Google Announces $1 Billion Commitment to Bay Area Housing
On June 18th, Google officials took a bold step with the announcement that they will invest $1 billion to create as many as 20,000 housing opportunities in the Bay Area. We anticipate that much of this funding will ultimately be spent in Santa Clara County, where Google is proposing new jobs and homes in four […]
Policy Rundown – June 6th, 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. On June 3rd, after three hours of deliberations, the Palo Alto City Council voted 6-1 to study the inclusion of 112 units of housing as part of the revamp of the Cubberley Community Center. This […]
Policy Rundown – May 22nd, 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. On May 7th, the Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 to adopt referenda that repeal the Vallco Town Center Specific Plan, General Plan Amendment, and Development Agreement, instead of putting the referenda to a public vote. […]
Policy Rundown – May 8th, 2019
Welcome to our Policy Rundown, a recap of the need-to-know policy decisions impacting housing over the past two weeks across Santa Clara County. This regular newsletter feature is your go-to policy recap highlighting the most important decisions made, with links to further information so you’re able to dig in to the details, supporting documents, and […]
Policy Rundown – April 24th, 2019
Welcome to our new Policy Rundown, a recap of the need-to-know policy decisions impacting housing over the past two weeks across Santa Clara County. This regular newsletter feature will be your go-to policy recap highlighting the most important decisions made, with links to further information so you’re able to dig in to the details, supporting […]
Mountain View: Council declares housing emergency and acts on RVs
On Tuesday, March 19th, the Mountain View City Council held a discussion on city programs and policies to both prevent homelessness and provide permanent housing to people currently experiencing homelessness. The Council also considered specific policies related to unstably housed Mountain View residents living in vehicles, including RVs. As of the latest count, there are […]
Caltrain Board Considers TOD Housing Policy
On March 7th, the Caltrain Board of Directors held a discussion on adopting a Caltrain transit-oriented development (TOD) policy. While the Board did not take action at this meeting, the discussion was an important step towards shaping a formal policy. Caltrain has the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of other Bay Area transit agencies, […]
Santa Clara County: Board Approves $9 million for Housing for People with Developmental Disabilities
SV@Home was at the March 12th Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting when it unanimously approved nearly $9 million in funding for the Office of Supportive Housing to finance the development of affordable homes for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD). These funds will be specifically targeted to support individuals who have extremely […]
Palo Alto: Council Finalizes Updated Housing Ordinance
The Palo Alto City Council discussed and approved (with some amendments) the final components of a proposed update to the city’s housing code at its meeting on January 28th. With their votes, the City Council concluded a process originally launched in November 2017 by Councilmembers Fine and Kniss, and former Councilmember Wolbach to incentivize new […]
Palo Alto: City Council Approves Wilton Court, creating 59 New Affordable Homes
On January 14th, the Palo Alto City Council voted unanimously to support the construction of Wilton Court, a 100% affordable development that includes 59 new homes. Of these homes, at least 21 will be reserved for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Palo Alto Housing will undertake the project in collaboration with Housing Choices, an […]
