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When you see how hard these guys play, it’s hard to imagine how this 47-year-old finance executive from Sunnyvale does it. But hockey players work in short shifts, switching in and out of the game as they tire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We play about a minute per shift,” Doe says, gasping for breath between phrases, “because that’s about all you can last, you know, go full speed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professional ice hockey players switch out even more frequently, he says. “We play too long for our own good. And there’s a direct relationship between age and how long you can be out there. Ha! The first shift I ever played, I almost threw up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Nobody cares what people do as their professions. So everybody just gets to put that away for about two hours. Just come out and play. You could be yelling at a CEO. You don’t know. It doesn’t matter.’\u003ccite> Gabriel De La Rosa,\u003cbr>\nteam captain for the Southsiders\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Most of these guys have known each other for more than a decade. They’ve been to each other’s BBQs and weddings. Most work in Silicon Valley, at Apple, Applied Materials, Ariba. One guy works at PG&E. Another at Pfizer. Another is a nursing student at West Valley College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not that any of that really matters. Gabriel De La Rosa is a project manager for an engineering firm — when he’s not focused on being team captain of the Southsiders. “Nobody cares what people do as their professions. So everybody just gets to put that away for about two hours. Just come out and play. You could be yelling at a CEO. You don’t know. It doesn’t matter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s 36 years old. So I ask him what part of the body goes first on a hockey player. “Pride!” he says, laughing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10436480\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14297_BloodOnTheIce-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10436480\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14297_BloodOnTheIce-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"RS14297_BloodOnTheIce-qut\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14297_BloodOnTheIce-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14297_BloodOnTheIce-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14297_BloodOnTheIce-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blood on the ice from Damon Doe’s pinkie finger. 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"content": "\u003cp>When we think of Silicon Valley, a lot of us think of hard-working people living high on the corporate hog: high-end restaurants on campus, on-site gyms, concierge services, et cetera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this fabulous work world full of people dreaming up new ways of doing business sits on a base of people doing business the Old-Fashioned Way. Many of those service workers, the ones chopping carrots and mowing lawns, are working for subcontractors, and those workers are struggling to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit Joint Venture Silicon Valley has tracked local economic trends for the last 20 years. This year’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.jointventure.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=182%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Index\u003c/a> reported the income gap is wider than ever, and wider in Silicon Valley than elsewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area or California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joint Venture divides the workforce into three different “tiers.” For high-skilled, high-wage jobs, Tier 1 in Silicon Valley, the median wage is $119,000 a year. For low-skilled, low-wage jobs, or Tier 3, the median is $27,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thirty percent of our population is living below the self-sufficiency standard,” says Joint Venture Vice President Rachel Massaro. “That means they can’t survive without public or informal private assistance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Thirty percent of our population is living below the self-sufficiency standard. That means they can’t survive without public or informal, private assistance.’\u003ccite> Rachel Massaro,\u003cbr>\nVP, Joint Venture Silicon Valley\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Housing Costs a Major Strain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joshua Hugg, with the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County, says what many economic analysts do, that the \u003cem>housing\u003c/em> boom that has come along with the latest tech boom has made it much harder for anybody making a modest salary to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of our chronic underproduction [of housing] for decades now, we are in such a huge hole that even that addition of affordable housing, that addition of market rate housing, is not enough to move the needle here,” Hugg says. “When you have two to three, some say four to five, service-level jobs being created for every tech job, that’s a burden and a responsibility that the community has to bear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But aside from some government mandates requiring developers to set aside a small percentage of new units for affordable housing, individuals are largely left to their own devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Massaro at Joint Venture says, “One of the definitions of informal private assistance is living with a relative or a friend. That’s what a lot of people are doing here to get by.\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Getting By in One Room\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would describe how Michael Johnson is getting by. He rents a room in the San Jose apartment of a friend he used to be in a band with years ago. In between boxes stuffed to the gills with his belongings, there’s just enough room for Johnson’s bed, desk, chair and three bass guitars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10436818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10436818 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Johnson was an engineer once. Since he was laid off in the dot.com bust, he has been unable to get back into tech. 'It’s not enough to survive. We’re not here to survive. We’re here to live. You know, and possibly even give back.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Johnson worked as an engineer until he was laid off in the dot.com bust. He has been unable to get back into tech. ‘It’s not enough to survive. We’re not here to survive. We’re here to live. You know, and possibly even give back.’ \u003ccite>(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a security guard making less than $20 an hour, this is all he can afford. “There’s no place to go except to move out of the valley, and a lot of us have families here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is 52 years old, divorced, with three kids, two of them in local colleges, the other just graduated. He’s working full time, but unless he finds a more lucrative line of work, it’s hard to see how his life is going to improve soon. Or for that matter, the lives of people like him working in service jobs across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Once We Were Young, And Engineers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turn up Tuesday mornings at 7:30 outside a certain tech office in Santa Clara, and you’ll spot Johnson waiting for a weekly delivery from his buddy, Norman Meeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley tech companies are famous for lavish food at catered events and campus restaurants. There are a lot of leftovers. No use in that food going to waste, Meeks thinks. So, with permission, he distributes it to other security guards and janitors. Today, Meeks has chicken wings and bok choy, a kind of Chinese cabbage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If someone’s in a situation, you know, hey, pitch in and try to help,” Meeks says. Both men work at \u003ca href=\"http://www.universalpro.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Protection Service\u003c/a>, a major security subcontractor. That’s where they met. But that’s not where either of them started. Johnson says both men know what it is to be on the sunny side of Silicon Valley’s economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re looking at two black engineers,” Johnson says. “I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘You’re looking at two black engineers. I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.’\u003ccite> Michael Johnson,\u003cbr>\nsecurity guard\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Remember the dot.com bust about 15 years ago? Both men got laid off, and neither man recovered, not fully. Meeks was a field engineer. “It took me almost a year to find something, and then I got laid off again. I had a friend that said ‘Why don’t you try security?’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The security guard gigs were supposed to be temporary, but that’s not how it’s worked out. “Once you get out of the workforce, it’s hard to get back in,” Meeks says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says human resources people who \u003cem>do\u003c/em> call him about his job applications ask why he’s looking for something in tech when he’s been in security for 10 years. He suspects it doesn’t help that he’s 52 and black, even though Silicon Valley companies are under pressure to diversify their employee base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talk of a Union\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is doing better than many in security. He works \u003cem>full\u003c/em> time, and his company provides benefits, although the package is a lot thinner than it used to be. “You know, when I started in security in 2004, we used to have better medical benefits. We had paid time off. Yeah, my benefit package was really comparable. The big difference was stock. When I was an IT person, I had stock options and all that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was before security firms started cutting costs to compete during the Great Recession, about seven years back. Universal Protection Service does offer \u003ca href=\"http://www.universalpro.com/documents/2010BenefitGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health coverage\u003c/a>, but Johnson can’t afford it. It would cost him 40 percent of his take-home pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson doesn’t blame his employer or security contractors in general. He blames their customers, the tech companies. “The truth of the matter is, they determine how much we earn. They determine our benefits. They determine the whole thing. Our contract agencies will do whatever they say do.”\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think Elizabeth Warren said it best,” he adds, referring to the liberal Democratic senator from Massachusetts. “She said, ‘If you don’t have a seat at the table, it’s because you’re on the menu.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">“I think Elizabeth Warren said it best. ‘If you don’t have a seat at the table, it’s because you’re on the menu.’ “\u003ccite> Michael Johnson,\u003cbr>\nsecurity guard\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But security guards will never make what engineers do. I press him to make an elevator pitch to a CEO worried about defending himself before shareholders who want to know why he would pay security guards a penny more than he has to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All these companies are now setting record profits!” Johnson says. “When is that going to trickle down to the rest of us? That were in the boat with you. That tightened up our belts along with you. That have participated in your success. Why can’t we participate in your prosperity? When are you going to open the door for the rest of us?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s still shopping his IT resume on \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-johnson/6/218/202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn\u003c/a>, but whether he breaks out of security or not, he’s now involved in an effort to unionize security officers in Silicon Valley. Security officers are unionized in San Francisco and the East Bay, but not in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ben Field is executive officer of the South Bay Labor Council, which represents 93 local unions. Field says Johnson’s comment about losing ground in the recession applies more broadly. “I think that’s been the case not just in security, but in service work generally. The wages and benefits haven’t recovered.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a union contract for janitorial services in Silicon Valley, but Field and his cohorts are still working on trying to organize security officers, bus drivers and cafeteria workers. Once there are contracts, the next challenge is getting one tech firm after another to agree to play ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Field muses, “You know, it seems like such a revolutionary idea that workers should be paid enough to live on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Curious about the boom/bust cycle that is reshaping the Bay Area? Check out our \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/boomtown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boomtown series.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joshua Hugg, with the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County, says what many economic analysts do, that the \u003cem>housing\u003c/em> boom that has come along with the latest tech boom has made it much harder for anybody making a modest salary to survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of our chronic underproduction [of housing] for decades now, we are in such a huge hole that even that addition of affordable housing, that addition of market rate housing, is not enough to move the needle here,” Hugg says. “When you have two to three, some say four to five, service-level jobs being created for every tech job, that’s a burden and a responsibility that the community has to bear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But aside from some government mandates requiring developers to set aside a small percentage of new units for affordable housing, individuals are largely left to their own devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Massaro at Joint Venture says, “One of the definitions of informal private assistance is living with a relative or a friend. That’s what a lot of people are doing here to get by.\u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Getting By in One Room\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would describe how Michael Johnson is getting by. He rents a room in the San Jose apartment of a friend he used to be in a band with years ago. In between boxes stuffed to the gills with his belongings, there’s just enough room for Johnson’s bed, desk, chair and three bass guitars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10436818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10436818 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Johnson was an engineer once. Since he was laid off in the dot.com bust, he has been unable to get back into tech. 'It’s not enough to survive. We’re not here to survive. We’re here to live. You know, and possibly even give back.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14270_20150213_Michael_johnson_jt_032-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Johnson worked as an engineer until he was laid off in the dot.com bust. He has been unable to get back into tech. ‘It’s not enough to survive. We’re not here to survive. We’re here to live. You know, and possibly even give back.’ \u003ccite>(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a security guard making less than $20 an hour, this is all he can afford. “There’s no place to go except to move out of the valley, and a lot of us have families here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is 52 years old, divorced, with three kids, two of them in local colleges, the other just graduated. He’s working full time, but unless he finds a more lucrative line of work, it’s hard to see how his life is going to improve soon. Or for that matter, the lives of people like him working in service jobs across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Once We Were Young, And Engineers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turn up Tuesday mornings at 7:30 outside a certain tech office in Santa Clara, and you’ll spot Johnson waiting for a weekly delivery from his buddy, Norman Meeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley tech companies are famous for lavish food at catered events and campus restaurants. There are a lot of leftovers. No use in that food going to waste, Meeks thinks. So, with permission, he distributes it to other security guards and janitors. Today, Meeks has chicken wings and bok choy, a kind of Chinese cabbage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If someone’s in a situation, you know, hey, pitch in and try to help,” Meeks says. Both men work at \u003ca href=\"http://www.universalpro.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Protection Service\u003c/a>, a major security subcontractor. That’s where they met. But that’s not where either of them started. Johnson says both men know what it is to be on the sunny side of Silicon Valley’s economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re looking at two black engineers,” Johnson says. “I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘You’re looking at two black engineers. I’m a communications engineer. I just finished my master’s in information security. I have 15 years experience. We both have project management experience. All of that.’\u003ccite> Michael Johnson,\u003cbr>\nsecurity guard\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Remember the dot.com bust about 15 years ago? Both men got laid off, and neither man recovered, not fully. Meeks was a field engineer. “It took me almost a year to find something, and then I got laid off again. I had a friend that said ‘Why don’t you try security?’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The security guard gigs were supposed to be temporary, but that’s not how it’s worked out. “Once you get out of the workforce, it’s hard to get back in,” Meeks says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says human resources people who \u003cem>do\u003c/em> call him about his job applications ask why he’s looking for something in tech when he’s been in security for 10 years. He suspects it doesn’t help that he’s 52 and black, even though Silicon Valley companies are under pressure to diversify their employee base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talk of a Union\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson is doing better than many in security. He works \u003cem>full\u003c/em> time, and his company provides benefits, although the package is a lot thinner than it used to be. “You know, when I started in security in 2004, we used to have better medical benefits. We had paid time off. Yeah, my benefit package was really comparable. The big difference was stock. When I was an IT person, I had stock options and all that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was before security firms started cutting costs to compete during the Great Recession, about seven years back. Universal Protection Service does offer \u003ca href=\"http://www.universalpro.com/documents/2010BenefitGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health coverage\u003c/a>, but Johnson can’t afford it. It would cost him 40 percent of his take-home pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson doesn’t blame his employer or security contractors in general. He blames their customers, the tech companies. “The truth of the matter is, they determine how much we earn. They determine our benefits. They determine the whole thing. Our contract agencies will do whatever they say do.”\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think Elizabeth Warren said it best,” he adds, referring to the liberal Democratic senator from Massachusetts. “She said, ‘If you don’t have a seat at the table, it’s because you’re on the menu.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">“I think Elizabeth Warren said it best. ‘If you don’t have a seat at the table, it’s because you’re on the menu.’ “\u003ccite> Michael Johnson,\u003cbr>\nsecurity guard\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But security guards will never make what engineers do. I press him to make an elevator pitch to a CEO worried about defending himself before shareholders who want to know why he would pay security guards a penny more than he has to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All these companies are now setting record profits!” Johnson says. “When is that going to trickle down to the rest of us? That were in the boat with you. 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"content": "\u003cp>At 6 a.m. Tuesday, the teams receive their marching orders at \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityteam.org/\" target=\"_blank\">CityTeam\u003c/a> in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Alum Rock!\" calls out a representative with Applied Survey Research, the San Jose nonprofit that's coordinating this \"Point-in-Time\" homeless census for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up step social workers Jen Sandhu and Pauline Bayati of \u003ca href=\"http://www.homefirstscc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">HomeFirst\u003c/a>, a nonprofit that helps homeless people in Santa Clara County. They're teamed up with Nick, a formerly homeless guide, before they set off for Alum Rock and Eastside San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might imagine they'll travel by foot, but the trip is mostly by car, slowly cruising down individual streets, looking for what can be spotted without disturbing people living rough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the back side of \u003ca href=\"http://www.olgparishsj.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Guadalupe Church\u003c/a>, we spot the first encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right there,\" says Nick, pointing at a clutch of sleeping bags and tents huddled against a fence at the end of a cul-de-sac. A neighborhood cat prowls around as the folks inside sleep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Oh, wow,\" says Sandhu, counting \"one, two, three, four, five, six tents.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick says many homeless people choose to stay near places where food is distributed or other services are provided. Shelters report their numbers to HUD independent of this street survey. While it's possible this team will double-count some people, the hope is the early hour means there won't be redundancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10417472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10417472\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Where you see a shopping cart packed with possessions, there's probably a homeless person nearby, and probably an encampment. Behind this cart, back in the bushes, there are signs somebody is living in the greenery by a freeway off-ramp.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where you see a shopping cart packed with possessions, there's probably a homeless person nearby, and probably an encampment. Behind this cart, back in the bushes, there are signs somebody is living in the greenery by a freeway offramp. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nick points out the telltale signs: holes cut into fences, makeshift sheds, shopping carts packed with possessions. We see quite a few alongside freeway on- and offramps. As cars roar past, we tiptoe past the carts to the bushes that grow along the concrete walls. Sure enough, there are sofas and sleeping bags, as well as cleared spots that indicate someone was sleeping on the ground recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It just gives you a new perspective for who’s around you and who’s part of your community,\" says Sandhu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Away from obvious encampments, it proves remarkably hard to identify people who are homeless, other than those deep into addiction and/or mental illness. A disheveled woman on the street in her housecoat and slippers attracts our attention, until she walks up and into a house. There's no way to know a kid wearing a worn hoodie or carrying a backpack too big for him is homeless just because of that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10417515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10417515\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut-800x629.jpg\" alt=\"Nick grew up in the Alum Rock area. Family troubles and alcoholism led him to the streets, but he's housed now, working with a local group called Downtown Streets Team. He's also an excellent guide for a homeless survey. \" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut-800x629.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut-400x315.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick grew up in the Alum Rock area. Family troubles and alcoholism led him to the streets, but he's housed now, working with a local group called Downtown Streets Team. He's also an excellent guide for a homeless survey. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The counters don't try to engage the people they see on the street. There's concern about safety, and an awareness that concern cuts both ways. A homeless person may not trust a stranger to have his best interests at heart. Many of those living on the streets are easy targets for robbery and rape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robert Aguirre, who used to live in the Jungle -- a massive homeless camp dismantled in December -- has another concern: that San Jose city officials are using intelligence they gather to evict people from encampments, like they did at the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/12/04/homeless-evicted-from-the-jungle-in-san-jose\" target=\"_blank\">Jungle\u003c/a>, Aguirre says. \"Since they closed the Jungle, all those people scattered, and now every time they settle down somewhere, the city goes and finds where they are. They clear them out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two-day survey, which continues Wednesday, doesn't track specific locations. Only the counters would know exactly where they spotted an encampment, and that's not to say they would share that information with police. That said, local agencies and nonprofits are using information they gather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As in other counties, Santa Clara County will send out teams after this count is over to meet and talk with people, gather more information about who they are and what they need, and potentially hook them up with services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara Supervisor and Board President Dave Cortese called for a new task force to address the problem in his State of the County \u003ca href=\"http://www.sccgov.org/sites/d3/Documents/SOTC%20Speech%202015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">speech\u003c/a> Tuesday night. \"In a valley among the highest in per capita income, productivity and wealth in the world, it is unthinkable that homelessness is one of our largest challenges.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2013, the count found more than \u003cspan id=\"mn_Global\">\u003cspan id=\"MNGiSection\">7,631\u003c/span>\u003c/span> homeless people in Santa Clara County, two-thirds of them in San Jose. HUD will release the official results for 2015 in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10417475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10417475\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"These maps of San Jose give a sense of how detailed and extensive the survey is.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">These maps of San Jose give a sense of how detailed and extensive the homeless survey is. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The numbers are shocking, but not the reasons people become homeless. Bayati, who studied psychology at San Jose State, says: \"A lot of it is mental illness or drug abuse.\" There are also unstable families, as well as work that doesn’t pay enough to cover rent. And even though there are programs like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hacsc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Section 8\u003c/a>, Bayati says a one-bedroom apartment in a rough part of San Jose can run $1,700 a month or more. All this explains the count.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sandhu says the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the survey every two years to figure out where to spend its money. \"Using an actual head count and having statistically figured multipliers to assess the issue is much better than an educated guess.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s census won’t include everybody. Counters invariably miss people on the streets, especially those living in cars and RVs. 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While it's possible this team will double-count some people, the hope is the early hour means there won't be redundancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10417472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10417472\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Where you see a shopping cart packed with possessions, there's probably a homeless person nearby, and probably an encampment. Behind this cart, back in the bushes, there are signs somebody is living in the greenery by a freeway off-ramp.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14087_TellTaleSign.JPG-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where you see a shopping cart packed with possessions, there's probably a homeless person nearby, and probably an encampment. Behind this cart, back in the bushes, there are signs somebody is living in the greenery by a freeway offramp. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nick points out the telltale signs: holes cut into fences, makeshift sheds, shopping carts packed with possessions. We see quite a few alongside freeway on- and offramps. As cars roar past, we tiptoe past the carts to the bushes that grow along the concrete walls. Sure enough, there are sofas and sleeping bags, as well as cleared spots that indicate someone was sleeping on the ground recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It just gives you a new perspective for who’s around you and who’s part of your community,\" says Sandhu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Away from obvious encampments, it proves remarkably hard to identify people who are homeless, other than those deep into addiction and/or mental illness. A disheveled woman on the street in her housecoat and slippers attracts our attention, until she walks up and into a house. There's no way to know a kid wearing a worn hoodie or carrying a backpack too big for him is homeless just because of that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10417515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10417515\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut-800x629.jpg\" alt=\"Nick grew up in the Alum Rock area. Family troubles and alcoholism led him to the streets, but he's housed now, working with a local group called Downtown Streets Team. He's also an excellent guide for a homeless survey. \" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut-800x629.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut-400x315.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14091_Nick-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick grew up in the Alum Rock area. Family troubles and alcoholism led him to the streets, but he's housed now, working with a local group called Downtown Streets Team. He's also an excellent guide for a homeless survey. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The counters don't try to engage the people they see on the street. There's concern about safety, and an awareness that concern cuts both ways. A homeless person may not trust a stranger to have his best interests at heart. Many of those living on the streets are easy targets for robbery and rape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robert Aguirre, who used to live in the Jungle -- a massive homeless camp dismantled in December -- has another concern: that San Jose city officials are using intelligence they gather to evict people from encampments, like they did at the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/12/04/homeless-evicted-from-the-jungle-in-san-jose\" target=\"_blank\">Jungle\u003c/a>, Aguirre says. \"Since they closed the Jungle, all those people scattered, and now every time they settle down somewhere, the city goes and finds where they are. They clear them out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two-day survey, which continues Wednesday, doesn't track specific locations. Only the counters would know exactly where they spotted an encampment, and that's not to say they would share that information with police. That said, local agencies and nonprofits are using information they gather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As in other counties, Santa Clara County will send out teams after this count is over to meet and talk with people, gather more information about who they are and what they need, and potentially hook them up with services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara Supervisor and Board President Dave Cortese called for a new task force to address the problem in his State of the County \u003ca href=\"http://www.sccgov.org/sites/d3/Documents/SOTC%20Speech%202015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">speech\u003c/a> Tuesday night. \"In a valley among the highest in per capita income, productivity and wealth in the world, it is unthinkable that homelessness is one of our largest challenges.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2013, the count found more than \u003cspan id=\"mn_Global\">\u003cspan id=\"MNGiSection\">7,631\u003c/span>\u003c/span> homeless people in Santa Clara County, two-thirds of them in San Jose. HUD will release the official results for 2015 in May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10417475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10417475\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"These maps of San Jose give a sense of how detailed and extensive the survey is.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/01/RS14089_CensusMaps.JPG-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">These maps of San Jose give a sense of how detailed and extensive the homeless survey is. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The numbers are shocking, but not the reasons people become homeless. Bayati, who studied psychology at San Jose State, says: \"A lot of it is mental illness or drug abuse.\" There are also unstable families, as well as work that doesn’t pay enough to cover rent. And even though there are programs like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hacsc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Section 8\u003c/a>, Bayati says a one-bedroom apartment in a rough part of San Jose can run $1,700 a month or more. All this explains the count.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sandhu says the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the survey every two years to figure out where to spend its money. \"Using an actual head count and having statistically figured multipliers to assess the issue is much better than an educated guess.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s census won’t include everybody. Counters invariably miss people on the streets, especially those living in cars and RVs. It’s also impossible to count the people living on the edge in somebody else’s home, staying indoors thanks to the kindness of friends or family.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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We certainly are thrilled to be able to see more and more employers in North San Jose and downtown. We're seeing vacancy rates drop considerably. All that is great. The other city, of course, is really characterized by the homelessness we see in San Jose. We know this is a huge challenge in cities throughout California, but it's seen no more acutely than in Silicon Valley where, obviously, the disparities are so grave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is displacement inevitable? Is that just something that we have to accept as a price of progress in a city like San Jose?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are policies that we can put in place to soften the blow for those that have been left behind in the boom. The reality is, there are much larger market forces at work here. And while I think big-city mayors have the best opportunity to have an impact in the great challenges we face -- poverty, crime and so many other challenges -- the reality is that those larger market forces are more powerful than City Hall. And the best we can do is try to implement the tools that will help a few hundred here and a few hundred there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You had tried to get developers to chip in more toward affordable housing previously. That got tied up in litigation. What's your next big idea to improve the housing stock in San Jose?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We're moving forward now with an impact fee that will require developers to pay a fee that will enable nonprofit builders to build more affordable housing. The reality is, it's really just a drop in the bucket compared to the need. We know at the lowest end of the scale, we need to be doing a lot of things to help get homeless people off the street and out of the creeks. And so this spring we'll be pushing forward with an effort to convert underutilized hotels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hope we'll be able to move forward this year on a microhousing proposal: that is, building very small units. For the workforce, we recognize we need to get more higher-density housing in places like downtown, along our transit corridors, that will enable teachers, nurses, police officers who can't afford the home prices here in our valley, to be able to have a safe place to live. You're going to see very aggressive efforts, particularly in downtown, where we've got 2,000 units that will be under construction or finished by the end of this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You are a native San Josean. Your family has deep roots in the area, and you have a deep love of the city. 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Church ladies serving handmade tortillas and menudo for parishioners?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/182333855″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire left the other buildings on the property untouched. There are still five masses every Sunday, in English, Spanish and Italian in Scalabrini Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sound system may not be ideal. The bells may be pre-recorded. The bingo game display board makes a funny back drop to the makeshift altar. But this service is as precious to the congregation as if it were happening in the church itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holy Cross is one of a handful of churches in California that still offer masses in Italian. Back when Santa Clara Valley was called the Valley of Heart’s Delight, thousands of Italians – especially Southern Italians – came here to work the farms, ranches and wineries. They settled in Northside San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/182174897″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Katarina Marcoccia got married at Holy Cross in 1967. I start to ask what she likes about this church when she bursts into tears. Her kids took their first communion here. Her grandmother came here. Go somewhere else for mass? Out of the question. For her and many others. “Yeah, I’m very happy to see everybody around, to help ‘em out,” Marcoccia says.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘When you’re an Italian-American immigrant, you come here with nothing, and you’re working over there picking prunes all day. The only place you find a little hope and solace for your family, and stability, is in the church. … It was an oasis.’\u003ccite>Anthony Quartuccio, Jr.\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>71 year-old Virginia Sacchi commutes from the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose. The fire threw her off guard. “I could not believe it. I could not believe it. But God say this had to happen, but this church will be builded again. We just kind of pray and do for the best.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, there are fewer Italians in the congregation and many more Filipinos and Mexicans: 600 families in all call, according to Father Firmo Mantovani. Over the mariachi band that starts to play outside now that the last mass is over, Father Mantovani explains it’s not clear whether the church building is a partial or total loss. Two teams of architects are evaluating the situation and are expected to report back within a couple of months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10383266\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 355px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10383266\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding-400x386.jpg\" alt=\"A family photo from Mae Ferraro of a wedding at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. (Courtesy Mae Ferraro)\" width=\"355\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding-400x386.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family photo from Mae Ferraro of a wedding at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. (Courtesy Ferraro Family)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t actually started the fundraising,” Father Mantovani says, “because we do not know how the reconstruction is going to be. And also we have insurance helping us. But donations are already starting and people are very generous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Northside San Jose is a working class neighborhood. The donations may not be enough to cover the cost of what insurance doesn’t cover. Money is coming from outside the congregation, however, including people who may not attend church regularly, but remember going there when growing up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a church that inspires loyalty. Many who spent time there or have relatives who did have posted photos for each other on a Facebook group called \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Cross-Church-Memories/1498539520418411?ref=br_tf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holy Cross Church Memories\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>One Family Remembers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not too far across town, the Quartuccio family sits sit down at a table laden with garlic bread, baked eggplant, rigatoni with sausage and cheese, and for desert…. cuidate (pronounced quee-DAH-tay), Sicilian fig cookies made special for Christmas. Janet Salciccia made them using a secret family recipe, and no, she’s not sharing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10382985\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10382985 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The children of Anthony Quartuccio lament the loss of their father's mural, painted in the cupola of the Holy Cross church sanctuary in San Jose, destroyed by fire in November. Anthony Quartuccio, Jr., Christine Sunseri, Maryann Quartuccio, Janet Salciccia, Joe Quartuccio. (Rachael Myrow/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The children of Anthony Quartuccio lament the loss of their father’s mural, painted in the cupola of the Holy Cross church sanctuary in San Jose, destroyed by fire in November. Anthony Quartuccio, Jr., Christine Sunseri , Maryann Quartuccio, Janet Salciccia, Joe Quartuccio. (Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joseph, Janet, Maryann and Anthony Jr. have come together to reflect on a Little Italy long gone, even before the fire. Anthony Jr. , a conductor for \u003ca href=\"http://www.operasj.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera San Jose\u003c/a>, explains what Holy Cross meant to his parents and grandparents. “When you’re an Italian-American immigrant, you come here with nothing, and you’re working over there picking prunes all day. The only place you find a little hope and solace for your family, and stability, is in the church: the prayer services, and all the meetings, the pasta feeds, and everything else. It was a center. It was an oasis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their father, Anthony Quartuccio, immigrated here from Monreale, Sicily in the 1930s. His first job was picking prunes on bended knees. “All that beautiful earth,” exclaims Joe Quartuccio, who works at \u003ca href=\"http://www.originaljoes.com/history.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original Joe’s\u003c/a>, the Italian steak house downtown. “My father used to call it the richest earth in the world. You can plant anything in this valley. And a lot of the Italians migrated here because of that reason.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their eyes all light up thinking of when they were children. It’s a measure of the joy of that childhood that they all still live in San Jose now. Many American-born Italians moved on and out, but there are still numerous organizations that keep the flame of memory alive in San Jose, including \u003ca href=\"http://sonsofsicily.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sons of Sicily\u003c/a>, the\u003ca href=\"http://siciliansisterhood.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sicilian Sisterhood\u003c/a>, and of course, Holy Cross.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10382988\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10382988 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"The Mural of Jesus at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. It was destroyed in the fire that destroyed the cupola in November. (Courtesy Nancy Frausto-Ramirez)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mural of Jesus at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. It was destroyed in the fire that destroyed the cupola in November. (Courtesy Nancy Frausto-Ramirez)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back in the late 1970s, Anthony Quartuccio painted the mural of Jesus hovering over Jerusalem in the cupola. His day job was delivering mail at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, but his passion was painting, and the longer he stuck to it, the bigger the commissions he got.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maryann Quartuccio, who works for the locally well-known Cortese family, was 15 or 16 when she watched her father paint the panels in in the kitchen. “He spent an entire month on the face of Jesus alone,” she recalls. “He was so adamant about making that perfect. And believe it or not, he did. That face of Christ just follows you. And it was devastating to know that was destroyed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony Jr. ran to the church on the day of the fire to see for himself. As he stood in the street crying, people driving by recognized him. “People rolled down the window. ‘Hey, Quartuccio! Did they save your father’s painting?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That mural is gone forever. What the Quartuccios pray for now is the future of the church-the soul, as they see it, of Northside San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Holy Cross Church says anyone interested in supporting the rebuilding effort can contact the church by mail at Holy Cross Church, Building Fund, 580 Jackson Street, San Jose, CA 95112.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holy Cross is one of a handful of churches in California that still offer masses in Italian. Back when Santa Clara Valley was called the Valley of Heart’s Delight, thousands of Italians – especially Southern Italians – came here to work the farms, ranches and wineries. They settled in Northside San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”166″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/182174897″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/182174897″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Katarina Marcoccia got married at Holy Cross in 1967. I start to ask what she likes about this church when she bursts into tears. Her kids took their first communion here. Her grandmother came here. Go somewhere else for mass? Out of the question. For her and many others. “Yeah, I’m very happy to see everybody around, to help ‘em out,” Marcoccia says.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘When you’re an Italian-American immigrant, you come here with nothing, and you’re working over there picking prunes all day. The only place you find a little hope and solace for your family, and stability, is in the church. … It was an oasis.’\u003ccite>Anthony Quartuccio, Jr.\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>71 year-old Virginia Sacchi commutes from the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose. The fire threw her off guard. “I could not believe it. I could not believe it. But God say this had to happen, but this church will be builded again. We just kind of pray and do for the best.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, there are fewer Italians in the congregation and many more Filipinos and Mexicans: 600 families in all call, according to Father Firmo Mantovani. Over the mariachi band that starts to play outside now that the last mass is over, Father Mantovani explains it’s not clear whether the church building is a partial or total loss. Two teams of architects are evaluating the situation and are expected to report back within a couple of months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10383266\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 355px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10383266\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding-400x386.jpg\" alt=\"A family photo from Mae Ferraro of a wedding at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. (Courtesy Mae Ferraro)\" width=\"355\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding-400x386.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/Wedding.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family photo from Mae Ferraro of a wedding at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. (Courtesy Ferraro Family)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t actually started the fundraising,” Father Mantovani says, “because we do not know how the reconstruction is going to be. And also we have insurance helping us. But donations are already starting and people are very generous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Northside San Jose is a working class neighborhood. The donations may not be enough to cover the cost of what insurance doesn’t cover. Money is coming from outside the congregation, however, including people who may not attend church regularly, but remember going there when growing up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a church that inspires loyalty. Many who spent time there or have relatives who did have posted photos for each other on a Facebook group called \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Cross-Church-Memories/1498539520418411?ref=br_tf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holy Cross Church Memories\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>One Family Remembers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not too far across town, the Quartuccio family sits sit down at a table laden with garlic bread, baked eggplant, rigatoni with sausage and cheese, and for desert…. cuidate (pronounced quee-DAH-tay), Sicilian fig cookies made special for Christmas. Janet Salciccia made them using a secret family recipe, and no, she’s not sharing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10382985\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10382985 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The children of Anthony Quartuccio lament the loss of their father's mural, painted in the cupola of the Holy Cross church sanctuary in San Jose, destroyed by fire in November. Anthony Quartuccio, Jr., Christine Sunseri, Maryann Quartuccio, Janet Salciccia, Joe Quartuccio. (Rachael Myrow/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13767_IMG_0768-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The children of Anthony Quartuccio lament the loss of their father’s mural, painted in the cupola of the Holy Cross church sanctuary in San Jose, destroyed by fire in November. Anthony Quartuccio, Jr., Christine Sunseri , Maryann Quartuccio, Janet Salciccia, Joe Quartuccio. (Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Joseph, Janet, Maryann and Anthony Jr. have come together to reflect on a Little Italy long gone, even before the fire. Anthony Jr. , a conductor for \u003ca href=\"http://www.operasj.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera San Jose\u003c/a>, explains what Holy Cross meant to his parents and grandparents. “When you’re an Italian-American immigrant, you come here with nothing, and you’re working over there picking prunes all day. The only place you find a little hope and solace for your family, and stability, is in the church: the prayer services, and all the meetings, the pasta feeds, and everything else. It was a center. It was an oasis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their father, Anthony Quartuccio, immigrated here from Monreale, Sicily in the 1930s. His first job was picking prunes on bended knees. “All that beautiful earth,” exclaims Joe Quartuccio, who works at \u003ca href=\"http://www.originaljoes.com/history.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original Joe’s\u003c/a>, the Italian steak house downtown. “My father used to call it the richest earth in the world. You can plant anything in this valley. And a lot of the Italians migrated here because of that reason.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their eyes all light up thinking of when they were children. It’s a measure of the joy of that childhood that they all still live in San Jose now. Many American-born Italians moved on and out, but there are still numerous organizations that keep the flame of memory alive in San Jose, including \u003ca href=\"http://sonsofsicily.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sons of Sicily\u003c/a>, the\u003ca href=\"http://siciliansisterhood.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sicilian Sisterhood\u003c/a>, and of course, Holy Cross.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10382988\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10382988 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"The Mural of Jesus at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. It was destroyed in the fire that destroyed the cupola in November. (Courtesy Nancy Frausto-Ramirez)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13769_10481331_1499256617013368_7316085896852057749_n-qut.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mural of Jesus at Holy Cross Church in San Jose. It was destroyed in the fire that destroyed the cupola in November. (Courtesy Nancy Frausto-Ramirez)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back in the late 1970s, Anthony Quartuccio painted the mural of Jesus hovering over Jerusalem in the cupola. His day job was delivering mail at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, but his passion was painting, and the longer he stuck to it, the bigger the commissions he got.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maryann Quartuccio, who works for the locally well-known Cortese family, was 15 or 16 when she watched her father paint the panels in in the kitchen. “He spent an entire month on the face of Jesus alone,” she recalls. “He was so adamant about making that perfect. And believe it or not, he did. That face of Christ just follows you. And it was devastating to know that was destroyed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony Jr. ran to the church on the day of the fire to see for himself. As he stood in the street crying, people driving by recognized him. “People rolled down the window. ‘Hey, Quartuccio! Did they save your father’s painting?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That mural is gone forever. What the Quartuccios pray for now is the future of the church-the soul, as they see it, of Northside San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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A rough proposal was outlined in a \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/37623\">PowerPoint presentation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the limits of the proposal, critics like Charlotte Casey of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanjosepeace.org/\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Peace and Justice Center\u003c/a> argued that the public is wary, given the way drones are used for international warfare. \"I understand that they [domestic drones] are not armed,\" Casey said during the public comment period of the Nov. 13 meeting, \"but the idea right away makes people fearful.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's another fear, expressed by many from civil libertarians to Muslim-American rights groups: \"mission creep,\" the gradual expansion of the list of possible uses for drones after a police department has gotten an initial go-ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Jose Police Department is not the only California law enforcement agency to purchase small unmanned aerial surveillance devices. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-anti-drone-campaign-lapd-city-hall-20140821-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">LAPD\u003c/a> has as well, and Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern recently announced that he used money from his own department to \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_27059034/alameda-county-sheriff-buys-two-drones\" target=\"_blank\">purchase drones\u003c/a> after being blocked from using federal money. Here's the \u003ca href=\"http://www.docstoc.com/docs/173217330/Alameda%20County%20Sheriff%20Greg%20Ahern%27s%20new%20policy%20on%20drones\" target=\"_blank\">general order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, the ACLU issued a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/Smart%20About%20Surveillance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report\u003c/a> on the increasing use of digital surveillance by law enforcement agencies in California. On a recent edition of \u003cem>KQED Newsroom\u003c/em>, Nicole Ozer of the ACLU of Northern California said, \"We see cities and counties up and down the state of California spending vast sums on surveillance technology: everything from license plate readers to facial recognition to drones. ... More than $65 million. And with little to no public debate, very little consideration of the costs and benefits and very few policies in place to make sure that misuse doesn't happen.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/V4sZsgHeRvM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ozer went on to say, \"What we've seen consistently is the inconsistency that's happening up and down the state. ... Maybe there are policies in place for body cameras, but there are no policies in place for facial recognition.\" Ozer wants to see a consistent conversation happening across technologies, \"and that these basic questions get answered before any programs go forward.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1327\">AB1327\u003c/a>, which would have required a warrant every time police sought to deploy a drone. The bill also would have required the police and other public agencies to notify the public when a drone was deployed and to destroy any images, footage or data obtained by the drone. In his \u003ca href=\"http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1327_Veto_Message.pdf\">veto message\u003c/a>, Brown said the bill was too narrow and “could impose requirements beyond what is required by either the Fourth Amendment or the privacy provisions in the California Constitution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Federal Aviation Administration is still trying to determine how to regulate its use to protect aircraft. While that process continues, private drone use by filmmakers, scientists and hobbyists is skyrocketing. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein recently announced she intends to\u003ca href=\"http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d1339018-7751-415e-bcf7-74c05e8fb4fa\" target=\"_blank\"> introduce a bill \u003c/a>to strengthen federal laws. 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"content": "\u003cp>City crews began dismantling San Jose’s massive homeless encampment known as “The Jungle” Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thought to be the largest homeless encampment in the United States, the 75-acre camp was home to about 300 people. Most lived in tents, shacks and tree houses amid piles of trash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city says the camp must be cleared because of increased violence, wet weather and unsanitary conditions that are polluting nearby Coyote Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Living conditions that constantly jeopardize [lives of the homeless], put the environment at risk and put the surrounding safety of the neighborhoods in jeopardy is not a situation we can tolerate as a city,” said Ray Bramson, San Jose’s homeless encampment project manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents were given notice Monday that they had to leave or face arrest for trespassing. This morning, about 60 residents remained at the camp, dragging their belongings through ankle-deep mud as they made their exit. Some had friends pick them up in cars or vans, while others left on foot with shopping carts filled to the brim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367312\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10367312\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13347_20141203_jungle_jt_009-scr-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Wynne pokes his head out of his tent where he's been living for the past four years. Wynne came to San Jose from Florida hoping for a job in the tech industry, but feels he was too old to be viewed as a desirable employee. 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(James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Resident Robert Aguirre says the closure is baffling, because for years police and social workers sent people to The Jungle after closing other encampments across the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By shutting this down you’re actually making these people homeless,” he said on \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201412030900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>KQED Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “A lot of these people have been here for as much as 20 years. They built homes for themselves. They’re waterproof, they’re weatherproof, they’re just nontraditional homes. Now they’re going to be forced out into the streets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Jose has cleared out The Jungle in the past, most recently in May 2012, when 150 people were evicted. Aguirre said that it was only a matter of weeks before residents returned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, the city says, the eviction is final. They’ve dedicated $4 million to cleaning up the site and providing housing subsidies for residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Social workers have spent the past few months finding housing and jobs for residents. Instead of clearing camps as they have in the past, the city is taking a “housing first” approach, Bramson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve placed 144 people in permanent homes and another 55 will be housed soon, Bramson said. Nearby shelters have also set aside designated beds for camp residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179846221″ params=”color=ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some housing advocates say the closure should have been postponed until more alternative housing could have been found, and that the housing subsidies aren’t enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367381\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10367381\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Crews work to clean out debris left behind. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews work to clean out debris left behind. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What [the city] does, is they fail to provide housing for people, and then they blame the homeless and think they can solve the problem just by moving them around,” said housing advocate Sandy Perry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby companies like Google, Apple, Yahoo, eBay and Facebook have amassed incredible wealth as the tech sector roars back to life following the recession. The growth has driven up home prices in the Bay Area, and many available units are unaffordable for low and middle-class residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To not be able to house our people in the richest place in the world at the richest time in its history shows us that something’s completely broken about our city,” Perry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10367382\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Alcala, right, removes his belongings after living at The Jungle for two years. Rain and mud has complicated the move for many residents. (James Tensuan/KQED) \" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Alcala, right, removes his belongings after living at The Jungle for two years. Rain and mud have complicated the move for many residents. 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(James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents dragged their belongings to the side of the road. Some had friends to pick them up. Others left on foot. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367493\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Alcala takes a break from packing to get a drink of water. Alcala lived in The Jungle for 2 years, and is now headed to a group home down the street. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Alcala takes a break from packing to get a drink of water. Alcala lived in The Jungle two years, and is now headed to a group home down the street. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367494\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The rain and mud made the move messy. At one point a dump truck brought in to cart debris away got stuck in the muck. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rain and mud made the move messy. At one point a dump truck brought in to cart debris away got stuck in the muck. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367495\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Many residents left any valuables they could not carry in one or two loads behind. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many residents left behind any valuables they could not carry in one or two loads. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10367428 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Costa peels of a warning sign off a makeshift wall. The area was called 'The Jungle' because it reminded him of him of his four tours in Vietnam. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Costa peels a warning sign off a makeshift wall. The area was called ‘The Jungle’ because it reminded him of his four tours in Vietnam. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367429\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Residents were given noticed that they needed to clear out on Monday. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents were given notice that they needed to clear out on Monday. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367315\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Cooper takes a break from pushing his shopping cart of belongings out of The Jungle. He's been living in the Jungle for about six months after falling on bad luck when he moved to San Jose from St. Louis. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Cooper takes a break from pushing his shopping cart of belongings out of The Jungle. He’s been living in the Jungle for about six months after falling on bad luck when he moved to San Jose from St. Louis. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367375\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"An item left behind by a Jungle resident. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An item left behind by a Jungle resident. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367376\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday decorations adorn a tree at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holiday decorations adorn a tree at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367377\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"One of Doug Wynne's six cats sits near his tent at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Doug Wynne’s six cats sits near his tent at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Associated Press contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By shutting this down you’re actually making these people homeless,” he said on \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201412030900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>KQED Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “A lot of these people have been here for as much as 20 years. They built homes for themselves. They’re waterproof, they’re weatherproof, they’re just nontraditional homes. Now they’re going to be forced out into the streets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Jose has cleared out The Jungle in the past, most recently in May 2012, when 150 people were evicted. Aguirre said that it was only a matter of weeks before residents returned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, the city says, the eviction is final. They’ve dedicated $4 million to cleaning up the site and providing housing subsidies for residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Social workers have spent the past few months finding housing and jobs for residents. Instead of clearing camps as they have in the past, the city is taking a “housing first” approach, Bramson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve placed 144 people in permanent homes and another 55 will be housed soon, Bramson said. Nearby shelters have also set aside designated beds for camp residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”20″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179846221″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179846221″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some housing advocates say the closure should have been postponed until more alternative housing could have been found, and that the housing subsidies aren’t enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367381\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10367381\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Crews work to clean out debris left behind. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13378_20141204_jungle_jt_013-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews work to clean out debris left behind. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What [the city] does, is they fail to provide housing for people, and then they blame the homeless and think they can solve the problem just by moving them around,” said housing advocate Sandy Perry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby companies like Google, Apple, Yahoo, eBay and Facebook have amassed incredible wealth as the tech sector roars back to life following the recession. The growth has driven up home prices in the Bay Area, and many available units are unaffordable for low and middle-class residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To not be able to house our people in the richest place in the world at the richest time in its history shows us that something’s completely broken about our city,” Perry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10367382\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Alcala, right, removes his belongings after living at The Jungle for two years. Rain and mud has complicated the move for many residents. (James Tensuan/KQED) \" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13367_20141204_jungle_jt_002-scr-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Alcala, right, removes his belongings after living at The Jungle for two years. Rain and mud have complicated the move for many residents. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367430\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13379_20141204_jungle_jt_014-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A work tears down a wall at The Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13379_20141204_jungle_jt_014-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13379_20141204_jungle_jt_014-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13379_20141204_jungle_jt_014-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker tears down a wall at The Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367492\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Residents dragged their belongings to the side of the road. Some had friends to pick them up. Others left on foot. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13368_20141204_jungle_jt_003-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents dragged their belongings to the side of the road. Some had friends to pick them up. Others left on foot. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367493\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Alcala takes a break from packing to get a drink of water. Alcala lived in The Jungle for 2 years, and is now headed to a group home down the street. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13369_20141204_jungle_jt_004-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Alcala takes a break from packing to get a drink of water. Alcala lived in The Jungle two years, and is now headed to a group home down the street. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367494\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The rain and mud made the move messy. At one point a dump truck brought in to cart debris away got stuck in the muck. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13375_20141204_jungle_jt_010-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rain and mud made the move messy. At one point a dump truck brought in to cart debris away got stuck in the muck. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367495\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367495\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Many residents left any valuables they could not carry in one or two loads behind. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13380_20141204_jungle_jt_015-qut.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many residents left behind any valuables they could not carry in one or two loads. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10367428 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Costa peels of a warning sign off a makeshift wall. The area was called 'The Jungle' because it reminded him of him of his four tours in Vietnam. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13376_20141204_jungle_jt_011.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Costa peels a warning sign off a makeshift wall. The area was called ‘The Jungle’ because it reminded him of his four tours in Vietnam. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367429\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Residents were given noticed that they needed to clear out on Monday. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13372_20141204_jungle_jt_007-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents were given notice that they needed to clear out on Monday. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367315\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Cooper takes a break from pushing his shopping cart of belongings out of The Jungle. He's been living in the Jungle for about six months after falling on bad luck when he moved to San Jose from St. Louis. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13343_20141203_jungle_jt_005-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Cooper takes a break from pushing his shopping cart of belongings out of The Jungle. He’s been living in the Jungle for about six months after falling on bad luck when he moved to San Jose from St. Louis. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367375\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"An item left behind by a Jungle resident. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13352_20141203_jungle_jt_014-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An item left behind by a Jungle resident. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367376\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday decorations adorn a tree at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13350_20141203_jungle_jt_012-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holiday decorations adorn a tree at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10367377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10367377\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"One of Doug Wynne's six cats sits near his tent at the Jungle. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/12/RS13346_20141203_jungle_jt_008-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Doug Wynne’s six cats sits near his tent at the Jungle. 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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/uber-executive-suggests-digging-up-dirt-on-journalists\" target=\"_blank\">Uber executive suggests digging up dirt on journalists \u003c/a>(Buzzfeed):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A senior executive at Uber suggested that the company should consider hiring a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of the personal life of a female journalist who has criticized the company. The executive, Emil Michael, made the comments in a conversation he later said he believed was off the record. In a statement through Uber Monday evening, he said he regretted them and that they didn’t reflect his or the company’s views. \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/uber-executive-suggests-digging-up-dirt-on-journalists\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://pando.com/2014/11/17/the-moment-i-learned-just-how-far-uber-will-go-to-silence-journalists-and-attack-women/\" target=\"_blank\">The moment I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalists and attack women\u003c/a> (Pando Daily):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A \"horrifying scoop\" in Buzzfeed details the lengths that at least one Uber executive, Emil Michael, was willing to go to discredit anyone– particularly a woman– who may try to question how Uber operates. Ruining her life? Manufacturing lies? Going after her family? Apparently it’s all part of what Uber has described as its “political campaign” to build a $30 billion (and counting) tech company. A campaign that David Plouffe was hired to “run,” that’s looking more like a pathetic version of play acting House of Cards than a real campaign run by a real political professional. Because step one of an illegal smear campaign against a woman is: Don’t brag about it to a journalist at a party. \u003ca href=\"http://pando.com/2014/11/17/the-moment-i-learned-just-how-far-uber-will-go-to-silence-journalists-and-attack-women/\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/ubers-travis-kalanick-takes-charm-offensive-to-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's Travis Kalanick takes 'charm offensive' to New York City\u003c/a> (Buzzfeed):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Travis Kalanick, CEO of the hotly covered tech juggernaut Uber — whose relations with the media have been rocky — was in New York City Friday meeting with reporters, the latest episode in an apparent charm offensive. ... The event, the substance of which was off-the-record by agreement, appears to be part of a new approach by the confrontational company, which recently brought on former Obama aide David Plouffe to help shape its image. \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/ubers-travis-kalanick-takes-charm-offensive-to-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/17/the-best-way-to-get-people-on-your-side-is-to-annoy-them/\" target=\"_blank\">Cabs cause gridlock at SFO to protest Uber, Lyft and Sidecar\u003c/a> (TechCrunch):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>At San Francisco International Airport this evening, a large group of Bay Area taxi drivers has decided to make picking passengers up nearly impossible in an effort to protest the airport’s recent decision to allow ride-sharing companies to operate on its premises. But according to reports on Twitter, the protest has not only limited the use of alternative ride-hailing apps at SFO, but it has caused gridlock for anyone trying to get in or out of the airport’s terminals. \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/17/the-best-way-to-get-people-on-your-side-is-to-annoy-them/\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26956121/san-jose-report-says-sjpd-ranks-could-fall\" target=\"_blank\">Report: San Jose Police Department ranks could fall to 1985 levels\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The number of San Jose police officers will fall to the lowest in three decades if current trends continue unabated, and even that projection hinges on an optimistic view of the agency's ability to retain officers and recruit new blood, according to a new report. A department report produced for Tuesday's City Council meeting estimates that with current attrition and hiring, the number of sworn staff will drop from the current 1,010 down to 988 by July, which would mark the first time since 1985 that the force steadily fielded fewer than 1,000 officers. That same model projects a sworn staff of 949 by July 2017. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26956121/san-jose-report-says-sjpd-ranks-could-fall\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/21b7a5db4a0a435eb17850be6883e5a8/ntsb-govt-aircraft-regulations-apply-drones\" target=\"_blank\">NTSB: Government aircraft regulations apply to drones -- even tiny ones\u003c/a> (Associated Press):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The government has the power to hold drone operators accountable when they operate the remote-control aircraft recklessly, a federal safety board ruled Tuesday in a setback to small drone operators chafing under Federal Aviation Administration restrictions. The FAA had fined Raphael Pirker, an aerial photographer, $10,000 for operating his Ritewing Zephyr in a reckless manner on the University of Virginia campus in 2011. An administrative law judge with the National Transportation Safety Board, which hears appeals of Federal Aviation Administration enforcement actions, sided with Pirker earlier this year, saying the FAA hasn't issued any regulations specifically for drones and therefore can't determine their use. \u003ca href=\"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/21b7a5db4a0a435eb17850be6883e5a8/ntsb-govt-aircraft-regulations-apply-drones\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?prod=XXXAFDMTR&wfo=MTR\" target=\"_blank\">Rain -- rain! -- on the way\u003c/a> (National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussion):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A series of Pacific storms systems are forecast to impact the region through late week, bringing periods of unsettled weather. The first chance of rain will start this evening and continue into Wednesday. \u003ca href=\"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?prod=XXXAFDMTR&wfo=MTR\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/1967\" target=\"_blank\">A dry start to autumn for most of California; prospects for rain murky\u003c/a> (California Weather Blog):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A rather extraordinary sequence of atmospheric events has unfolded over the Pacific Ocean and across adjacent North America over the past week or so. The current pattern is strongly reminiscent of the extremely high amplitude wave pattern that dominated most of winter 2013-2014 and the latter half of 2012-2013. While the implications are a little different for California ... the “Warm West/Cool East” pattern ... results in unusually dry and warm conditions in California (while bringing impressive cold and snow to areas from the Rocky Mountains eastward). \u003ca href=\"http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/1967\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26957582/guest-commentary-oakland-took-giant-step-food-security?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland takes a major step for food security, but much is left to be done\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On Nov. 5, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved changes to the city's agricultural regulations that will facilitate the growing, selling and sharing of food on residential land, removing a costly and extensive permitting process. This is a huge step forward in acknowledging the challenges many Oakland residents face in finding affordable and healthy foods. But it's not enough. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26957582/guest-commentary-oakland-took-giant-step-food-security?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_26958157/stanford-women-topple-no-1-uconn\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford women end No. 1 UConn's 47-game winning streak\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Sixth-ranked Stanford burst into the national conversation Monday night by toppling top-ranked Connecticut with a dramatic overtime victory almost no one saw coming. The Cardinal (2-0) showed poise and perseverance in its 88-86 win that ended the Huskies' 47-game win streak in front of 5,367 bedazzled fans. \"People got their money's worth,\" Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_26958157/stanford-women-topple-no-1-uconn\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_26959674/saint-marys-beats-new-mexico-state-83-71\" target=\"_blank\">St. Mary's beats New Mexico State 83-71 in midnight game\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>While most of the country slept, Saint Mary's continued its late-night dominance on the basketball court. The Gaels beat New Mexico State 83-71 in a middle-of-the-night Tuesday matchup that was part of ESPN's annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. 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In a statement through Uber Monday evening, he said he regretted them and that they didn’t reflect his or the company’s views. \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/uber-executive-suggests-digging-up-dirt-on-journalists\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://pando.com/2014/11/17/the-moment-i-learned-just-how-far-uber-will-go-to-silence-journalists-and-attack-women/\" target=\"_blank\">The moment I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalists and attack women\u003c/a> (Pando Daily):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A \"horrifying scoop\" in Buzzfeed details the lengths that at least one Uber executive, Emil Michael, was willing to go to discredit anyone– particularly a woman– who may try to question how Uber operates. Ruining her life? Manufacturing lies? Going after her family? Apparently it’s all part of what Uber has described as its “political campaign” to build a $30 billion (and counting) tech company. A campaign that David Plouffe was hired to “run,” that’s looking more like a pathetic version of play acting House of Cards than a real campaign run by a real political professional. Because step one of an illegal smear campaign against a woman is: Don’t brag about it to a journalist at a party. \u003ca href=\"http://pando.com/2014/11/17/the-moment-i-learned-just-how-far-uber-will-go-to-silence-journalists-and-attack-women/\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/ubers-travis-kalanick-takes-charm-offensive-to-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's Travis Kalanick takes 'charm offensive' to New York City\u003c/a> (Buzzfeed):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Travis Kalanick, CEO of the hotly covered tech juggernaut Uber — whose relations with the media have been rocky — was in New York City Friday meeting with reporters, the latest episode in an apparent charm offensive. ... The event, the substance of which was off-the-record by agreement, appears to be part of a new approach by the confrontational company, which recently brought on former Obama aide David Plouffe to help shape its image. \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/ubers-travis-kalanick-takes-charm-offensive-to-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/17/the-best-way-to-get-people-on-your-side-is-to-annoy-them/\" target=\"_blank\">Cabs cause gridlock at SFO to protest Uber, Lyft and Sidecar\u003c/a> (TechCrunch):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>At San Francisco International Airport this evening, a large group of Bay Area taxi drivers has decided to make picking passengers up nearly impossible in an effort to protest the airport’s recent decision to allow ride-sharing companies to operate on its premises. But according to reports on Twitter, the protest has not only limited the use of alternative ride-hailing apps at SFO, but it has caused gridlock for anyone trying to get in or out of the airport’s terminals. \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/17/the-best-way-to-get-people-on-your-side-is-to-annoy-them/\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26956121/san-jose-report-says-sjpd-ranks-could-fall\" target=\"_blank\">Report: San Jose Police Department ranks could fall to 1985 levels\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The number of San Jose police officers will fall to the lowest in three decades if current trends continue unabated, and even that projection hinges on an optimistic view of the agency's ability to retain officers and recruit new blood, according to a new report. A department report produced for Tuesday's City Council meeting estimates that with current attrition and hiring, the number of sworn staff will drop from the current 1,010 down to 988 by July, which would mark the first time since 1985 that the force steadily fielded fewer than 1,000 officers. That same model projects a sworn staff of 949 by July 2017. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26956121/san-jose-report-says-sjpd-ranks-could-fall\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/21b7a5db4a0a435eb17850be6883e5a8/ntsb-govt-aircraft-regulations-apply-drones\" target=\"_blank\">NTSB: Government aircraft regulations apply to drones -- even tiny ones\u003c/a> (Associated Press):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The government has the power to hold drone operators accountable when they operate the remote-control aircraft recklessly, a federal safety board ruled Tuesday in a setback to small drone operators chafing under Federal Aviation Administration restrictions. The FAA had fined Raphael Pirker, an aerial photographer, $10,000 for operating his Ritewing Zephyr in a reckless manner on the University of Virginia campus in 2011. An administrative law judge with the National Transportation Safety Board, which hears appeals of Federal Aviation Administration enforcement actions, sided with Pirker earlier this year, saying the FAA hasn't issued any regulations specifically for drones and therefore can't determine their use. \u003ca href=\"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/21b7a5db4a0a435eb17850be6883e5a8/ntsb-govt-aircraft-regulations-apply-drones\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?prod=XXXAFDMTR&wfo=MTR\" target=\"_blank\">Rain -- rain! -- on the way\u003c/a> (National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussion):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A series of Pacific storms systems are forecast to impact the region through late week, bringing periods of unsettled weather. The first chance of rain will start this evening and continue into Wednesday. \u003ca href=\"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?prod=XXXAFDMTR&wfo=MTR\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/1967\" target=\"_blank\">A dry start to autumn for most of California; prospects for rain murky\u003c/a> (California Weather Blog):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A rather extraordinary sequence of atmospheric events has unfolded over the Pacific Ocean and across adjacent North America over the past week or so. The current pattern is strongly reminiscent of the extremely high amplitude wave pattern that dominated most of winter 2013-2014 and the latter half of 2012-2013. While the implications are a little different for California ... the “Warm West/Cool East” pattern ... results in unusually dry and warm conditions in California (while bringing impressive cold and snow to areas from the Rocky Mountains eastward). \u003ca href=\"http://www.weatherwest.com/archives/1967\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26957582/guest-commentary-oakland-took-giant-step-food-security?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland takes a major step for food security, but much is left to be done\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On Nov. 5, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved changes to the city's agricultural regulations that will facilitate the growing, selling and sharing of food on residential land, removing a costly and extensive permitting process. This is a huge step forward in acknowledging the challenges many Oakland residents face in finding affordable and healthy foods. But it's not enough. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26957582/guest-commentary-oakland-took-giant-step-food-security?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_26958157/stanford-women-topple-no-1-uconn\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford women end No. 1 UConn's 47-game winning streak\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Sixth-ranked Stanford burst into the national conversation Monday night by toppling top-ranked Connecticut with a dramatic overtime victory almost no one saw coming. The Cardinal (2-0) showed poise and perseverance in its 88-86 win that ended the Huskies' 47-game win streak in front of 5,367 bedazzled fans. \"People got their money's worth,\" Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_26958157/stanford-women-topple-no-1-uconn\" target=\"_blank\">Full story\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_26959674/saint-marys-beats-new-mexico-state-83-71\" target=\"_blank\">St. Mary's beats New Mexico State 83-71 in midnight game\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News):\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>While most of the country slept, Saint Mary's continued its late-night dominance on the basketball court. The Gaels beat New Mexico State 83-71 in a middle-of-the-night Tuesday matchup that was part of ESPN's annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. 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Mike Honda held a news conference at his campaign office in Newark, declaring victory in his bid for re-election over rival Democrat Ro Khanna.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Together we sent a message,” the seven-term congressman declared, “that the voters of this district value a lifetime of service to the community more than a lifetime of serving oneself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khanna, a former trade official with the Obama administration and the Silicon Valley industry favorite, has not yet conceded. He was able to establish himself with voters thanks in large part to heavily publicized donations from tech titans, including Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honda referred to that support in dark terms. “This election could not be bought! By super PACs and right-wing millionaires and billionaires. My opponent’s donors wasted more than $5,000,000 to try to replace my progressive voice with someone who would do their own bidding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honda is now ahead by about more than 4 percentage points. The update in the vote count is expected today at 5 p.m. Ro Khanna is expected to speak about his prospects at 5:45 p.m. in Fremont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to Honda \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/kqed/mike-honda-declares-victory-and-slams-khana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking aim at Khanna and Big Tech here\u003c/a> …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175856589″ params=”color=ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With each passing day, more last-minute vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are counted. With each passing day, Rep. Mike Honda’s lead over Ro Khanna in the 17th Congressional District barely budges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/54209/148272/Web01/en/summary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>, Honda is leading 52.50 percent to Khanna’s 47.50 percent. The story’s not much different in \u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/226/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the day after the election, the Khanna campaign issued an early-morning press release claiming it felt “confident Khanna will gain as late absentee ballots are counted.” The Honda campaign retorted: “With the information available it appears that the voters have made their decision to keep Congressman Honda as their Representative in recognition of his work delivering for the District.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the tilt toward Honda,” says San Jose State Professor Larry Gerston, “Khanna’s climb becomes harder.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a bitter, expensive race — a pitched battle by one Democrat to unseat another. Honda was hopeful but noncommittal at his campaign party, saying his team is better and stronger for facing a fierce challenge from Khanna.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We touched base,” he said, “with our party and our friends. We made new friends. We created a larger family, and this larger family will be intact for in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one way of putting it. The two candidates spent more than $7.3 million, landing the 17th Congressional District on the map for political pundits across the country, and on Open Secret’s list of \u003ca href=\"http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topraces.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Most Expensive Congressional Races\u003c/a> in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The race pit a seven-term Democratic incumbent against another Democrat in the newly drawn 17th Congressional District. It includes cities like Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Cupertino. It’s home to major Silicon Valley firms like Apple, Intel, Yahoo and eBay. Khanna argued Silicon Valley needed a stronger advocate for its interests in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Internal polls showed the 38-year-old Khanna gaining in the final weeks of the campaign. He was certainly closer than his finish in the June primary, 20 points behind 73-year-old Honda. In an email to supporters, Khanna wrote, “When we started this campaign nearly two years ago, I was polling at just three percent. Now, they’re still counting the ballots. It’s that close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re sending a clear message that the honor of representing Silicon Valley is not an entitlement — it’s something that needs to be earned.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Analysts say he’s proved that point, but add that Khanna picked a tough target. Honda has spent 14 years cultivating his ties with the community, one that includes more than tech companies and the people who work for them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honda’s election-night party was held at \u003ca href=\"http://www.zahirs.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zahir’s Bistro\u003c/a> in Milpitas. Why this restaurant? Owner Zahir Quddus says he’s been a supporter since Honda first ran for Congress. “The way he present himself. The way he talk about people. He meant it real exactly what he say.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over in Santa Clara, the party for Khanna was boisterous, fueled by high spirits and an open bar. Groups of teenagers broke out into spontaneous dancing. One told me she could imagine Khanna running for president one day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both campaigns were packed with young idealists. As fierce as this fight was, political science Professor \u003cspan class=\"st\">Karthick Ramakrishnan of UC Riverside sees an upside: more political involvement by young people – and by Silicon Valley’s Indian community. Ramakrishnan can’t put numbers to it now, but he’ll know for sure in a few months, after parsing the voting rolls.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The update in the vote count is expected today at 5 p.m. Ro Khanna is expected to speak about his prospects at 5:45 p.m. in Fremont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to Honda \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/kqed/mike-honda-declares-victory-and-slams-khana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking aim at Khanna and Big Tech here\u003c/a> …\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”20″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175856589″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175856589″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With each passing day, more last-minute vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are counted. With each passing day, Rep. 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The story’s not much different in \u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/226/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the day after the election, the Khanna campaign issued an early-morning press release claiming it felt “confident Khanna will gain as late absentee ballots are counted.” The Honda campaign retorted: “With the information available it appears that the voters have made their decision to keep Congressman Honda as their Representative in recognition of his work delivering for the District.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Given the tilt toward Honda,” says San Jose State Professor Larry Gerston, “Khanna’s climb becomes harder.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a bitter, expensive race — a pitched battle by one Democrat to unseat another. Honda was hopeful but noncommittal at his campaign party, saying his team is better and stronger for facing a fierce challenge from Khanna.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We touched base,” he said, “with our party and our friends. We made new friends. We created a larger family, and this larger family will be intact for in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one way of putting it. The two candidates spent more than $7.3 million, landing the 17th Congressional District on the map for political pundits across the country, and on Open Secret’s list of \u003ca href=\"http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topraces.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Most Expensive Congressional Races\u003c/a> in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The race pit a seven-term Democratic incumbent against another Democrat in the newly drawn 17th Congressional District. It includes cities like Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Cupertino. It’s home to major Silicon Valley firms like Apple, Intel, Yahoo and eBay. Khanna argued Silicon Valley needed a stronger advocate for its interests in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Internal polls showed the 38-year-old Khanna gaining in the final weeks of the campaign. He was certainly closer than his finish in the June primary, 20 points behind 73-year-old Honda. In an email to supporters, Khanna wrote, “When we started this campaign nearly two years ago, I was polling at just three percent. Now, they’re still counting the ballots. It’s that close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re sending a clear message that the honor of representing Silicon Valley is not an entitlement — it’s something that needs to be earned.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Analysts say he’s proved that point, but add that Khanna picked a tough target. 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