It's probably this you are thinking of: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-rent/palo-alto-considers-subsidized-housing-for-salary-up-to-250k-idUSKCN

It's probably this you are thinking of: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-rent/palo-alto-considers-subsidized-housing-for-salary-up-to-250k-idUSKCN0WQ0CB https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-rent/palo-alto... It sounds dumb but IIRC it's an attempt to have teachers and police and city employees able to live there...