Policy Rundown – December 16, 2021
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. SB-9: What Are Other Cities Doing? Earlier this year the California Legislature (including every legislator in Santa Clara County) passed Senate Bill 9 (SB-9), which empowers homeowners to split their lot into two parcels, to […]
The CoHo Connection – December 14, 2021
Happy Holidays Housers! We were so happy seeing some of you at our Winter Social! It was a great way to cap off our year of wonderful CoHo events. In 2021, we had fireside chats of diverse affordable housing careers and held exciting informational zoom events like Legislation and Advocacy 101 and Social Housing. […]
Policy Rundown – December 2, 2021
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. SV@Home Strongly Supports the San Jose General Plan Taskforce Recommendation to Eliminate Commercial Requirements for All New 100% Affordable Projects San Jose is not meeting its goals to build the affordable housing it needs, even […]
Policy Rundown – November 18, 2021
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. Santa Clara Homekey Proposals: Bella Vista Advances; White Oak Halted Last Tuesday, the Santa Clara City Council held a study session to consider two proposed Homekey projects: the Bella Vista Inn on El Camino Real […]
Policy Rundown – November 4, 2021
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. Palo Alto tenant protections go to Council next Monday! On November 8th, the Palo Alto City Council will be considering a package of tenant protection ordinances brought forward by city staff. The Council originally discussed […]
The CoHo Connection – November 3, 2021
Hey there, Houser! SAVE THE DATE – December 2nd, we’re hosting an in-person winter social. More details to come, but you can reserve your spot at this link Happy November, Housers! As you can see from the above, we have a new social event for you. This time, it’s in-person! Below you’ll […]
Victory! SCC Board of Supervisors Unanimously Advances Homekey Proposals + Next Steps You Can Take!
Thank you, Housers, for your strong support today at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting! We are thrilled to report that the Board unanimously approved the acquisition of two Project Homekey sites to pave a path for the creation of 187 permanent supportive and affordable homes in Mountain View and Santa Clara. SV@Home […]
SV@Home Team Highlights! The People Behind the Advocacy: Antonia Gutierrez
What you work on at SV@Home: Hi, I’m Antonia Gutierrez, Operations Management Associate. As the Operations Management Associate I focus on SV@Home’s operations, database management, human resources, and general administration. I help to ensure the inner workings of our organization continue to run efficiently, so the SV@Home team can continue to do what they do […]
