Dwellings is a podcast from the City of San José Housing Department, where we discuss ending homelessness, building affordable housing, and housing policy at the City and State level with local experts in the field. Theme music: "Speed City," composed and performed by Etienne Charles, courtesy of San Jose Jazz.
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Episode 30: Housing Element 2024 Goals and Strategies
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• Visit the Housing Element website to learn more. • San José's Envision 2040 General Plan • Learn about Chapter 3: Housing Goals and Strategies • Check out the Housing Catalyst Workplan Dashboard to keep up with the progress made in San José.By City of San José Housing Department
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Episode 29: A Conversation With The Housing Director
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Please visit our Housing Department Website to learn more about the work we do for our community. Sign up for The Housing Department Newsletter For all the updates, follow us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook Twitter Housing Element - State law requires that every City and county in California adopt a Housing Element as part of its General Plan. …
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Episode 28: Do you really know what affordable housing is?
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Affordable Housing - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines “affordable housing” as housing on which the occupant pays no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including utilities. Learn more about EAH Housing Apply for Affordable Housing Visit the Doorway Portal in your language: English Español Tiếng Việt 中…
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To learn more about Planning Building and Code Enforcement, please visit CSJ Planning Building and Code Enforcement home page Learn more about the 2040 General Plan Learn about the 4-year review General Plan - In California, cities and counties are required by State law to have a General Plan. It is the local government's long-term blueprint for fu…
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To learn more about Renting Has Its Rights, please visit sanjoseca.gov/rentalrights. To learn more about San José Housing Ordinances, please visit - Housing Ordinances Visit our Eviction Process Page to learn about resources and steps involved during the eviction process. Petition - Petitions are written request to appeal actions taken by landlords…
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Episode 25: Eviction Prevention Programs in San Jose
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Visit our page to learn more about the Rent Stabilization Program Received a Notice to Vacate? Understand what they mean on ourUnderstand Eviction Procedures Eviction Help Center Sacred Heart Community Service – Rental Assistance Unlawful Detainer - If the tenant does not voluntarily move out after the landlord has properly given the required notic…
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Episode 24: Heading Home Program - Ending Family Homelessness
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Visit the Heading Home website to learn more. Continuum of Care (COC) Santa Clara County Rapid Rehousing Bill Wilson Center – Here4You – Hotline (408)385-2400 Emergency Housing Voucher(EHV) Casitas de Esperanza Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Family Supportive Housing prioritizes shelter services for families facing urgent need - Call (408…
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Episode 23: Preparing Your Home for an Emergency
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Please visit The Office of Emergency Management website to learn more. Sign up for AlertSCC For guides, alerts and more information visit CalOES.ca.gov Tips on how to prepare Ready.gov Be Prepared Be Informed Be Trained Request an Inspection Emergency Operations Center(EOC) - the City, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a location from which …
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Episode 22: The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) - Tackling the Housing Crisis at a Larger Scale
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Impact fees - one-time charges assessed by a local government against a new development project to help pay for new or expanded public capital facilities that will directly address the increased demand for services created by that development. Learn more about the Committee to House the Bay Area(CASA) and the 3 P’s. BAHFA Doorway Housing Portal Cit…
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Episode 21: Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG)
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Builders Remedy - The builder's remedy is a mechanism in the Housing Accountability Act that prohibits any city that has not adopted a compliant housing element by the required deadline from applying its general plan and zoning standards to reject certain housing development projects. Housing Accountability Act - empowers the State of California to…
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To learn more about Planning Building and Code Enforcement, please visit the City’s Planning Building and Code Enforcement home page CEQA Review SJpermits.org Learn more about the San José General Plan AB-2162 - require local entities to streamline the approval of housing projects containing a minimum amount of Supportive Housing by providing a min…
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Episode 19: The January 2023 Storm Event and Homeless Rehousing
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To learn more about the HomeFirst, please visit https://www.homefirstscc.org/. To learn more about the AmericanRed Cross, please visit - https://www.redcross.org/ To learn more about the Office of Emergency Management, please visit - https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/office-of-the-city-manager/emergency-management Beauti…
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Episode 18: The Lived Experience Advisory Board
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Thanks so much, Chad and Greg, for joining me on today’s episode. To learn more about the Lived Experience Advisory Board, please visit https://leabsv.org/. Homebase Destination: Home Continuum of Care (COC) Info on Interim Housing Communities Lived Experienced Advisory Board(LEAB) - The board is a leadership development community created and opera…
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Episode 17: How does affordable housing financing work?
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To learn more about Affordable Housing Financing, please visit our website at www.sjhousing.org. Bond Funding Inclusionary rental compliance Developer Fees and Charges Learn about Rent Stabilization Commercial Linkage Fee Requirements for City Funding SOMOS Mayfair – their mission is to support children, organize families, and connect neighbors to …
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To learn more about Project Homekey, please visit the State website at https://www.hcd.ca.gov. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - CEQA requires public agencies to “look before they leap” and consider the environmental consequences of their discretionary actions. CEQA is intended to inform government decision-makers and the public abo…
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Episode 15: How the Apartment Rent Ordinance Impacts Rental Housing in San José
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To learn more about the City’s Apartment Rent ordinance and other housing ordinances, visit our website at www.sjhousing.org. San José Ordinances Learn about Rent Stabilization Learn about the Rent Registry Understanding Eviction Procedures 13 Just CausesBy Jeff Scott, Noel Padilla
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Episode 14: Addressing Homelessness Among Transition-Age Youth
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To learn more about the Bill Wilson Center, visit https://www.billwilsoncenter.org. John Burton Advocates For You Rapid Rehousing Runaway Homeless Youth Act United States Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) Youth Homelessness Demonstration grant The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - one of the executive depa…
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Episode 13: Increasing Our Supply of Housing
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To learn more about the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, please visit https://www.svlg.org. Terms and topics discussed: Regional Housing Needs Assessment(RHNA) The National Association of Realtors shortage tracker L.A. Times Article FactoryOS Measure E Bill AB 2234 Deed-restricted affordable housing - refers to housing units, such as apartments, th…
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How the Pandemic Impacted Landlords in San José
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Read Elijah's Working Paper: https://www.elijahdelacampa.com/researchBy Alli Rico, Elijah de la Campa, Viviane Nguyen
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To learn more about the City's ADU program, please visit the ADU program website. Visit the Mayor's website at SJBackyardHomes.comBy Alli Rico, Sarah Shull
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In the state of California, developers are required to build a certain number of apartments and housing units following ADA accessibility requirements. But do those requirements actually make a difference? Is there more that can be done? On this episode, we sit down with Allie Cannington, Manager of Advocacy and Organizing for The Kelsey, and Jacky…
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To learn more about the City's Housing Element process and review past Housing Element plans, please visit the Housing Element Update webpage. To learn more about the Housing Element process in other cities in Santa Clara County, please visit LetsTalkHousingSCC.org. Jargon glossary: Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA): Identifies the total num…
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To learn more about opportunity housing, please visit the Planning Department's Opportunity Housing webpage.By Alli Rico, Patrick Condon, Jerry Strangis
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Interim Housing: Is it A Game Changer for Housing the Homeless?
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Learn more about the City's interim housing program: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/housing/ending-homelessness/bridge-housing-communities Check out SV@Home's Affordable Housing Month: https://siliconvalleyathome.org/events/#affordable-housing-monthBy City of San Jose Housing Department, Rene Ramirez, Ragan Henninger, Ramona Giwargis
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What Could the Future of Housing Look Like?
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2020 was a whirlwind year, challenging our collective notions about what the world around us should look like. Housing, already top of mind in California, became a national conversation. On today’s episode, we’re joined by David Friedlander, CEO of the Change Order Group, a climate and innovation-focused development company. We talk about what need…
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Office of Supportive Housing for Santa Clara County: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/Pages/home.aspx San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Continuum of Care: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/ContinuumofCare/Pages/home.aspx Community Plan to End Homelessness: https://housingtoolkit.sccgov.org/take-action/santa-clara-county-community-plan-e…
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San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Housing Ready Communities Action Network: www.destinationhomesv.org/hrcaction Episode TranscriptBy Ragan Henninger, Alli Rico
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How Does the City Protect Renters and Landlords?
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San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Episode TranscriptBy Rachel VanderVeen, Alli Rico
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A Housing-First Approach to Ending Homelessness
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San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org PATH: epath.org/ Destination: Home: www.destinationhomesv.org Housing Ready Communities Action Network: https://destinationhomesv.org/hrcaction/ Episode TranscriptBy Path Ventures, Ray Bramson, PATH, Joel John Roberts, Destination: Home, Alli Rico
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The People Behind San José’s Homeless Response Team
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San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Destination: Home: www.destinationhomesv.org Sacred Heart Community Service: https://sacredheartcs.org/volunteer/ HomeFirst Services: https://www.homefirstscc.org/how-to-support LifeMoves: https://www.lifemoves.org/make-an-impact/ Abode Services: https://www.abodeservices.org/ways-to-give Silicon Valle…
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Destination Home: www.destinationhomesv.org Housing Ready Communities Action Network: https://destinationhomesv.org/hrcaction/ San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Episode TranscriptBy Alli Rico, Jennifer Loving, Lee Clark, Destination: Home
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Coming Soon: Dwellings, from the City of San José Housing Department
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City of San José Housing Department: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/housingBy Alli Rico
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