Overview

• Nine wealthiest households captured more than 70% of Silicon Valley’s wealth, earning $136 billion last year while at least 100,000 county households held no assets.
• The report counts 10,394 unhoused residents in Santa Clara County—including 2,200 students—and finds San Jose must build nearly 8,000 homes annually to meet its 2031 targets.
• Ninety percent of parents surveyed by Second Harvest Food Bank say they worry about providing nutritious meals for their children amid rising living costs.
• Public schools in Palo Alto spent $26,000 per student compared to $14,000 in the East Side Union High School District, a disparity linked to 1,028 dropouts and 14 planned school closures.
• Use-of-force incidents by the San Jose Police Department have declined and homelessness prevention services have expanded alongside new tree planting initiatives and reduced carbon emissions.