Why Does San Jose Have So Many Urban Islands?
To read or listen to the fully story, visit: https://www.kqed.org/news/10953849/whats-it-like-to-live-in-an-urban-island Why are there so many unincorporated "urban islands" in the San Jose area? To find out, first we went to Jane Power's house. When you stand on her front porch, you'd think you're in San Jose. Walk 10 minutes south and you can be at San Jose City College. Drive a few miles east and you can be in the city's downtown. But when Power and her neighbors cast thei