Homelessness in Silicon Valley is deeply intertwined with the technology boom and the real estate crunch that has ensued. The foundation said it had nothing to do with the RV removals, and construction was still more than a year away. I witnessed that those were families, blue-collar families that worked. A spokesperson for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is providing funding for the new school, said it was not involved with the evictions. After he got out and she left, he confided that she might soon be joining the local RV dwellers.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2017 02:11 UTC