State Legislature Acts on Housing Affordability — 2019 is the #Year4Housing
Beginning in December, our State legislators– particularly those from the Bay Area Caucus– began to introduce legislation that seeks to address the regional and the statewide housing crisis. Over the past several weeks, there has been a flurry of activity in the State Capitol, with members introducing and subsequently amending over 200 bills that have a […]
Palo Alto: City Council Considers Raising Income Limits for Tenant Relocation
On September 17th, the Palo Alto City Council will have another opportunity to strengthen its new tenant relocation ordinance by either raising income limits for tenants who may be eligible for relocation benefits when they are displaced from their homes, or to waive the limits altogether. The action follows an August meeting where the Council […]
Palo Alto: Leaders Pass Emergency Relocation Ordinance for Tenants
On Monday night, the Palo Alto City Council approved an urgency ordinance that provides for relocation assistance for tenants when their buildings are being demolished or converted to another use. The 7-1 vote, which met the required 4/5ths threshold required for an urgency ordinance, came after nearly three hours of public testimony and debate, and […]
