Op-ed: Inclusionary for who? The quiet re-redlining of San Jose’s housing policy

San Jose City Council to consider office-to-housing plan

With the goal of creating more housing, San Jose leaders will consider ways to make office conversions more attractive to investors.

Op-ed: Inclusionary for who? The quiet re-redlining of San Jose’s housing policy

San Jose is preparing to pull a slick move with its housing policy, and if you’re Black, brown or low‑income, you’re not supposed to notice until you’re already gone. The city is revising its inclusionary housing ordinance, branding the changes as “modernization” and “workforce housing.” But beneath the language, it’s the same old story: Open the doors wider to higher‑income, mostly white and affluent Asian households, and quietly close them on …

"Housing Day" at San Jose City Council: Decisions That Will Shape Housing Affordability

Click below for specifics on each housing policy at play on January 27th. sb-79 Downtown residential incentive program multifamily housing incentive program inclusionary housing ordinance soft story pilot program mobilehome rent ordinance On January 27th, dubbed “Housing Day,” San Jose’s Council will consider significant changes to existing laws and programs that support housing development and affordability. A wide range of items are coming be…