Election Updates: Measure E, SJ Mayor’s Budget Message, and other housing-related Measures
Measure E It’s been over a week since Election Day, and with 90% of ballots counted, Measure E continues to hold steady with 53% of the vote! This is a big victory for affordable housing and homelessness prevention in San Jose. We can’t thank our coalition partners, campaign contributors, and individual supporters enough for their […]
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 […]
Palo Alto: City Council Reviews Rental Protection Ordinance
On September 10th, the Palo Alto City Council approved a review of its existing renters’ protection ordinance. The proposal was introduced by four councilmembers in the wake of the planned conversion of the President Hotel Apartments into a luxury boutique hotel, which threatens to displace the remaining 60 residents of the 75-unit building. The colleagues’ […]
