Dwellings
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDwellings is a podcast from the City of San José Housing Department, where we discuss ending homelessness, building affordable housing, and housing policy at the City and State level with local experts in the field.
Theme music: "Speed City," composed and performed by Etienne Charles, courtesy of San Jose Jazz.
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Episode 25: Eviction Prevention Programs in San Jose
December 21, 2023 17:31 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBVisit our page to learn more about the Rent Stabilization Program Received a Notice to Vacate? Understand what they mean on ourUnderstand Eviction Procedures Eviction Help Center Sacred Heart Community Service – Rental Assistance Unlawful Detainer - If the tenant does not voluntarily move out after the landlord has properly given the required notice to the tenant, the landlord can begin the court eviction process. In order to evict the tenant, the landlord must file an unlawful detainer...
Episode 24: Heading Home Program - Ending Family Homelessness
December 14, 2023 18:34 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBVisit the Heading Home website to learn more. Continuum of Care (COC) Santa Clara County Rapid Rehousing Bill Wilson Center – Here4You – Hotline (408)385-2400 Emergency Housing Voucher(EHV) Casitas de Esperanza Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Family Supportive Housing prioritizes shelter services for families facing urgent need - Call (408)926-8885 Functional Zero - the number of housing placements for families is greater than the number of families entering homelessness.
Episode 23: Preparing Your Home for an Emergency
December 07, 2023 17:22 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBPlease visit The Office of Emergency Management website to learn more. Sign up for AlertSCC For guides, alerts and more information visit CalOES.ca.gov Tips on how to prepare Ready.gov Be Prepared Be Informed Be Trained Request an Inspection Emergency Operations Center(EOC) - the City, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a location from which centralized emergency management can be performed during a major emergency or disaster. This facilitates a coordinated response by the Di...
Episode 22: The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) - Tackling the Housing Crisis at a Larger Scale
November 30, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBImpact fees - one-time charges assessed by a local government against a new development project to help pay for new or expanded public capital facilities that will directly address the increased demand for services created by that development. Learn more about the Committee to House the Bay Area(CASA) and the 3 P’s. BAHFA Doorway Housing Portal City of San Jose Doorway Portal Learn about the Regional Bond Ballot Measure – Bay Area Housing For All Sign up for the BAHFA mailing list – BA...
Episode 21: Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG)
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBBuilders Remedy - The builder's remedy is a mechanism in the Housing Accountability Act that prohibits any city that has not adopted a compliant housing element by the required deadline from applying its general plan and zoning standards to reject certain housing development projects. Housing Accountability Act - empowers the State of California to limit local government's ability to restrict the development of new housing. Housing Methodology Committee Regional Early Action Planning (RE...
Episode 21 - Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG)
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBBuilders Remedy - The builder's remedy is a mechanism in the Housing Accountability Act that prohibits any city that has not adopted a compliant housing element by the required deadline from applying its general plan and zoning standards to reject certain housing development projects. Housing Accountability Act - empowers the State of California to limit local government's ability to restrict the development of new housing. Housing Methodology Committee Regional Early Action Planning (RE...
Episode 20: Ministerial Approvals
November 09, 2023 17:37 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBTo learn more about Planning Building and Code Enforcement, please visit the City’s Planning Building and Code Enforcement home page CEQA Review SJpermits.org Learn more about the San José General Plan AB-2162 - require local entities to streamline the approval of housing projects containing a minimum amount of Supportive Housing by providing a ministerial approval process, removing the requirement for CEQA analysis and removing the requirement for Conditional Use Authorization or othe...
Episode 19: The January 2023 Storm Event and Homeless Rehousing
November 02, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBTo learn more about the HomeFirst, please visit https://www.homefirstscc.org/. To learn more about the AmericanRed Cross, please visit - https://www.redcross.org/ To learn more about the Office of Emergency Management, please visit - https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/office-of-the-city-manager/emergency-management Beautify SJ The Bill Wilson Center
Episode 18: The Lived Experience Advisory Board
February 23, 2023 22:25 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThanks so much, Chad and Greg, for joining me on today’s episode. To learn more about the Lived Experience Advisory Board, please visit https://leabsv.org/. Homebase Destination: Home Continuum of Care (COC) Info on Interim Housing Communities Lived Experienced Advisory Board(LEAB) - The board is a leadership development community created and operated by individuals with current or past lived experience of homelessness. Members make recommendations for improvement and assist with the...
Episode 17: How does affordable housing financing work?
February 16, 2023 19:17 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBTo learn more about Affordable Housing Financing, please visit our website at www.sjhousing.org. Bond Funding Inclusionary rental compliance Developer Fees and Charges Learn about Rent Stabilization Commercial Linkage Fee Requirements for City Funding SOMOS Mayfair – their mission is to support children, organize families, and connect neighbors to uplift the dreams, power, and leadership of the community and address systemic inequities.
Episode 16: Project Homekey
February 09, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBTo learn more about Project Homekey, please visit the State website at https://www.hcd.ca.gov. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - CEQA requires public agencies to “look before they leap” and consider the environmental consequences of their discretionary actions. CEQA is intended to inform government decision-makers and the public about the potential environmental effects of proposed activities and to prevent significant, avoidable environmental damage. If you are just beg...
Episode 15: How the Apartment Rent Ordinance Impacts Rental Housing in San José
February 02, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBTo learn more about the City’s Apartment Rent ordinance and other housing ordinances, visit our website at www.sjhousing.org. San José Ordinances Learn about Rent Stabilization Learn about the Rent Registry Understanding Eviction Procedures 13 Just Causes
Episode 14: Addressing Homelessness Among Transition-Age Youth
January 26, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBTo learn more about the Bill Wilson Center, visit https://www.billwilsoncenter.org. John Burton Advocates For You Rapid Rehousing Runaway Homeless Youth Act United States Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) Youth Homelessness Demonstration grant The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. Handbook for HUD - Housing for Youth ...
Episode 13: Increasing Our Supply of Housing
January 18, 2023 21:22 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBTo learn more about the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, please visit https://www.svlg.org. Terms and topics discussed: Regional Housing Needs Assessment(RHNA) The National Association of Realtors shortage tracker L.A. Times Article FactoryOS Measure E Bill AB 2234 Deed-restricted affordable housing - refers to housing units, such as apartments, that have a use restriction that limits the rent or purchase price and requires occupancy by low-income households for a set period of time...
How the Pandemic Impacted Landlords in San José
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBRead Elijah's Working Paper: https://www.elijahdelacampa.com/research
San José’s ADU Program
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBTo learn more about the City's ADU program, please visit the ADU program website. Visit the Mayor's website at SJBackyardHomes.com
Building Disability-Forward Housing
January 27, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn the state of California, developers are required to build a certain number of apartments and housing units following ADA accessibility requirements. But do those requirements actually make a difference? Is there more that can be done? On this episode, we sit down with Allie Cannington, Manager of Advocacy and Organizing for The Kelsey, and Jacky Morales-Ferrand, Director of the Housing Department, to learn about building inclusive housing for people with (and without) disabilities. To le...
San José’s Housing Element
January 14, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBTo learn more about the City's Housing Element process and review past Housing Element plans, please visit the Housing Element Update webpage. To learn more about the Housing Element process in other cities in Santa Clara County, please visit LetsTalkHousingSCC.org. Jargon glossary: Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA): Identifies the total number of housing units for a region, separated into four affordability levels. Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): Regional planning age...
Opportunity Housing Part 2
December 08, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBTo learn more about opportunity housing, please visit the Planning Department's Opportunity Housing webpage.
Interim Housing: Is it A Game Changer for Housing the Homeless?
May 19, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBLearn more about the City's interim housing program: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/housing/ending-homelessness/bridge-housing-communities Check out SV@Home's Affordable Housing Month: https://siliconvalleyathome.org/events/#affordable-housing-month
What Could the Future of Housing Look Like?
April 01, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB2020 was a whirlwind year, challenging our collective notions about what the world around us should look like. Housing, already top of mind in California, became a national conversation. On today’s episode, we’re joined by David Friedlander, CEO of the Change Order Group, a climate and innovation-focused development company. We talk about what needs to change in the world of planning and development to ensure fewer people are unhoused, and what the future of housing might look like in the wa...
Santa Clara County’s Continuum of Care
March 25, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBOffice of Supportive Housing for Santa Clara County: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/Pages/home.aspx San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Continuum of Care: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/ContinuumofCare/Pages/home.aspx Community Plan to End Homelessness: https://housingtoolkit.sccgov.org/take-action/santa-clara-county-community-plan-end-homelessness-2020-2025 2016 Measure A Affordable Housing Bond: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/HousingandCommunityDevelopment/AffordableHo...
San José’s Bridge Housing Communities
March 18, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBSan José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Housing Ready Communities Action Network: www.destinationhomesv.org/hrcaction Episode Transcript
How Does the City Protect Renters and Landlords?
March 11, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBSan José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Episode Transcript
A Housing-First Approach to Ending Homelessness
March 04, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBSan José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org PATH: epath.org/ Destination: Home: www.destinationhomesv.org Housing Ready Communities Action Network: https://destinationhomesv.org/hrcaction/ Episode Transcript
The People Behind San José’s Homeless Response Team
February 25, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBSan José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Destination: Home: www.destinationhomesv.org Sacred Heart Community Service: https://sacredheartcs.org/volunteer/ HomeFirst Services: https://www.homefirstscc.org/how-to-support LifeMoves: https://www.lifemoves.org/make-an-impact/ Abode Services: https://www.abodeservices.org/ways-to-give Silicon Valley Strong: https://www.siliconvalleystrong.org Episode Transcript
Community Plan to End Homelessness
February 11, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBDestination Home: www.destinationhomesv.org Housing Ready Communities Action Network: https://destinationhomesv.org/hrcaction/ San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Episode Transcript
Coming Soon: Dwellings, from the City of San José Housing Department
January 20, 2021 22:28 - 47 seconds - 721 KBCity of San José Housing Department: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/housing