City of San Jose Makes Room For More Homes
On April 29, 2025 San Jose’s City Council approved an ordinance rezoning 917 properties, most in Council District 6. Zoning ordinances are the rules that govern what can be built on a property, and this rezoning will result in an increase in the city’s capacity to build more housing- up to 21,000 new homes! Read […]
Housing Element Update 11/16
Last month, jurisdictions across the county continued to work toward producing Housing Elements that comply with state law. Morgan Hill and Sunnyvale each submitted the third iteration of their Housing Element to HCD for review, while Cupertino and Santa Clara County submitted their second and Los Gatos its fourth. The City of Santa Clara received […]
Housing Element Update 10/19
Only 6 of the County’s 16 jurisdictions have earned Housing Element certification from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for this planning cycle. However, lots of our cities are moving along. Learn what’s happening with your city’s Housing Element, and how to contact both your city staff and HCD Housing Element reviewer, […]
Builder’s Remedy & Other Consequences of a Noncompliant Housing Element
On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 the deadline came and went for Bay Area cities to adopt a Housing Element compliant with State Law. There are consequences for cities that did not meet this deadline, and the risks will increase until this planning process is completed as required. You may have read in the news recently […]
