Article 1KJ8X 'Largest-ever' Silicon Valley eviction to displace hundreds of tenants

'Largest-ever' Silicon Valley eviction to displace hundreds of tenants

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Sam Levin in San Jose, California
from Technology | The Guardian on (#1KJ8X)

Demolition of 216-unit complex is the latest example of rising income inequality in a region home to many of the world's wealthiest technology companies

Iris Milano could hardly sleep after she got the news that her family would be kicked out of their two-bedroom apartment in San Jose.

"You're always thinking and worrying. It's something that is always with me," said Milano, 47, a skin-care technician who lives with her husband and 14-year-old son in an apartment protected by rent control in the northern California city. "We are being forced to move. This is our home."

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