Policy Rundown – December 19th, 2019
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. North San Jose Development Area On December 10th, the San José City Council approved a new direction for the North San José (NSJ) Development […]
San Jose City Council Takes Action on Affordable Housing!
On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted 8-3 to place a real estate transfer tax measure on the March 3, 2020 presidential primary ballot. We are very grateful to the Mayor, Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, and Councilmembers Sylvia Arenas, Magdalena Carrasco, Lan Diep, Maya Esparza, Pam Foley, and Raul Peralez for voting in favor […]
Policy Rundown – December 5th, 2019
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 Jose: Diridon Station Work on the Diridon Station Plan continues to move forward, with the San Jose Council taking action this week on […]
Policy Rundown – November 21, 2019
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. On November 12th, the Mountain View City Council approved the scope of work for an overhaul of the City’s R3 zoning, a medium density […]
Action Alert: Tell the San Jose City Council to Support the Affordable Housing Ballot Measure
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San Jose Housing Day Part II
Stretching well into the night on Tuesday, San Jose Council members dug into difficult and controversial policy changes on a day we called Housing Day Part II. Here is a highlight of the issues and actions: Cost of Market-rate and Affordable Development The afternoon kicked off with a presentation on the costs of market-rate and affordable […]
Policy Rundown – November 8th, 2019
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. Stanford General Use Permit Following months of back-and-forth negotiations and discussions, Stanford University announced late last week that it would withdraw its General Use Permit (GUP) application that was set for a vote by the […]
Key “3Ps” State Legislation Signed Into Law This Week
On Tuesday afternoon in Oakland, Governor Gavin Newsom joined members of the State Legislature, local elected officials, and tenants’ rights and housing advocates for a bill signing ceremony. Then, on Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles and San Diego, the Governor signed more housing bills. We are thrilled to report that included among the bills signed so […]
Policy Rundown – October 10th, 2019
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. While there was a lot of activity on state legislation this week, other jurisdictions were also addressing housing: San Jose Anti-Displacement Study Session On October 1st, the San Jose City Council held a study session […]
Policy Rundown – September 26, 2019
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. For an update on San Jose housing items from this week, please see this San Jose-focused post. On September 24th, the Mountain View City Council approved bans on oversized vehicle parking across the majority of […]
