Housing Affordability in Silicon Valley Forum Series
SV@HOMEACTIONFUND
In order to address the housing affordability crisis in Silicon Valley, and across the Bay Area, bold leadership is required. As such, SV@Home’s Action Fund in partnership with Tech Equity Collaborative, CA YIMBY, and Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits will host a series of nonpartisan candidate forums featuring candidates for San Jose City Council Districts 4, 6, and 10, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 3, and California State Senate Districts 13 and 15 as well as Assembly District 25. The forums are a space and opportunity to inform voters about the challenges confronting the Production, Preservation and Protection of housing affordability locally, regionally, and across the state.
San Jose City Council District 6 Candidates o Location: San Jose City College o Moderators: Ramona Giwargis, San Jose Spotlight Editor, and Michael Maker, San Jose Community College Student Trustee o Candidates: Dev Davis, Andrew Boone, Jake Tonkel, and Marshal Woodmansee
CA Senate District 15 Candidates o Location: San Jose City College o Moderators: Ramona Giwargis, San Jose Spotlight Editor, and Michael Maker, San Jose Community College Student Trustee o Candidates: Nora Campos, Dave Cortese, Johnny Khamis, and Ann Ravel
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 3 Candidates o Location: Sunnyvale Elks Lodge o Moderator: Kyra Kazantzis, Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits Executive Director o Candidates: Kansen Chu, Otto Lee, Magdalena Carrasco, and John Leyba
San Jose City Council District 4 Candidates o Location: Piedmont Hills High School o Moderator: Grace Hase, San Jose Inside Reporter o Candidates: Huy Tran, David Cohen, Lan Diep, Jamal Khan
CA Assembly District 25 Candidates o Location: Santa Clara University o Moderator: Rhoda Shapiro, Milpitas Beat News Editor o Candidates: Alex Lee, Bob Brunton, Anna Song, Natasha Gupta, and Jim Canova
CA Senate District 13 Candidates o Location: Silicon Valley Community Foundation o Moderator: Louis Hansen, San Jose Mercury News o Candidates: Sally Lieber, Michael Brownrigg, Shelly Masur, Josh Becker, and Annie Oliva