Fall 2019 Lunchtime Forum Series Session1: Where does housing get built?

SV@Home is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that everyone in Santa Clara County has access to safe and stable affordable housing. We practice a “Big Tent” approach to housing policy change and bring together likely and unlikely allies to cultivate and unify a diversity of perspectives behind the need for systemic change. SV@Home has long held a tradition to be open and accessible to community members so that we can engage with and support everyone who lives and works in Santa Clara County.

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<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">What Does it Take to Build Housing?</H3>
<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">Session 1: Where does housing get built?</H2>
We know that housing is unaffordable, with a six-figure income required to afford an average rental apartment in Santa Clara County and a more than $250,000 per year income required to purchase a median-priced home. In 2018, our Lunchtime Forum series dove into the cost of building housing, including the component costs of market-rate and affordable development, the impact of various local government policies on housing prices, and creative solutions and policies. This year, we will take on another key component of the housing production process.
What determines where, when, and how housing actually gets built? Our 2019 Lunchtime Forum series will explore this question. The first session aims to uncover where housing gets built, an in-depth discussion of Housing Elements and General Plan process.
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">Confirmed Panelists:</H3>
Framer: Tom Brinkhuis - Housing Policy Development HCD
Speaker: Rosalynn Hughey - Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement, City of San Jose, Director
Speaker: Chappie Jones - City of San Jose, Vice Mayor and Chair of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County RHNA Subregion Committee. 
Lunch will be provided