A construction site near the intersection of Branham Lane and Monterey Road, when finished, will be affordable housing for some of the South Bay’s most vulnerable residents. But on Thursday it offered lingering questions after mold was discovered in five of 117 units."This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many other things going on," said Mauricio Velarde, of the South Bay Piping Industry, a labor-management cooperative.
You have the mold issue…how can you even think about putting the most vulnerable in our society in such undignified ? It’s just appalling," said Velarde.Mayor Matt Mahan, San Jose, was asked about the issues surrounding the South San Jose site as he arrived at the Valley Transportation Agency headquarters for a meeting during the lunch hour."The city’s role is really to hold people accountable to compliance issues. We’ll go out with code enforcement.