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Throughout California, the message to Dreamers in the wake of President Donald Trump’s plan to end deportation protection for young undocumented immigrants has been clear: We’ve got your backs. But with the federal government’s exclusive control to enforce immigration law, it’s not clear how effective the resistance of California and other states will be. On Wednesday, 15 states and the … Read More

The city of East Palo Alto, a wedge of modest houses and light industrial sites in the heart of Silicon Valley, has been passed by in the great tech boom. A historically black area, it has seen a big Hispanic influx in the past two decades, with more than three out of four residents now coming from one of those … Read More

Holding handmade posters highlighting health concerns, members of the community gathered outside a San Mateo apartment building in support of tenants who say they’re facing steep rent increases despite their homes being infested with cockroaches, bedbugs and mold. Kenneth Centeno. Son of Jose Centeno, who spoke at the demonstration. While the landlord says he’s working on the issues, the housing … Read More

For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Adriana Guzman (415) 867-6279 or adriana@faithinactionba.org René Alejandro Ortega (650) 391-0375 or rortega@clsepa.org Date: August 17, 2017   16 Families Face Exorbitant Rent Increases Amid Cockroach and Bed Bug-Infested Conditions in San Mateo   Community holds prayer vigil in support of 16 families demanding safe and clean living conditions and the right to an affordable home. … Read More

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation has announced a partnership with Facebook to quadruple the funds available for affordable housing in Silicon Valley. Under the agreement, LISC will assume management of the Catalyst Housing Fund — a start-up fund recently seeded with $18.5 million from Facebook in partnership with key community organizations and the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo … Read More

Fund manager hopes to quadruple Facebook’s $18.5 million housing fund by Kevin Kelly, August 3, 2017, The Mercury News The new manager of a Facebook funding account for affordable housing intends to take the $18.5 million already stashed aside and quadruple it. Local Initiatives Support Corp., a national nonprofit, says it plans to leverage the money in Facebook’s Catalyst Housing … Read More

COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FACEBOOK TEAM UP WITH LISC TO DRIVE $75 MILLION TO HELP MEET DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SILICON VALLEY LISC to manage and grow Catalyst Housing Fund from $18.5 million to $75 million Housing Trust Silicon Valley joins partnership as local collaborator and capital contributor EAST PALO ALTO and MENLO PARK, CA, August 1, 2017 — The … Read More