Standing in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
We join today in solidarity and allyship with our Black neighbors, colleagues, partners, and the entire community in expressing our outrage at the unjust killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the many Black lives lost over the years at the hands of people whose job it is to protect them. Black Lives Matter. We […]
2020 Legislative Update
COVID-19 and the resulting Stay in Place Order has impacted the way many things work, and the way a bill becomes a law is one of them! After weeks away from Sacramento, legislators returned this week to hold the first policy committee hearings. Due to the delays in the legislative calendar, the plan is to […]
Policy Rundown – May 14th, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. New Proposals for Rental Assistance Are In Play This week, proposals came out of both DC and Sacramento to respond to the housing crisis emanating from the employment losses due to COVID-19. In Washington, Speaker […]
Policy Rundown – May 4, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. More Money and Action Needed to Respond to the Impact of COVID-19 on Housing SV@Home signed on to a letter from the Northern California Association for Non-Profit Housing (NPH) and All Home to push for […]
Policy Rundown – March 12th, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. County Approves Latest Round of Measure A Funding On March 10th, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 5th Cohort of Measure A affordable housing developments for financing. The seven developments will […]
Election Updates: Measure E, SJ Mayor’s Budget Message, and other housing-related Measures
Measure E It’s been over a week since Election Day, and with 90% of ballots counted, Measure E continues to hold steady with 53% of the vote! This is a big victory for affordable housing and homelessness prevention in San Jose. We can’t thank our coalition partners, campaign contributors, and individual supporters enough for their […]
Policy Rundown – February 27th, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. San Jose City Council Priority Setting Tuesday was the annual Priority Setting meeting of the San José City Council. Much of the over 50 public comments revolved around regulating E-cigarettes — which made the final […]
Campaign for a Commercial Linkage Fees (CLF) in San Jose enters the home stretch
If all goes as planned, the San Jose City Council will vote on a Commercial Linkage Fee (CLF) on April 14th to provide an ongoing source of revenue for affordable housing. A CLF is a fee charged to developers of non-residential properties– commercial and office space– to help provide affordable housing for the new employees, many […]
Policy Rundown – January 30th, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks as well as key upcoming items where you can get engaged. San José State University Housing Announcement On Monday, San José State University President Mary Papazian announced a number of bold steps the University is […]
Policy Rundown – January 15th, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks as well as key upcoming items where you can get engaged. Affordable Housing in the Civic Center Master Plan The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors expressed its support for the prioritization of affordable housing […]
