‘There’s nowhere to go:’ Peninsula tenants face eviction as rent control expires
Decades ago, said Michael Lane of the affordable housing advocacy group SV@Home, cities weren’t thinking too far ahead. “Unfortunately, when programs first began, there were relatively short terms for deed restrictions and people didn’t really think about what happens on the back end,” Lane said. “It’s a real problem.” By EMILY DERUY | ederuy@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News […]
Matter of Fact Soledad O’Brien: State of Inequality? Why are so many in California struggling to get by on a six-figure income
Michael Lane, Deputy Director, SV@Home weighs in on the Bay Area Housing “Catastrophe” and how we got to the point of extreme inequity. Check out the video featured in Soledad O’Brien’s Matter of Fact: State of Inequality Californians struggle with some of the highest home prices in the country with a median price that tops […]
2019 Shaping Up to be the #Year4Housing in the State Capitol
Members of the California State Legislature were sworn into office on Monday, December 3rd and didn’t waste any time—they introduced more than two-dozen housing-related bills for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session that same day. It is clear that our State representatives feel the urgency of and are eager to address California’s homelessness and affordability crises. The Legislature […]
Announcing Our New Deputy Director, Michael Lane!
We are excited to announce today that Michael Lane will join SV@Home in January as Deputy Director, where he will have the opportunity to work at the local level after years of making a significant impact on affordable housing in Sacramento and throughout the Bay Area. Michael joins us after an impressive seven and a […]
