Santa Clara County Housing Digest

Damages in the ongoing Southern California wildfires are topping $250 billion, on track for the costliest disaster in US history. Read on to learn more.

A look at how the rebuilding effort is going in the California town of Paradise, wiped out in a 2018 fire, and how it offers insights for the tough road ahead for residents in neighborhoods destroyed in the fires of Southern California.

In their January 21 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council approved moving forward with a seven-story all-affordable apartment development on a Lytton Avenue parking lot. Read on to learn more.

Two year after the state deadline, Santa Clara County is close to a final, compliant, General Plan housing element. Read on to learn the latest.

The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-uncontrolled flames.

Read on for more information about the Palo Alto planning commission approval of a teacher housing development planned for El Camino Real.

Read on to learn about the measures taken to harden and protect the lone remaining house of the neighborhoodfrom the Pacific Palisades fire in Southern California.

Read on to learn more about the different proposals to bring affordable housing to a downtown parking lot on Lytton Avenue.

Learn more about the $19.3 million in funding approved toward construction of over 400 units of all-affordable housing on East Evelyn Avenue in Mountain View.

A $950 MILLION affordable housing bond has helped build thousands of affordable homes across Santa Clara County, though its efforts have focused on some parts of the region more than others.

Tenant advocates suffered a big defeat this fall when California voters decided against expanding cities’ ability to limit rent increases. But a state law set to take effect Jan. 1 will give renters facing eviction a little more breathing room.

California officials continued to fight with cities that don’t want to build more housing and everyone struggled to find more money to pay for new housing.

CAMPBELL IS PUTTING in homes wherever it can, including more than a dozen townhouses on less than an acre, to meet its housing goals.The Campbell Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a 20-townhome development on 0.8 acres at 90 E. Latimer Ave. last month.

San Jose is under pressure to expand a recently implemented streamlined infill housing policy. Find out why some feel the new policy needs to go further.

The City of Mountain View approved over 800 units of housing on a 10.6-acre site on Middlefield Road. Read on for details of the project.

There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire and other perils, or are required to do so by their mortgage lenders.

Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump.

The City of San Jose is offering new incentives for development of multi-family housing. Read on to learn why city officials are taking this step.

In their December 11 meeting, the San Jose City Council approved updated plans for the redevelopment of the El Paseo de Saratoga. Read on to learn more about how the project was scaled down from the original plans to build 994 units of housing.

The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.

The developer of a seven-story builder's remedy project is threatening to sue Mountain View over delays and imposed requirements. Read on to learn what's behind the dispute.

California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself ”at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices.”

The Santa Clara City Council voted to approve development of a 2,600-home neighborhood on Democracy Way. Read on to learn more about this massive project.

The Mountain View planning commission approved a 100-unit eight story affordable housing project proposed for San Antonio Road. Read on to learn more about the development and concerns about parking.

The environmental impact report for a proposed 320-unit housing development was approved by the Morgan Hill City Council. Read on to learn more about the project.

The Mountain View Planning Department approved development of over 800 housing units on East Middlefield Road which includes 150 affordable units. Read on to learn more about the equity concerns of the project.

Floodwaters devastated the small communities of Pajaro and Planada in early 2023. California gave each town $20 million to recover – but as residents face down another winter, much of the aid has yet to reach them.

Learn more about the builder's remedy development of a seven-story condo project planned for Fayette Drive in Mountain View.

An all-affordable 400-unit apartment complex six stories tall is proposed for a 3.4-acre site on Alum Rock Road in East San Jose. Read on to learn more about the developer and details about the project.

Learn about the plans to develop hundreds of units of housing on a parcel at Stevens Creek Boulevard and Saratoga Avenue in San Jose which was previously slated for an office complex.

The City of Milpitas has allocated $700,000 for rental assistance to support low-income and homeless residents in finding housing. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn how the proposal to develop teacher housing in Palo Alto has been revised in increase the number of units to be built, and make them more affordable.