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**Dwellings**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 27 - Envision San José 2040 Jun 03, 2024

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To learn more about Planning Building and Code Enforcement, please visit CSJ Planning Building and Code Enforcement home page
Learn more about the 2040 General Plan
Learn about the 4-year review
General Plan - In California, cities and counties are required by State law to have a General Plan. It is the local government's long-term blueprint for future development. Pursuant to State law, the General Plan must accommodate the required amount of projected population growth the State of California estimates for each city.

Episode 26: Renting Has Its Rights Apr 26, 2024

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To learn more about Renting Has Its Rights, please visit sanjoseca.gov/rentalrights.
To learn more about San José Housing Ordinances, please visit - Housing Ordinances
Visit our Eviction Process Page to learn about resources and steps involved during the eviction process.
Petition - Petitions are written request to appeal actions taken by landlords or tenants.
Apartment Rent Ordinance(ARO) - Landlords may increase rent one time in a 12-month period, and the increase may be up to 5%. The City has a petition process in place to resolve landlord/tenant disputes regarding rent increases.
Tenant Protection Ordinance(TPO) - There are 13 “just causes” for which landlords may evict tenants. When a landlord notifies a tenant of their intent to terminate a lease, the landlord must cite one of the 13 just causes, and must provide the City with a copy of the notice within three days.
Ellis Act Ordinance(EAO) - When landlords remove an apartment from the rental market under the Ellis Act, they must provide tenants with 6-12 months notice, and they must provide tenants with relocation benefits.
Mobilehome Ordinance(MHRO) - Mobilehome park owners may increase the rent for mobilehome spaces once a year. A formula is used to determine rent increases, which are at least 3% but not more than 7%.

Episode 25: Eviction Prevention Programs in San Jose Dec 21, 2023

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Visit 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 lawsuit in Superior Court in the county where the rental unit is located and then properly serve you with a summons and a copy of the unlawful detainer complaint.

Episode 24: Heading Home Program - Ending Family Homelessness Dec 14, 2023

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Visit 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 Dec 07, 2023

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Please visit The Office of Emergency Management websiteto 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 Director of Emergency Services, Emergency Management Staff, and representatives from organizations that are assigned emergency management responsibilities.

Episode 22: The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) - Tackling the Housing Crisis at a Larger Scale Nov 30, 2023

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Impact 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 – BAHFA Mailing List

Episode 21: Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG) Nov 16, 2023

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Builders 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 (REAP) Grant
Learn more about the RHNA
Learn more about the Housing Element

Episode 20: Ministerial Approvals Nov 09, 2023

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To 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 other similar discretionary entitlements granted by the Planning Commission.
SB 35 - allows qualified multifamily infill projects to go through a simplified and expedited housing approval process in jurisdictions that are not on track to meet their housing production goals.

Episode 19: The January 2023 Storm Event and Homeless Rehousing Nov 02, 2023

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To 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 Feb 23, 2023

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Thanks 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 implementation of programs and services. LEAB is a platform to evaluate and shift power from traditional systems of care to those with lived experience.

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.

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