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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Celebrating Filipino American History Month by Remembering the I-Hotel
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Santa Clara’s Mission Point Comes to the Planning Commission
On Wednesday, October 23rd, SV@Home, alongside partner organizations like Catalyze SV and the Housing Action…
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Sunnyvale Adopts an Ordinance Reducing Retail Requirements for Affordable Housing Along El Camino Real
Last week, SV@Home submitted a letter to the Sunnyvale City Council supporting a proposed ordinance…
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Fair Chance Ordinance in Palo Alto
In 2017, SV@Home worked closely with the residents of a downtown apartment building in Palo…
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Heart and Home Column by Josh Ishimatsu: The Fall of MACSA and Lessons for the Future of Community Development in Santa Clara County
In this edition of our newsletter, we have a couple of other pieces about community…
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The Community Roots Collaborative Goes to Oakland!
SV@Home continues to bring together the Community Roots Collaborative (CRC), a cohort of over 15…
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The Community-Based Developer Collective: Why Place Matters in Community Development
By: Gabriel Frank-McPheter Acknowledgements: Thank you to Deland Chan and Remy De La Peza for…
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New Laws Clarifying and Limiting Builder’s Remedy Will Take Effect Soon
Image: Redco Development and Midar Investment want to employ the state builder’s remedy to build…
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Potential Changes to Inclusionary Housing Requirements in San Jose
Image: Prado Apartments, Santa Clara What is an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO)? Inclusionary housing ordinances…