Policy Rundown – November 8th, 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. Stanford General Use Permit Following months of back-and-forth negotiations and discussions, Stanford University announced late last week that it would withdraw its General Use Permit (GUP) application that was set for a vote by the […]
Key “3Ps” State Legislation Signed Into Law This Week
On Tuesday afternoon in Oakland, Governor Gavin Newsom joined members of the State Legislature, local elected officials, and tenants’ rights and housing advocates for a bill signing ceremony. Then, on Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles and San Diego, the Governor signed more housing bills. We are thrilled to report that included among the bills signed so […]
San Jose Council Tackles Housing During Marathon Session
On Tuesday, during the first of two scheduled “Housing Days,” San José’s City Council took action on multiple housing issues ranging from new funding sources, to ADUs, to homelessness. The second Housing Day is set for November 5th. Commercial Linkage Fees SV@Home and its partners have worked for years to get San Jose to adopt […]
“3Ps” Priority Bills Continue to Move Through State Legislature, to Governor’s Desk
During this final week of the 2019 legislative year, key bills promoted by the 3Ps Coalition of Production, Preservation, and Protection continue to move toward passage and to Governor Newsom’s desk. Here are the latest updates: AB 1482 (Chiu, Bonta, Grayson, et. al.), is the anti-gouging rent cap bill that Governor Gavin Newsom has identified […]
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 […]
State Legislature Acts on Housing Affordability — 2019 is the #Year4Housing
Beginning in December, our State legislators– particularly those from the Bay Area Caucus– began to introduce legislation that seeks to address the regional and the statewide housing crisis. Over the past several weeks, there has been a flurry of activity in the State Capitol, with members introducing and subsequently amending over 200 bills that have a […]
Palo Alto: Council Takes Action on Accessory Dwelling Units
On October 1st, the Palo Alto City Council considered and adopted a series of updates to the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) policies. This ongoing process is a follow up to the implementation of new State ADU requirements enacted in 2017, which led to an increased filing of ADU permit applications in Palo Alto and […]
Los Altos Leaders Amend ADU Ordinance
The Los Altos City Council took action to amend the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance during its June 26th council meeting. SV@Home advocated for changes to the ordinance to increase the maximum allowed square footage to 1,200 square feet, relax the design standards to allow for pre-fabricated secondary units, and remove the setback provision […]
San Jose Approves Housing Crisis Workplan without Commercial Linkage Fees
At its June 12th meeting the San Jose City Council took a deep dive into the City’s housing crisis, forecasting the number of affordable homes that can be produced over the next five years with existing funding sources, and outlining a broad menu of proposals to spur both market rate and affordable housing development. By […]
