City of San José Housing Department

Dwellings

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Dwellings 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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How the Pandemic Impacted Landlords in San José 24.02.2022 43:54

Read Elijah's Working Paper: https://www.elijahdelacampa.com/research

San José’s ADU Program 10.02.2022 34:10

To 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 27.01.2022 46:42

In 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 Departme...

San José’s Housing Element 14.01.2022 44:35

To 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 int...

Opportunity Housing Part 2 08.12.2021 34:48

To 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? 19.05.2021 55:20

Learn 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? 01.04.2021 31:03

2020 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 developme...

Santa Clara County’s Continuum of Care 25.03.2021 28:03

Office 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 Affordabl...

San José’s Bridge Housing Communities 18.03.2021 34:23

San 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? 11.03.2021 21:52

San José Housing Department: www.sjhousing.org Episode Transcript

A Housing-First Approach to Ending Homelessness 04.03.2021 41:57

San 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 25.02.2021 34:19

San 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 Epis...

Community Plan to End Homelessness 11.02.2021 29:17

Destination 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 20.01.2021 0:47

City of San José Housing Department: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/housing