Getting Inclusionary Housing Right

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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!

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August 10, 2018

HCD Announces Housing Accountability Actions

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California Department of Housing & Community Development
California Department of Housing & Community Development

The State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) just announced a new process to hold local governments in California accountable for providing housing opportunities for their residents, consistent with the provisions of Assembly Bill 72 (Santiago, 2017).

This bill confirmed HCD’s authority to oversee local government compliance with State housing laws and to, when necessary, revoke its finding of housing element compliance. Under this authority, HCD can “refer issues of noncompliance by a local government with this and other housing laws—such as the Housing Accountability Act and State Density Bonus Law—to the State Office of the Attorney General.”

Check out this 5-minute video, with HCD’s Director Ben Metcalf discussing how HCD is implementing its new authority and holding local governments accountable.