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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Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdiction Affordable Housing Study: Grand Nexus
A new regional study is paving the way for updated, locally tailored tools to boost…
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You Can Never Have Too Much Leadership
Heart and Home is a monthly column by Josh Ishimatsu One of my mentors/heroes/role models…
May 2, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: San José’s District 2 City Councilmember Pamela Campos Headlines Affordable Housing Policy Luncheon, Calls for Solutions that Center Children and Families
SAN JOSÉ, CA — Today, San José City Councilmember Pamela Campos delivered a powerful keynote…
April 23, 2025
Welcome Back Community Roots Collaborative!
The Community Roots Collaborative (CRC) is back! After launching the CRC program in 2024, SV@Home…
April 23, 2025
2024 LIHTC Awards: Adding Affordable Housing in Santa Clara County
In 2024, Santa Clara County secured LIHTC awards to fund eight developments—seven through the 4%…
April 23, 2025
How Do We Develop Without Displacing Existing Residents? Part II
We need more housing, but we can build it in a way that doesn’t push…
April 23, 2025
A Big Night for Affordable Housing at San José’s Planning Commission
Earlier this month the San Jose Planning Commission unanimously approved two 100% affordable housing projects—Gateway…
April 23, 2025
Palo Alto Continues to Study a Fair Chance in Housing Ordinance
A Fair Chance in Housing ordinance prohibits landlords from using a person’s criminal history in…
April 23, 2025
San Jose RFP – Sticks & Bricks: News for Developers
In this edition of Sticks & Bricks, we’re spotlighting San José’s launch of a revamped…