Amid a tsunami of cuts to the nation’s social safety nets, a golden nugget in the congressional budget bill will allow developers to create more affordable housing. H.R. 1 provides an increase to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, the primary source of federal funding for affordable housing. Starting next year, states will be... The post Silicon Valley could see more affordable housing under Trump bill appeared first on San José Spotlight.| San José Spotlight
Cramped within a tiny, aging section of Santa Clara County’s flagship public hospital, a team of people in cyan and navy scrubs treats the worst burn injuries in California. But a wave of massive federal spending cuts may complicate efforts to expand.| San José Spotlight
Judge Robert Hawk delayed sentencing a man who pleaded guilty to retail theft, citing violations of his probation, and the District Attorney's Office is now seeking a five- to six-year prison sentence.| Davis Vanguard
Santa Clara County’s emergency medical services chief is denouncing the San Jose Fire Department for potential violations of federal law, after this news outlet exclusively reported that Chief Robert Sapien knew about firefighter narcotics thefts — which led to patients receiving drugs from tampered vials — for longer than the city has let on.| San José Spotlight