The sprawling camp has become a major embarrassment, and a potent emblem of Silicon Valleys homeless crisis. In 2013, San Jose and Santa Clara County estimated almost 7,600 homeless people, more than in San Francisco. And 75% of them were sleeping outside, on sidewalks, in parks and under freeway embankments — a percentage greater than in any other major U.S. metropolitan area. Officials have blamed soaring housing costs for the displacement. As Silicon Valley rocketed out of the recession, workers streamed in, driving the average apartment rent within 10 miles of San Jose up to $2,633 in September, from $1,761 two years earlier.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:32:28 +0000
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