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Recent housing coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Council’s June 3 agenda puts the 2021-2029 Housing Element back before members after the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation and a state review cycle that produced a conditional compliance letter.
Council signaled support for a per-unit fee structure and simpler renewals for the residential rental inspection program, which staff said costs about $115,000 a year but brings in only about $31,000.
The May 26 agenda also includes support for a statehood resolution and an amended agreement to create a regional housing authority.
At an Assembly hearing on the SB 254 report, wildfire survivors urged faster compensation and emergency housing relief financed by utilities rather than taxpayers.
AB 2038 moved on the Assembly floor May 11, extending post-wildfire insurance protections for homeowners facing cancellation pressure after a disaster.
The council adopted an urgency ordinance creating new rent rules for mobile home parks, including a 5% cap on CPI-based increases, after a 4-1 vote and a split public hearing.
The City Council approved emergency rent stabilization rules for mobile home parks and moved a local sales tax measure onto the November ballot.
The April 21 meeting also updated tax and animal ordinances, while a salary charter amendment heads toward a May 26 hearing.
The measure cleared the Housing and Community Development Committee after testimony on Santa Clara County's prevention system and a broader debate over prevention versus shelter costs.
Assembly subcommittee members held open a proposal to move staff and General Fund resources from HCD to HDFC, while housing groups pressed for changes to the transfer date, tax-credit oversight and bond-cap allocation.
The committee approved the bill after testimony that 32 of 157 associations reviewed would face special assessments in 2025.
Supervisors used restricted county funds to meet a local match requirement tied to the planned Willow Glen residential treatment project.