November is National Homelessness Awareness Month — a time when we confront the uncomfortable truth that in the richest place on earth, too many people still live without a home.

More than 770,000 Americans are unhoused nationwide, the highest number ever recorded. But here’s the part we often miss: homelessness is not inevitable. It’s not some unsolvable riddle written into our DNA as a society. It’s a reflection of choices — and the good news is, we’re making better ones here at home.

Just last week, voters in Santa Clara County made history again by passing Measure A — a local sales tax initiative designed to protect vital services from devastating federal cuts. In a time of polarization and pessimism, that vote was an act of hope. It reaffirmed what makes this community so extraordin

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