wrote.
With Veterans Day approaching, Santa Clara County is offering free health and social services to local vets this weekend.
More than 133,000 people receive support from CalFresh in Santa Clara County, officials said.
Despite the sighs of relief, however, speakers at the East San Jose event voiced skepticism that the enforcement reprieve would stick.
One San Jose tiny home site has added more than 100 beds to house homeless residents.
“(Amador) was my mentor coming in… she allowed me to grow,” Ramos-Chavez told San José Spotlight.
San Jose and its surrounding cities have taken the top spot in housing — but the data is nothing to brag about.
It seems somehow fitting that Scratch Cookery was born from a fire that leveled the townhouse where owner Connor Vu lived.
The U.S. Department of Justice provides grant funding to combat human trafficking, but the money expired last month.
There are 10,711 homeless people living in Santa Clara County, an all-time high according to a point-in-time count conducted in January.
Instead of apartments or homes, Li rents out half a dozen RVs that are parked on the street in the East Meadow neighborhood of Palo Alto.
When the district received bids to renovate the building in 2017, the lowest bid was $6.9 million, more than the district could afford.