San Jose Council Tackles Housing During Marathon Session
On Tuesday, during the first of two scheduled “Housing Days,” San José’s City Council took action on multiple housing issues ranging from new funding sources, to ADUs, to homelessness. The second Housing Day is set for November 5th. Commercial Linkage Fees SV@Home and its partners have worked for years to get San Jose to adopt […]
Policy Rundown – September 13th, 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 the latest news from Sacramento, check out our “3Ps” priority bill update. On September 10th, the Mountain View City Council discussed how to move forward with an RFP for an affordable housing development on […]
“3Ps” Priority Bills Continue to Move Through State Legislature, to Governor’s Desk
During this final week of the 2019 legislative year, key bills promoted by the 3Ps Coalition of Production, Preservation, and Protection continue to move toward passage and to Governor Newsom’s desk. Here are the latest updates: AB 1482 (Chiu, Bonta, Grayson, et. al.), is the anti-gouging rent cap bill that Governor Gavin Newsom has identified […]
Policy Rundown – August 30th, 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. With city councils returning from their summer breaks, things are heating up on the policy front. Get ready for a whole range of important items and decisions where you can have an impact in the […]
A Housing Vision for the Diridon Station Area
SV@Home is excited about the potential for a vibrant, mixed-use Diridon Station Area and the opportunities created for the City’s Downtown San Jose vision, which includes the potential for 60-75,000 new jobs. With Diridon’s prime location adjacent to a multi-modal transit station– that will one day include BART and potentially High Speed Rail– there is […]
Save the Dates! – Silicon Valley Housing Action Coalition (HAC)
SV@Home is excited to announce our Silicon Valley Housing Action Coalition (HAC) line-up and schedule for the remainder of 2019! The HAC is a monthly, informal brownbag discussion convening Housers to engage on hot housing topics. Every month, we select a topic or current event, bring in an expert to give a brief presentation, and […]
San Jose: Join Us August 13th to End Source of Income Discrimination, and Upcoming Ways to Stand Up for Affordable Housing
This Fall, the San Jose City Council will be considering a number of important housing policy issues that impact the production of new affordable housing, the preservation of existing affordable housing, and the protection of our most vulnerable community members. These issues range from ending discrimination against low-income renters to raising money to finance affordable […]
Governor, Legislature Agree to Big Budget for Homelessness and Affordable Housing
ICYMI, Governor Newsom and the State Legislature were able to agree on Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget allocations and trailer bill language that make record investments in affordable housing and homelessness solutions. They also negotiated provisions to impose hefty fines on local jurisdictions that refuse to comply with basic state housing element law. Find the budget trailer bill AB […]
Policy Rundown – July 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. With city councils out on their summer breaks, it’s been quiet on the policy front. We anticipate a whole range of important housing issues on fall agendas so stay tuned! On June 25th, the […]
Policy Rundown – June 20th, 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: At its June 11th meeting, the San Jose City Council considered and approved the scope of the General Plan Four Year Review, which included a range of important housing proposals. One major idea came from […]
