Revisiting Affordable Housing Week 2018

May 25, 2018

Revisiting Affordable Housing Week 2018

https://svathome.salsalabs.org/revisiting_affordable_housing_week_2018

Let’s stay engaged.

What a week! More than 1,400 people came together during Affordable Housing Week 2018 to learn about solutions to the region’s housing crisis and engage with the community to take concerted action to create a more vibrant and equitable Silicon Valley.

The week would not have been the success it was without the amazing effort of our SV@Home staff, our partners, and the rest of our community.

As we continue the work to fulfill the vision of a Silicon Valley where all people have a safe, stable, and affordable home, we must commit to staying engaged and active. As long as there are members of our community without a safe, affordable place to call home, every week is affordable housing week.

Meanwhile, you can relive Affordable Housing Week 2018 and check in on what you may have missed through SV@Home’s #ItsTime4Yes Twitter Moment and our Facebook albums.

Santa Clara County Designates May 11 to May 18 Affordable Housing Week

“Officially, Affordable Housing Week will run from May 11 through May 18, but unofficially I think we would do well to declare every week affordable housing week.”

—Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian

SV@Home Sponsors Debate for Santa Clara County Supervisorial Candidates in District 4

Close to 100 people attended a forum hosted by Silicon Valley at Home (SV@Home) and Destination: Home at the Hoover Theater in San Jose’s Rose Garden neighborhood, where candidates running to succeed Ken Yeager as Santa Clara County supervisor in District 4 discussed the County’s role in responding to the region’s housing and homelessness crises.

San Jose Mercury News reporter Louis Hansen moderates SV@Home's SB 827 Panel with the League of California Cities' Jason Rhine, Cupertino Vice Mayor Rod Sinks, NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman, and California State Senator Scott Wiener.

SV@Home Conducts Post Mortem on Senate Bill 827 with State Senator Scott Wiener

Following the recent legislative defeat of Senate Bill (SB) 827, Silicon Valley at Home (SV@Home) brought together supporters and opponents of the bill at an Affordable Housing Week forum on May 17 to discuss the future of affordable housing in California.

Silicon Valley at Home (SV@Home) presented the Bay Area Legislative Caucus and the City of Mountain View with awards in recognition of their contributions toward increasing the supply of affordable housing during SV@Home’s May 18 policy luncheon, the concluding event of Affordable Housing Week 2018.

We were fortunate to have the support of our sponsors and members and everyone else who pitched in to tackle both the big and small stuff and everything in between. Thank you!