San Jose: A Future for the San Jose Hospital Site & the East Santa Clara Master Plan
On September 20th, residents of neighborhoods east of San Jose’s City Hall came together to discuss their hopes for the former San Jose Hospital site located at 725 East Santa Clara Street bounded by East Santa Clara Street, North 14th Street, East Saint John Street, and North 17th Street. The 13.39-acre site is currently owned jointly […]
RHNA-Subregion: Discussions Throughout the County
In 2015, the Cities Association of Santa Clara County identified study of a potential RHNA Subregion as a priority. What is a RHNA Subregion? Every jurisdiction receives a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) that determines the number of new housing units it needs to plan for in its Housing Element. Typically those numbers are provided to […]
Mountain View: Residents discuss their Vision for Terra Bella
Sixty Mountain View residents took time out from their weekend last Saturday to hear about the Terra Bella Vision Plan and provide feedback to the City as it works to develop a vision for future development of this 110-acre site, located on the other side of Highway 101 from the North Bayshore Planning Area. Terra […]
Locals Respond to Grand Jury Report on Housing
Earlier in the summer, the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury released a report called “Affordable Housing Crisis: Density is our Destiny,” which declared that “affordable housing is the issue of the day in Santa Clara County” and called for drastic action. The solutions outlined in the plan advocate for higher-density housing in general, and […]
Gearing up for 2019 Legislation: A Policy Roundtable Discussion
It was a packed house on Friday, August 10th at the SV@Home Policy Roundtable. Guest speakers Ann Fryman, Legislative Aide for Senator Scott Weiner, and Ken Kirkey, Director of Planning for MTC, talked legislation, summarizing lessons learned over the last year and introducing some new ideas as we gear up for 2019. Coming off a […]
August in Los Gatos: A hot month for housing!
The Los Gatos Town Council discussed major affordable housing opportunities during its regularly scheduled meeting on August 7th—the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone (AHOZ) tool, the North 40 Specific Plan, and a proposed extension of a moratorium. Here is a quick recap of the Council’s actions. AHOZ: Affordable Housing Overlay Zones (AHOZ) typically provide a package of […]
Morgan Hill City Council Approves Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
On Wednesday, July 18th, the Morgan Hill City Council took action to approve an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance that requires that all residential development in downtown include 10% affordability and residential development throughout the rest of the city include 15% affordability. The ordinance allows for alternative compliance options, including: inclusion of rental units in for-sale projects, off-site […]
