San Jose Pivots Affordable Housing to Middle-Income Workers, Drawing Fire from Advocates

What Happened at San Jose’s “Housing Day?”

It was a mixed bag in San Jose on Tuesday, January 27th with Council decisions that included both significant wins and some disappointing outcomes over nearly nine hours of Council deliberation. We will continue to advocate fiercely for all our cities and towns across Santa Clara County to make decisions about housing that are rooted in real and robust data and analysis, driven by the housing needs of their full and diverse communities, and info…

San Jose Pivots Affordable Housing to Middle-Income Workers, Drawing Fire from Advocates

San Jose redirects Below Market Rate housing from extremely low-income families to middle-class workers earning up to $214,000, citing developer feasibility concerns as housing advocates warn of displacement The City of San Jose approved a controversial overhaul of its Below Market Rate housing policy on January 27, 2026, shifting the focus from extremely low-income households […] The post San Jose Pivots Affordable Housing to Middle-Income Work…