Rising rents in the Bay area are not only leaving families with a difficult time finding affordable housing, but are impacting small businesses and their ability to stay afloat.
In Safety Harbor, a dessert shop and café is closing its doors when its lease ends next year because owners Tom and Cindy Bassano say they can’t afford the increased costs.
You can have all the culinary talent in the world, but there’s something about cooking a meal that reminds you of "home," and that’s what Tom Bassano says inspires him each and every day.
“I’m Italian,” he said. “That’s what we do.”