Santa Clara County Local News: Housing


All Local Housing News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

California Local Pin Marker From Palo Alto Online...

04/23/2025
A lawsuit has been filed challenging plans in Palo Alto to build affordable housing on a Lytton Avenue parking lot.

California Local Pin Marker From Mountain View Voice...

04/23/2025
In their April 22 meeting, the Mountain View City Council voted to not weigh in on California Senate Bill 457, intended to reduce the ability of developers to push forward with "builder's remedy" projects.

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04/22/2025
California Senate Housing Committee Chair Aisha Wahab is a staunch progressive who is clashing with pro-development activists and other Democrats who want to build more, faster.

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04/21/2025
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As San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan continues to prioritize funding for temporary solutions over permanent housing, he wants the city to explore a new proposal — using monies from Section 8 housing vouchers for homeless shelters.

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04/21/2025
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Pricey downtown Los Gatos is being primed to become more affordable to live near.

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04/18/2025
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Santa Clara County officials are bracing for more cuts to their housing voucher programs, which subsidizes rent for low-income individuals.

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04/17/2025
Image for display with article titled Long-Planned Santa Clara Development Still in Limbo

Developer Related Companies recently finished two apartment buildings in Santa Clara totaling about 5.5 acres, but its 240-acre mixed-use project designed to change the city's landscape has been stalled for years.

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04/16/2025
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Two major housing developments in San Jose are the first to be approved as part of Mayor Matt Mahan’s latest initiative to expedite projects that provide “extraordinary benefits” to the city.

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04/16/2025
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Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones.

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04/16/2025
Image for display with article titled Grant Aims to Repair Santa Clara County Independent Living Homes

Homes for people struggling with mental illness or recovering from substance use have long flown under Santa Clara County’s radar with substandard conditions and little to no accountability. The county is attempting to right some of those wrongs, starting with a grant to help landlords make much needed repairs to improve residents’ living conditions.

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04/16/2025
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Campbell homeowners applying for a tiny home could get city approval in days.
Campbell launched an express backyard home permit process this month that shortens approval time to a week or less — the fastest in Santa Clara County where approvals can average between two to three months.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

04/16/2025
The developer of an over 700-unit affordable housing project in San Jose is considering moving forward utilizing the "builder's remedy."

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04/15/2025
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Housing advocates are suing Cupertino over two controversial development proposals the city claims can’t be built.

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04/14/2025
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Hundreds of first-time San Jose homeowners who took out loans with the city to make down payments are set to get back tens of thousands of dollars in home equity.

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04/14/2025
Image for display with article titled Santa Clara Approves Another 1,000+ Housing Project

North Santa Clara is slated for more than a thousand new homes over the next few years, with whole neighborhoods under construction.

California Local Pin Marker From Palo Alto Online...

04/14/2025
In their April 14 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council considered choices to either mix parking and housing or just move forward just with parking at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Waverley Street.

California Local Pin Marker From Mountain View Voice...

04/10/2025
In an April 3 meeting, the Mountain View Wiseman School District Board voted to offer two months free rent to add an incentive for district staff to lease units in its Shoreline Boulevard apartments.

California Local Pin Marker From Palo Alto Online...

04/09/2025
A six-story 100-unit condominium development has been proposed for construction on an empty parcel on El Camino Real in Palo Alto.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

04/09/2025
Two lawsuits have been filed against the City of Cupertino alleging violations of state housing laws in the denial of several building projects.

California Local Pin Marker From Mountain View Voice...

04/09/2025
In their April 8 meeting, the Mountain View City Council approved a seven-story 80-unit condo development project on Tyrella Avenue submitted under the "builders' remedy" provision in state housing law.