Policy Rundown – October 22, 2021
Many cities in Santa Clara County are holding Housing Element study sessions for Councils and Planning Commissions. Come learn more and share your thoughts on what your community needs! Nothing scheduled for your city? Sign up for updates! The Housing Element process, which only happens every eight years, offers real opportunities for the housing advocate […]
HUGE SV@Home News: Regina Celestin Williams to be next Executive Director!
A Message from our Board Chair, Kevin Zwick: Dear Housers, I have some exciting news to share! On behalf of the SV@Home Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce that Regina Celestin Williams will be the next Executive Director of Silicon Valley at Home. Please see the official Press Release on SV@Home’s website. We […]
SV@Home Team Highlights! The People Behind the Advocacy: Mathew Reed
What you work on at SV@Home: Hi, I’m Mathew Reed, Director of Policy. We all wear multiple hats here at SV@Home, but my focus is the policy issues that enable us to keep people in their homes and build the affordable housing that we need. I also work with our research team to support our […]
Policy Rundown – October 7, 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 County Announces “Headed Home” Campaign to End Family Homelessness by 2025 On Monday, the Santa Clara County Continuum of Care coalition, led by Destination: Home, announced the “Headed Home” campaign, which sets the ambitious […]
Governor Signs More Housing Bills — Lots of Them!
In our last newsletter, we were thrilled to announce that the Governor had signed four of SV@Home and the SV@Home Action Fund’s priority bills: SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, and AB 1174. Since then, he’s signed dozens more housing bills, including another four of our priority bills! Let’s look at these four: AB-215 (Chiu) […]
SV@Home Team Highlights! The People Behind the Advocacy: Cory Wolbach
What you work on at SV@Home: Hi, I’m Cory Wolbach, Community Engagement Senior Associate. I work for both SV@Home and the SV@Home Action Fund. The Action Fund, as a 501(c)(4), can extensively lobby for pro-housing legislation and engage in some electoral activities. My time is split across a few areas, from supporting local policy initiatives […]
What happens now? Important information for tenants and landlords as California’s eviction moratorium changes
For months, hundreds of community workers and government employees have been working tirelessly to help renters and landlords impacted by the pandemic learn about and apply for emergency rental assistance. The process is complicated, especially without this support, and given the continued slow roll out of actual assistance checks, proof of a completed pending application […]
Policy Rundown – September 23, 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. Major Housing Victories in Sunnyvale and Mountain View Last Week! In case you missed it, check out our celebration of two major housing successes last week that SV@Home contributed to: The Sunnyvale City Council unanimously approved an additional […]
SV@Home Team Highlights! The People Behind the Advocacy: Alison Cingolani
While there are some big changes happening at SV@Home, one thing that isn’t changing is our incredible team’s commitment to housing policy advocacy and work! That’s why we’re excited to highlight our talented and committed policy team staff so you can learn more about the people behind the advocacy. So join us in meeting the […]
Major Housing Victories Last Night in Sunnyvale and Mountain View!
SV@Home helped achieve some major housing successes in Sunnyvale and Mountain View last night! Read on for more details: Sunnyvale City Council Unanimously Approves Over 3,600 Additional New Homes for Lawrence Station! Last night, the Sunnyvale City Council unanimously adopted amendments to the Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) that added development capacity for over 3,600 […]
