Campbell Council Considers New Steps to Advance Housing
Campbell is taking proactive steps to boost the production of affordable housing, with new proposals shaped in part by the Developer Roundtable SV@Home co-hosted earlier this year. AUGUST 19 – Campbell City staff brought forward a set of recommendations to the City Council aimed at boosting both market rate housing and affordable housing production. Many […]
Campbell, Sunnyvale, and Los Altos Just Earned Pro-Housing Status—Is San Jose Next?
San Jose may soon join the growing list of Santa Clara County jurisdictions recognized for their proactive housing efforts. With a draft application now open for public comment through August 17, the City is actively pursuing the State of California’s Pro-housing Designation which would unlock additional resources and signal its commitment to accelerating housing production. […]
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 – May 22nd, 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. On May 7th, the Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 to adopt referenda that repeal the Vallco Town Center Specific Plan, General Plan Amendment, and Development Agreement, instead of putting the referenda to a public vote. […]
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 […]
15 Cities and the County: All in on the RHNA Subregion
As of Wednesday, February 6th, when the Cupertino City Council took action, all 15 cities and the County have voted to join the RHNA Subregion. The Cities Association of Santa Clara County coordinated the effort, first gauging interest from all cities, then asking them to formally join. SV@Home is supportive of the formation of a […]
Silicon Valley at Home Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary
Four years ago, a small but dedicated group of housers in the South Bay banded together to consider whether it was time to create a housing policy and advocacy organization for Santa Clara County that was laser focused on affordable housing 24 hours a day. Fast forward to July 27, 2018 when SV@Home celebrated […]
Silicon Valley at 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 as part of Affordable Housing Week 2018, where candidates running to succeed Ken Yeager as Santa Clara County supervisor in District 4 discussed the County’s role in responding to the […]
