Santa Clara City Council Approves 355 New Homes
On Tuesday July 17th, the City of Santa Clara voted unanimously to approve 355 new homes in the downtown area. The project, which has a density of 62 units to the acre and also includes significant retail and community space, will be located next to the Santa Clara Caltrain station, which is also slated to […]
Santa Clara Seeks 4,500 Homes at Tasman East
The Santa Clara City Council held a study session to discuss the Tasman East Specific Plan on June 26th and is actively considering options to increase the density of the mixed-use area to accommodate up to 4,500 new homes. (Check out the map, and staff report.) With 17 of the 45 acres planned for streets and parks, […]
Santa Clara Issues Request for Affordable Housing Proposals
The City of Santa Clara’s Housing Division has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) calling for developers to submit proposals to develop a minimum of 15 affordable homes on a .69 acre city-owned site–a former Redevelopment Agency asset–located at 3575 De La Cruz Boulevard. Development of this site responds to key priorities and goals identified in […]
Santa Clara County & San Jose Designate May 11 to May 18 Affordable Housing Week
The Santa Clara County board of supervisors declared May 11 to May 18 as Affordable Housing Week during their regular May 8 meeting. In remarks that will resonate throughout the year, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian said: “Officially, Affordable Housing Week will run from May 11 through May 18, but unofficially […]
Santa Clarans Identify Affordable Housing as Top Priority
What would make El Camino Real an inspirational place that would reflect our vision for the next generation? That was the question considered by an engaged group of 30 community members at a community meeting in Santa Clara co-sponsored by SV@Home on Tuesday, February 27. The discussion quickly focused in on what it would take […]
Santa Clara Convenes El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee
SV@HOME joined with 20 other organizations and community members to talk about how to create a walkable commercial corridor complemented by thousands of new housing units in Santa Clara during the inaugural meeting of the El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee (CAC) on Tuesday, February 22. SV@HOME has been consistent in its position […]
Who “Lives” Here? Rethinking the Power of City Limits
While many of the comments made at the Santa Clara study session were disheartening, there is a chance to turn the conversation around. SV@Home calls for a new conversation on how we engage across city boundaries. As Emily Badger explains, where we "live" is not defined solely by our place of residence, but by all of the places where we spend our lives.
Santa Clara County Jurisdictions Take Action on Housing Impact Fees
Over the last few weeks, three jurisdictions – the County of Santa Clara, the City of Los Altos, and the City of Santa Clara – took steps toward adopting housing impact fees for both non-residential development (AKA commercial linkage fees) and residential development (both rental and for-sale housing). SV@Home and many of our partner […]
Santa Clara Working Group Finalizes Impact Fee Recommendations
On Wednesday, May 31st, Santa Clara’s Ad Hoc Affordable Housing Working Group finalized recommendations on staff’s proposed rental impact and commercial linkage fee, proposing the adoption of a $20 per square foot residential rental impact fee, a range of $20 to $30 per square foot for residential for-sale, and a range of $5 to $20 […]
Santa Clara Kicks Off General Plan Process
According to findings presented by Housing and Community Development Director Andrew Crabtree, Santa Clara reached its year 2035 job growth projection in 2016 — 19 years early! In stark contrast, household growth lagged severely, with the City approving a mere 152 new homes annually while adding 915 new households. (Table 1 in Staff Report) SV@Home […]
