Campbell Leads the Way on ADU Streamlining
Campbell is leading the charge on ADU streamlining with a new policy that enables permit approvals in under a week—making it the fastest in Santa Clara County. This proactive move is already delivering results and offers a model for other cities to follow. Campbell is stepping up with a big win for housing! The City’s […]
Policy Rundown – January 15th, 2020
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks as well as key upcoming items where you can get engaged. Affordable Housing in the Civic Center Master Plan The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors expressed its support for the prioritization of affordable housing […]
Policy Rundown – August 30th, 2019
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. With city councils returning from their summer breaks, things are heating up on the policy front. Get ready for a whole range of important items and decisions where you can have an impact in the […]
Policy Rundown – July 10th, 2019
Welcome to SV@Home’s Policy Rundown, your need-to-know overview of important housing policy actions and developments from the past two weeks. With city councils out on their summer breaks, it’s been quiet on the policy front. We anticipate a whole range of important housing issues on fall agendas so stay tuned! On June 25th, the […]
Legislature Acts on 3Ps Package
With the June 15th constitutional deadline for adoption of the State budget just around the corner, we are on alert with the expectation of significant funding to support local efforts to respond to our affordable housing and homelessness crises. We have reason for hope. Governor Newsom’s May budget revision called for, among other items, a […]
Countywide RHNA Annual Progress Reporting: Falling short on affordable housing production
Annual reports show county’s cities are falling short on affordable housing production even as they surpass targets for market-rate development Recent reports on housing production for 2015-2018 show that the cities in Santa Clara County continue to fall far short of affordable housing goals, while on track to meet or exceed their targets for market-rate […]
San Jose: Housing makes list of City priorities
At its March 5th meeting, the San Jose City Council conducted its annual Priority Setting session where it takes time to consider the top issues facing the city and determines which of those have the highest priority for the coming year. The Council Priority List that comes out of this meeting is intended to provide staff […]
San Jose Considers Changes to Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance
On Tuesday, June 19th , the City Council will consider changes to the City’s municipal code to make building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) easier for San Jose residents. Although ADUs are a naturally affordable housing option, add to the housing stock without the need for public subsidy, and are a better way to use limited […]
