Newsletter: Affordable Housing Month Event Calendar, Moffett Park Specific Plan Vote, and Housing Element Updates!
Housing Happenings Our Affordable Housing Month Calendar is here and we are so excited to share the incredible events slated for May! SV@Home is hosting five events that focus on community building, advancing affordable housing in our region, and fortifying strategic partnerships across sectors. In addition to the five you see above, we […]
Silicon Valley Pain Index Released
The 2022 Silicon Valley Pain Index, published by the SJSU Human Rights Institute, analyzes racial discrimination and income inequality in the region. The Index’s inception came as a result of George Floyd’s murder in 2020 and the need to understand the persistent socio-economic disparities afflicting Silicon Valley. The findings demonstrated extreme racial inequalities in the […]
Will San Jose greenlight new affordable housing policy?
As part of our work to preserve existing affordable housing and build community control of housing ownership, SV@Home is a member of the San Jose COPA Coalition. COPA is a valuable tool that would help people stay in their homes and increase the city’s supply of affordable housing. SV@Home will host a discussion about COPA on March […]
Newsletter: San Jose Mayor’s Budget Message, Transit-Oriented Communities, and Affordable Housing Month On the Way!
Housing Happenings Join SV@Home for an update on the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) and plans to implement it in the City of San Jose. COPA is a housing preservation tool that requires a landlord who wishes to sell their rental property to first notify Qualified Non-Profits, pre-approved by the city. […]
Builder’s Remedy & Other Consequences of a Noncompliant Housing Element
On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 the deadline came and went for Bay Area cities to adopt a Housing Element compliant with State Law. There are consequences for cities that did not meet this deadline, and the risks will increase until this planning process is completed as required. You may have read in the news recently […]
Positive Steps Forward in San Jose’s Critical Siting Policy
San Jose City Staff presented their latest proposal to update its Affordable Housing Siting Policy on October 13th. SV@Home and our partners of the Race Equity Action Leadership Coalition (REAL Coalition) were pleased to see that the City is taking a promising, positive direction in ensuring that affordable housing is spread throughout San Jose in […]
Affordable Housing Month 2022: Event Recordings
SV@Home is excited to convene our regional housing partners throughout Santa Clara County in celebrating Affordable Housing Month 2022! Full of in-person and virtual events, activities for all ages, and invigorating conversations, AHM 2022 brings our community together to learn, engage, and act on how we can work to make Silicon Valley a more affordable […]
New Housing Needs Report for Santa Clara County Highlights Challenges for Low-Income Families Even as Affordable Housing Resources Increase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 10, 2022 – SV@Home today announced that the California Housing Partnership’s 2022 Affordable Housing Needs Report shows increases in the cost of living continue to push housing affordability out of reach for many low-income families in Santa Clara County. Key Findings for Santa Clara County: Renters in […]
Housing Happenings Newsletter – March 31, 2022
SV Housing Happenings Welcoming the Newest Member of the SV@Home Team: Thomas Murphy, Communications Manager The SV@Home Team is thrilled to welcome Thomas Murphy, Tom, as our new Communications Manager! Tom brings more than thirty years of experience in the planning and execution of external communications. In his previous role, Tom served as a communications […]
