Yuyi He served on Cupertino's Housing Commission, advocating for vulnerable residents, but faced a rent increase that forced her to move. This experience reflects a larger issue in the West Valley, where housing affordability is declining amidst rising rents and insufficient protections for tenants. Carole Conn highlighted how many individuals who are considered middle class in other areas struggle to afford housing locally, indicating that the housing crisis affects a broad demographic. Without stronger tenant protections, young people may find it increasingly difficult to participate in local governance as they face displacement.
For younger people and lower-income folks, it's definitely harder for us to serve because when we are just getting our voice heard, now we have to move.
You actually have people with decent incomes - far above the middle class in any other place - here they're middle class, or even maybe upper middle class.
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