Featured Article | April 9, 2025
Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes: Who Pays the Price?
California has a severe shortage of affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income (ELI) renters —a deficit of nearly 1 million units. According to a recent report, the Gap, from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, only 24 affordable homes are available for every 100 ELI renter households in the state. And according to […]
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Heart and Home Column by Josh Ishimatsu- Elsie Richardson: Unsung Founder of Community Development
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San Jose CED Committee Forwards the proposed Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Program to the Full Council as Community and Tenant Advocates Express Real Concerns about the Impact of Rent Increases
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San Jose Spotlight: Milpitas Launches Rent Relief Program for Local Workers
Mathew Reed, Director of Policy at SV@Home, spoke about the program and said, “It reduces…
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SV@Home Team Attends Housing California Conference and San Jose City Council Adopts Tenant Preference Policies
Earlier this month, the SV@Home team attended the 45th annual Housing California Conference in Long…
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Heart and Home Column by Josh Ishimatsu
Lessons from my Grandpa, Part II This month’s column is Part 2 of last month’s…
March 28, 2024
SV@Home Attends Grand Opening of Blossom Valley Senior Apartments
On March 21st, SV@Home had the honor of participating in the Grand Opening of Blossom…