High Schoolers’ Big Idea to Mend Housing Crisis Gets Big Corporate Backing

Keith Menconi
Keith Menconi

Year: 2019

Type: Video, In The News

Initiatives: Y-PLAN

Region: East Palo Alto, Bay Area

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A million-dollar pilot project is aiming to take a bite out the Bay Area’s housing crisis by making accessory dwelling units more affordable.

KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi says much of the funding is coming from Facebook, but the idea for the plan was cooked up by low-income youth.