Housing Crisis – San Jose Inside

Santa Clara County Needs to Act on Creative Solutions for Unhoused Residents

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:47:22 +0000

Encampments continue to pop up in residential and commercial areas because people have nowhere else to go. The status quo of our county isn't working.

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San Jose, other Cities, Face State Deadline to Speed Up New Housing Construction

CalMatters — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:59:55 +0000

In San Jose, the city is facing double deadline pressure. The Bay Area’s largest city has yet to have its housing element certified by the state, though a draft is under review by the housing department.

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California Adds 56 New Laws Supporting More Affordable Housing

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:59:59 +0000

Housing developments will now be more streamlined with less red tape, density laws can be overruled in the interest of housing, and institutions like colleges or religious organizations can now use portions of their property to build housing.

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California Lawmakers Endorse Wide Variety of Affordable Housing Options

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:29:53 +0000

A patchwork of bills is giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

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CA Cities Offer Range of Alternate Shelters When They Clear Homeless Camps

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:48:23 +0000

The definition of "adequate shelter" is at the heart of debates raging across California in the five years since a federal appeals court ruled that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to evict homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options.

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The Housing Crisis Is a Crisis of Our Own Making

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:14:27 +0000

People who fail to grasp the big picture, or choose to ignore the combined impacts of poor planning, discriminatory zoning practices and the complexities required to fund affordable housing projects are among the first to argue passionately how much they feel sorry for the homeless – but just as passionately argue that they shouldn’t be allowed to live in their neighborhoods.

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California’s Housing Crackdown Could Force Cities to Plan More Homeless Shelters

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 01 May 2023 17:38:08 +0000

California cities of every size lack shelter beds for the state’s growing homeless population. A new bill would force local governments to do more, and punish cities that don’t plan housing for unhoused residents.

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More Housing, Fewer Prisons: California Outlines Game Plan

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:16:32 +0000

The proposal would allow groups to bypass local zoning laws and California’s landmark environmental review process.

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Newsom Backs Off on Housing Aid Threat After Cities Complain

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:45:32 +0000

The governor threw communities into disarray two weeks ago by withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding for plans he saw as unambitious. Local officials said this discouraged ambitious programs. Now Newsom is yielding.

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Gov. Newsom’s Promise to Build 3.5M Housing Units Falls Short

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:37:41 +0000

Newsom campaigned on housing production, an issue important to many Californians. But despite some accomplishments, the housing crisis is worse now than when he took office.

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