Silicon Valley is home to some of the world’s richest, most advanced companies. But underneath highways and along riverbeds, a scattered network of shantytowns endures. Santa Clara Co. has one of the most acute homelessness problems in the nation.
In-home upgrades are supposed to help kids avoid asthma attacks, missed school days and visits to the emergency room.
Many higher-priced properties offer smoke-free apartments, now, that amenity is available to some public housing residents.
