2 cats are living alone in a $1,500-per-month Silicon Valley apartment

Two cats live alone in a $1,500 studio apartment in San Jose. Two cats live alone in a $1,500 studio apartment in San Jose. Photo: Pai-Shih Lee/Getty Images Photo: Pai-Shih Lee/Getty Images Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close 2 cats are living alone in a $1,500-per-month Silicon Valley apartment 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

When David Callisch decided to rent out the studio apartment behind his San Jose home, he didn't expect his new tenants would be a pair of cats.

The owner of these cats, Troy Good, pays $1,500-a-month for them to lodge in Callisch's studio, the Mercury News reported. Good told the paper that he sought out a place for the cats to live after he moved and couldn't house them in his new apartment.

"While this story is funny, it really does highlight the tremendous inequity in the Silicon Valley," Jennifer Loving, CEO of Destination Home — an organization working to end homelessness — said. "We have thousands of people on our streets, and we're paying to make sure that our cats have a place to live."

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Meanwhile, in San Jose, more than 4,350 people are currently experiencing homelessness, according to a point-in-time count in 2017. Income inequality continues to soar throughout Silicon Valley.

Astronomically high prices and a scarcity of housing force people into paying $800 per month for a literal shed, and a stunning increase in "super commuters" who drive hundreds of miles every day from the exurbs to their jobs in Silicon Valley.

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And yet, in stark contrast, services like Doggy Style, a $1,500-a-month members-only club for S.F. dog owners continue to pop up around the Bay Area.

Loving called the scenario "peak Silicon Valley." That feels right.