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Silicon Valley has remained one of the most unequal regions in the U.S. -- and for many midlevel engineers, food truck workers and longtime residents, it has become increasingly inhospitable. nyti.ms/33ugQ1f

Between them, Ravi and Gouthami have multiple degrees. Although the couple has worked hard and they make good money — their starting salaries were about $90,000 each — they feel that a future in Silicon Valley eludes them. nyti.ms/33ugQ1f

Diane and her late husband moved to the Bay Area over 30 years ago. Since then, she has watched the area change: “It’s overcrowded now. It used to be lovely, you know — you had space, you had no traffic. Here it was absolutely a gorgeous place." nyti.ms/33ugQ1f

Victor had to leave his apartment when the rent got too high. Now, he lives in Mountain View in a trailer, which doesn’t have electricity or running water, but the custodians in his old apartment often sneak him in to bathe and wash his clothes. nyti.ms/33ugQ1f

Konstance won a place in a lottery run by Facebook that offered apartments to teachers in the school district adjacent to the company’s headquarters. Suddenly, she and her daughters were surrounded by something they'd been missing: time. nyti.ms/33ugQ1f

Elizabeth works as a security guard for a major tech firm. She is also homeless. “Please remember that many of the homeless — and there are many more of us than is captured in the census — work in the same companies that you do," she said at a panel. nyti.ms/33ugQ1f

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