Housing Caucus
Housing Caucus
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Is the Housing Caucus for you?
Is the Housing Caucus for you?
Many who work in our County cannot afford to live here. Join the Housing Caucus, committed to engaging and educating the Local League about our region’s affordability crisis. Meetings are held on the third Monday of every month on Zoom.
Housing Caucus Special Action
Monday, April 21, 2024, 6:30 p.m. at 330 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo or on Zoom
Join us to support an LWVNCSMC Action for Renter Protections by attending the San Mateo City Council Hearing. You may attend in person at 330 W. 20th Avenue, San Mateo or via Zoom. Watch for a reminder with more information closer to the date of the meeting. For more details see the article below.
Many who work in our county cannot afford to live here. The Housing Caucus, committed to engaging and educating the local League about our region’s affordability crisis, meets monthly on the third Monday at 5 p.m.
Please see the agenda for Zoom details for those who are unable to join us in person. SM City Council Agenda
Ask an expert (Actually Two): Financing Affordable Housing
Meg McGraw-Scherer of California Housing Partnership and Mollie Naber of MidPen Housing will share their insights, experience, and know-how to answer your questions about how we can finance and build the affordable homes we need to meet our County's needs.
Ask an expert: Project Homekey
Ask an expert: Project Homekey
Project Homekey is a statewide effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Mike Callagy, San Mateo County's Executive Officer, oversees the efficient running of the County's daily operations and carries out policies established by the Board of Supervisors.
Ask an expert: From homeless to housed
Ask an expert: From homeless to housed
Jenny Michel works with local groups such as MPC Ready, YIMBY Action, Menlo Together, and CERT with Menlo Park Fire. Most recently, Jenny helped Menlo Park submit their 6th Housing Element. Jenny Michel is a native of Palo Alto and a resident of Menlo Park, where she resides with her husband and young son.
Q&A topics will include housing instability, educating the community on homelessness, and how to prepare if one finds themselves in unstable housing.
Affordable housing general meeting
Affordable housing general meeting
Watch the recording of our April 11 General Meeting, Affordable Housing in San Mateo County: Behind the Numbers, to better understand roadblocks and challenges cities in San Mateo County face as each seeks to meet their state-mandated affordable housing goals.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
LWVNCSMC: Housing position
LWV - Bay Area: Town Hall on the Regional Housing Bond Measure BAHFA
LWV - California: "Legalizing Housing Abundance in California" webinar
LWV - California: "The HOME Act (SB 9)" webinar
LWV - California: Can California State Policy Fix the Crisis in Housing?
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