Getting Inclusionary Housing Right

JOIN US VIRTUALLY ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH 12PM

Cities across Santa Clara County are considering this powerful tool to build more new affordable homes without subsidy.

But done wrong it can fall short, or even stop the development of new homes in its tracks. Learn how it works, and how to get it right!

Many of our local cities are joining forces right now in a shared nexus study, the wonky and in-depth analysis that assesses the feasibility of local residential development and the potential for developers of market-rate housing to add a share of affordable homes to their buildings.

If cities require too few affordable homes or affordability that’s too shallow, they leave public benefits on the table. Too much, and developers can’t build any housing at all.

Come hear about local cities that are getting it right: successfully using inclusionary housing policies to achieve mixed-income communities, generate funding to subsidize deeper levels of affordability, and gain valuable land for affordable homes!

RSVP

Pilar Lorenzana, Secretary

Vice President, Community Action, Initiatives and Policy (SVCF)

Pilar oversees the design and implementation of Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s (SVCF) community grantmaking, strategic initiatives in housing, early learning, financial security, and community partnerships. She leads SVCF’s policy agenda on housing, early learning, and financial security to fulfill SVCF’s strategic goal of reducing systemic disparities.

Prior to joining SVCF, Pilar worked in Google’s Global Real Estate team to create healthier, more sustainable, more equitable communities. In that role, she focused on developing land use policies, strategies, and an affordable housing implementation program. Before that, she served as the Assistant Director of Housing and Local Planning for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, serving the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Pilar also served as Deputy Director of SV@Home, where she oversaw the organization’s external portfolio of work, from public policy, partnerships, and outreach to education and capacity-building across cities in Santa Clara County.