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Apple has spent $1.5 billion on affordable housing. Here’s where the money went
In 2019, Apple committed to spend $2.5 billion to help fight California’s housing crisis. So far, it has helped support…
Embracing Humanity in Our Approach to Studying Homelessness
As a board member of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) Lived Expertise Advisory Board that played a major role in the…
Do homelessness prevention programs work? Santa Clara County-based study says yes
Finding: Emergency financial assistance reduces homeless peril for at-risk families The adage “prevention is better than cure” applies not just…
First Study Of Its Kind Shows Financial Aid Can Prevent Homelessness
For people on the verge of homelessness, emergency financial assistance offers great promise, according to a randomized control study done…
These Researchers Lived Through Homelessness. Now, They’ve Analyzed It.
The latest study of unhoused Californians made headlines, even though its findings are already considered common knowledge among people engaged with the…
A New Study Paints a Different Picture of Homelessness in California
Researchers found that homeless people in California were often living in poverty within the state, until they suddenly lost their…
The biggest survey of homeless Californians in decades shows why so many are on the streets
Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless – and the vast majority of them say a…
San Jose’s housing plan projected to be more costly
Quick-build temporary shelters are faster and cheaper for San Jose than investing in permanent affordable housing—that’s been Mayor Matt Mahan’s…
Interim housing in San Jose might be cheap at first, but long-term costs could quickly surge
Budget director says shouldering the costs will be ‘a challenge’ going forward. Mayor says price is worth getting hundreds off…
