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City of San Jose California - Media Advisory San José Invites You to Add Your Voice to the City s Housing Strategies at May June Community Meetings 20 May 2022 ( news )
City of San Jose , state California ( By Press Release office)
May 20,2022
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CONTACT
Cheryl Wessling , Public Information Manager , Planning , Building and Code Enforcement
408 - 535 - 6817;
Cheryl . Wessling@sanjoseca . gov
Details:
What:
Spring Community Meetings on Housing Strategies for the Housing Element Update
When & Where:
ON ZOOM
Wed . , May 25 , 2022 – 6 - 7:30 p . m
.
www . bit . ly/May25registration
ON ZOOM
Wed . , June 1 , 2022 – 6 - 7:30 p . m
.
www . bit . ly/Jun1registration
IN - PERSON
Sat . , June 4 , 2022 – 10a . m . - 12p . m .
www . bit . ly/Jun4registration
at Gardner Community Center , 520 W . Virginia St . , San José
Please use the links to register for your preferred date/s . See this
trilingual flyer
for meeting descriptions in English , Español , and Tiếng Việt .
Meeting Description:
At these spring community meetings , City staff will present draft goals , strategies and policies that will guide the City’s housing approach over the next eight years . There will be breakout sessions for attendees to provide feedback on these specific topics: Access to Rental Housing , Housing Production , Homeownership , Homelessness , and Neighborhoods .
Spanish interpretation will be provided at all meetings . Vietnamese interpretation will be made available if requested at least 3 days before the meetings; please email
HousingElement@sanjoseca . gov
.
The in - person meeting on June 4 offers refreshments and supervised activities for children .
Background:
The Housing Element — which is part of every city’s general plan and has an eight - year cycle — is currently being updated by cities and towns across California . Here in San José , staff in the Housing Department and the Planning , Building and Code Enforcement Department have been engaging the community on the
Housing Element Update
over the last year .
The Housing Element must be certified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (
HCD
) . For the first time — in response to
AB 686
, the Affirmatively Further Fair Housing law , this current update must include strategies and actions that helps dismantle housing segregation and affirmatively further fair housing . ”
“Housing has become our most critical issue and I encourage our residents to attend these meetings and provide feedback on draft strategies for increasing homeownership , housing production , and more , ” said Chris Burton , director of the Planning , Building and Code Enforcement Department . “With public feedback on these strategies , we can next finalize a full draft plan that the public can review this summer . ”
“Using public input from past meetings and surveys , and direction from the state , we are ready to share a slate of draft strategies that will help us produce more affordable housing , including housing for our unhoused neighbors; help make shared - ownership a possibility for tenants; and begin dismantling segregation in our neighborhoods , ” said Jacky Morales - Ferrand , director of the Housing Department . “I hope to see you at the meetings!”
For more information , visit
www . sanjoseca . gov/HousingElementUpdate
.
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