Applications — San Jose City Council, December 13, 2022

Submit Date: Oct 18, 2022
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Please note, applications are continuously accepted to the City of San Jose Boards and Commissions. The Board or Commission you select may or may not indicate there is a vacancy.

Your application will remain on file for one year from the date of submission. During the year, your application may be considered for unanticipated vacancies.

Are you a resident of San Jose?
Yes No
What district do you live in? To verify, please click here: https://eservices.sccgov.org/rov/? tab=dt *
District 4
Length of Residency
3-5 years
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Housing and Community Development Commission: Submitted Question applies to multiple boards
Ryan Jasinsky
Brandenburg, Staedler & Moore
Director of Property
Management
Ryan Jasinsky

Current Employer Address
Current Employer of Spouse
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Address of Current Employer of Spouse
Spouse's Job Title
Executive Assistant to CEO
If you or your spouse is retired and receiving a pension, please state source of pension.

Interests & Experiences
High School, College, Professional, Vocational, or Other Schools Attended. Please include Major or Field of Study, Dates Attended, Degree and Date of Degree.

High School: Saint Lawrence Academy 1999-2003 College: De Anza College 2003-2006; Associate of Arts Degree is Psychology 2006 College: UC San Diego 2006-2008; BA in Psychology 2008 List any position or office held in any governmental agency, civic, or charitable organization including the dates.

Ryan Jasinsky

Languages Spoken
English
Special Awards or Recognitions Received
Please state why you want to become a member of this Board or Commission including specific objectives which you would work toward as a member.

I currently work for Brandenburg, Staedler & Moore a leading mobilehome provider in San Jose and throughout other areas of the Bay Area.

In addition to currently representing the mobilehome industry, I have worked in Property Management managing single family homes and multifamily properties throughout San Jose and the greater Bay Area from 2008 to 2016.

I want to further assist the City of San
Jose to find fair practices in the housing industry that will assist all of San Jose.

Real Estate is a passion
of mine and given the current market conditions I see the strain that it puts on the residents, owners and City.

I would truly enjoy being a part of the solution and to assist with finding new ideas to address the challenges we face.

Please state any other information which you feel would be useful in reviewing your application
I have been recommended for this position by Mike Graves and Geri Nave whom is the President of the MHET
Do you own property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, please list the addresses here.

Do you rent property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, is it a month-to-month lease?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Are you currently experiencing homelessness or have you experienced it in the past?

Yes

No
Ryan Jasinsky
State and local law require that you abstain from participation in decisions that may affect your financial interests, including sources of income, interest in real property, personal finances or investments.

In addition, if appointed, you may be required to fill out a disclosure statement which identifies certain financial interest beginning with the immediate twelve-month period prior to your appointment.

Please review the scope of your
board/commission in Municipal Code Chapter 2.08.

Based on your best judgment, does this
Board or Commission make decisions that may affect sources of income, interests in real property, personal finances or investments of you or your spouse?

Yes

No
If yes, please explain.

Please identify any organizations, associations, corporations, or entities by which you are employed or associated that might be affected by decisions of this Board or Commission, and the positions you hold in these entities.

Question applies to multiple boards
If appointed, you will be required to fill out a disclosure statement, which identifies certain of your financial interests beginning with the immediate twelve-month period prior to your appointment and annually on or before April 1 of each year thereafter. Please confirm that you have read Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Form 700 Reference Pamphlet and agree to file required FPPC Form 700 Statements of Economic Interest, as required by current City Council Conflict of Interest resolution.

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Have you ever been required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) and failed to do so?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
If yes, please explain in complete detail.

I've had to complete the Form 700 for my service as the Mobilehome Landlord Representative on HCDC.

Question applies to multiple boards
Please confirm that you have reviewed and agree to comply with the San Jose Municipal Code Chapter 12.08 (Prohibition of Gifts), City of San Jose Ethics Policy (City Policy Manual

1.2.1), and City of San Jose Gift Policy (City Policy Manual 1.2.2).

Yes

No
Reference 1 Name
Mike Graves
Reference 1 Address
Ryan Jasinsky
Reference 1 Email address
Reference 1 Phone
Reference 2 Name
Geri Nave
Reference 2 Address
Reference 2 Email address
Reference 2 Phone
Supplemental Questions
If applicable, have you ever attended or watched a meeting of the Commission(s) to which you are applying?

Yes

No
Would you be available to attend meetings at the scheduled time?

Yes

No
Please describe your experience in serving on a Commission or Board.

Considering your experience and activities in business, labor, School, professional, social,
Commissions, Boards, or other organizations, indicate the experience, training, knowledge and/or skills which qualify you for appointment to the selected commission(s).

I have been a Property Manager since 2008 and have been Real Estate Broker since 2018.

I managed
single family homes, multifamily properties and mobilehomes.

In addition, I have managed over 50+ on/off
site managers, worked on budgets for my clients and ensure that properties all well maintained and meet all City and State codes.

Ryan Jasinsky
What is your understanding of the purpose of the Commission? My understanding of the Commission is that it advises and makes recommendations to the City Council and others regarding housing programs, policies and community development.

Please list three issues facing the City that you feel the Commission should address.

Lack of Housing development, Affordable Housing/Homelessness, Rent Control Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If you live in, own, lease or manage property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), please list the address here.

This includes mobilehomes, mobile home parks, and apartments/apartment buildings building during or before 1979.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If your employer or other source of income owns, leases or manages property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), or if you are unsure, please list your employer's name or other source of income and address here.

I work for Brandenburg, Staedler & Moore: 1122 Willow St. Suite #200 San Jose, CA 95125 Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
What experience do you have with affordable housing issues? I have managed many properties that were subject to the City's rent ordinance and rented to people with Section 8.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Please explain your familiarity with the Community Development Block Grant Program? I'm unfamiliar with this program.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for a Low Income Position on the Commission. See requirement below.

Yes

No
Ryan Jasinsky
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I qualify for a Low Income Seat on the Housing and Community Development Commission.

Please indicate how you qualify by selecting one of the following: Refer to this link to determine your eligibility:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/90049/638003812008400000

N/A

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I meet the requirements for one of the Housing and Community Development Commission Special Eligibility Seats.

Please note, if you indicate you are mobilehome resident or landlord representative, you will need to submit a copy of a letter from that organization indicating their nomination of you as their representative.

Mobilehome Landlord

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
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None

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for the Lived Experience Seat in Homelessness on the Commission.

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If you are applying for the Lived Experience Seat, please describe your experience with homelessness. Include when and for how long you experienced homelessness, and any information you'd like to share about how you lost your housing.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Have you stayed at any shelters or used any homeless services programs?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience any homelessness in Santa Clara County?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience homelessness in San José?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
How would you use your experience with homelessness to inform your work on the Commission?
Ryan Jasinsky
(Optional) Please upload a resume.

Anything else you would like us to know?
Thank you for reviewing my application and I look forward to the possibility of working with the City to find solutions to the challenges affecting our residents.

Retirement Board Questions Only
Verification
By checking the box below, you agree with the following statement.

I agree that all of the information contained in my responses to the questions on this application are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I further agree that, by checking the box below and submitting this application, online or otherwise, I am affixing my digital signature to this form as of the date submitted.

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Ryan Jasinsky
Submit Date: Sep 06, 2022
First Name Last Name
Email Address
Street Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title

Your application will remain on file for one year from the date of submission. During the year, your application may be considered for unanticipated vacancies.

Are you a resident of San Jose?
Yes No
What district do you live in? To verify, please click here: https://eservices.sccgov.org/rov/? tab=dt *
District 4
Length of Residency
6 or more years
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Housing and Community Development Commission: Submitted Daniel Finn
Retired NA
Daniel Finn

Current Employer Address
NA
Current Employer of Spouse
MV Trading
Address of Current Employer of Spouse
Spouse's Job Title
Clerk
If you or your spouse is retired and receiving a pension, please state source of pension.

CIty of San Jose, Stationary Engineers Local 39, International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers and social security.

Interests & Experiences
High School, College, Professional, Vocational, or Other Schools Attended. Please include Major or Field of Study, Dates Attended, Degree and Date of Degree.

Richmond High School, College of Alameda, Ohlone College Mediation: certified by county of Santa Clara I have many training certificates from my vocation that I would be happy to provide upon request.

Daniel Finn

List any position or office held in any governmental agency, civic, or charitable organization including the dates.

OE3 union steward from 2000 to 2010, member of the San Jose City Labor Alliance from 2001 to 2010 and speaker for the CLA for about 1 1/2 years from 2008 to 2010.

I am very concerned about the availability of low income housing in our city and the problems facing the Mobilehome communities.

Please state any other information which you feel would be useful in reviewing your application
I have been involved in the issues of mobile home communities for15 years. I have been both President and Vice President of my communities HOA and have been directly involved in two rental rights hearings.

I have kept up with other mobile home communities issues so I am very aware of the issues and problems these communities face. I was also an apartment renter in San Jose facing 9% increases every year. It became cheaper to purchase my mobile home.

Do you own property in the City of San José?
Yes No
If yes, please list the addresses here.

Do you rent property in the City of San José?
Yes No
If yes, is it a month-to-month lease?
Yes No
Question applies to multiple boards
Are you currently unhoused?
Yes No
Daniel Finn

State and local law require that you abstain from participation in decisions that may affect your financial interests, including sources of income, interest in real property, personal finances or investments.

Please review the scope of your
board/commission in Municipal Code Chapter 2.08.

Based on your best judgment, does this
Board or Commission make decisions that may affect sources of income, interests in real property, personal finances or investments of you or your spouse?

Yes

No
If yes, please explain.

Being a Mobilehome owner and a renter of the space that it sits on causes me to say yes. I am applying for the mobile home owner position so I believe that it’s a requirement.

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Have you ever been required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) and failed to do so?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
If yes, please explain in complete detail.

1.2.1), and City of San Jose Gift Policy (City Policy Manual 1.2.2).

Yes

No
Reference 1 Name
Gale Osmer
Daniel Finn
Reference 1 Address
Reference 1 Email address
Reference 1 Phone
Reference 2 Name
Marta O’Connell
Reference 2 Address
Reference 2 Email address
Reference 2 Phone
Supplemental Questions
If applicable, have you ever attended a meeting of the Commission(s) to which you are applying?
Yes No
Would you be available to attend meetings at the scheduled time? Yes No
Please describe your experience in serving on a Commission or Board.

I’ve served as President and Vice President of my community HOA. I was a member of the City of San Jose’s Labor Alliance. I was the speaker for the CLA for a year and a half.

Daniel Finn

Considering your experience and activities in business, labor, School, professional, social, Commissions, Boards, or other organizations, indicate the experience, training, knowledge and/or skills which qualify you for appointment to the selected commission(s).

While employed by the City of Sam Jose I received a lot of communications training as well as training as a medeator through the County of Santa Clara. I served as a OE3 shop steward for eleven years dealing with issues between employees and management.

What is your understanding of the purpose of the Commission? To bring together owners and renters to work through issues that effect both parties.

Please list three issues facing the City that you feel the Commission should address.

Lack of low income housing, the Mobile home conversion issues and the opt-in opt-out mobilehome issue.

Question applies to Housing and Community Development Commission If you live in, own, lease or manage property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), please list the address here. This includes mobilehomes, mobile home parks, and apartments/apartment buildings building during or before 1979.

Question applies to Housing and Community Development Commission If your employer or other source of income owns, leases or manages property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), or if you are unsure, please list your employer's name or other source of income and address here.

Question applies to Housing and Community Development Commission What experience do you have with affordable housing issues? I’ve been deeply involved in 2 rental rights hearings.

Question applies to Housing and Community Development Commission Please explain your familiarity with the Community Development Block Grant Program? I am not very familiar .

Question applies to Housing and Community Development Commission Question applies to Housing and Community Development Commission Daniel Finn

(Optional) Please upload a resume.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for a Low- or Moderate-Income Position on the Commission. See requirement below.

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I qualify for a Low- or Moderate-Income Seat on the Housing and Community Development Commission.

Please indicate how you qualify by selecting one of the following:

Elected member of a neighborhood organization in a low- or moderate-income neighborhood (51% of the neighborhood is at or below 80% of the area median income as defined by HUD)answer 2

Resident of one of the place-based neighborhoods identified as a target for HUD funds

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I meet the requirements for one of the Housing and Community Development Commission Special Eligibility Seats.

Mobilehome Resident

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
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None

Anything else you would like us to know?
I always look at both sides of an issue and can make a choice that my go against my own best interest if it is the right choice for the majority.

Retirement Board Questions Only
Daniel Finn
Verification
By checking the box below, you agree with the following statement.

I Agree
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Daniel Finn
Submit Date: Oct 24, 2022
First Name Last Name
Email Address
Street Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title

Your application will remain on file for one year from the date of submission. During the year, your application may be considered for unanticipated vacancies.

Are you a resident of San Jose?
Yes No
What district do you live in? To verify, please click here: https://eservices.sccgov.org/rov/? tab=dt *
District 6
Length of Residency
3-5 years
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Housing and Community Development Commission: Submitted Sketch Salazar
Receive Disability Student
Sketch Salazar

Current Employer Address
Current Employer of Spouse
n/a
Address of Current Employer of Spouse
Spouse's Job Title
n/a
If you or your spouse is retired and receiving a pension, please state source of pension.

Interests & Experiences
High School, College, Professional, Vocational, or Other Schools Attended. Please include Major or Field of Study, Dates Attended, Degree and Date of Degree.

I graduated High School and received a diploma. I am currently attending San Jose City College and majoring in Psychology and social justice. I will receive my associate of science AS degree in the spring of 2023 and I am currently applying to 4-year universities Stanford, Santa Clara University,San Jose State, UC Santa Cruz, and San Diego State.

Sketch Salazar

List any position or office held in any governmental agency, civic, or charitable organization including the dates.

A current member of the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB), Community Relations Coordinator on
the Executive Board of the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) with Destination Home since February of 2021, student body committee member of the Disabled Student Services at San Jose City College since January of 2021. I am also currently an Advisory Committee member on the CHF Community Housing Fund LLC since March of 2021. I am also a part of a cohort entitled Building Representative Boards BRB, through the nonprofit CEN - Center for excellence in nonprofits since August 2022. Currently I am a part of Supervisor Cindy Chavez’s fentanyl working group as of earlier this year 2022.

Languages Spoken
english
Special Awards or Recognitions Received
I have received recognition for my work helping to create the portal pilot customer facing portal for the consumer, a client that is unhoused to utilize.

They are able to login and access their information and be knowledgeable of where they are in the process of getting housing. This program allows them to pin their location of where they are currently living, have email correspondence through messaging with their case manager, update them on upcoming appointments they may have, upload stand photocopies of important documentation, provides a resource guide and is user-friendly and easy for them to utilize.

Please state why you want to become a member of this Board or Commission including specific objectives which you would work toward as a member.

I would love to become a member of the Housing and Community Development Commission because as a person with lived experience of homelessness I believe I would bring a different perspective and outlook to the commission. I want to be able to advocate and give a voice to the people in the community that usually go unheard, the unhoused community. Today I am gratefully a contributing member of society and I have the advantage of having two perspectives I can openly advocate on and give a voice to.

Please state any other information which you feel would be useful in reviewing your application
I would like to share that after experiencing homelessness for three years here in Santa Clara County and within my hometown of San Jose that I am proudly born and raised in, I am passionate about getting involved in helping to house not only unhoused individuals but also all that are low income and must utilize affordable housing to provide safety and home for themselves and/or their family.

Do you own property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, please list the addresses here.

Do you rent property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
Sketch Salazar
If yes, is it a month-to-month lease?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Are you currently experiencing homelessness or have you experienced it in the past?

Yes

No
State and local law require that you abstain from participation in decisions that may affect your financial interests, including sources of income, interest in real property, personal finances or investments.

Please review the scope of your
board/commission in Municipal Code Chapter 2.08.

Based on your best judgment, does this
Board or Commission make decisions that may affect sources of income, interests in real property, personal finances or investments of you or your spouse?

Yes

No
If yes, please explain.

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Have you ever been required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) and failed to do so?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
If yes, please explain in complete detail.

1.2.1), and City of San Jose Gift Policy (City Policy Manual 1.2.2).

Yes

No
Sketch Salazar
Reference 1 Name
Cindy Chavez
Reference 1 Address
Reference 1 Email address
Reference 1 Phone
Reference 2 Name
Maureen Damrel
Reference 2 Address
Reference 2 Email address
Reference 2 Phone
Supplemental Questions
If applicable, have you ever attended or watched a meeting of the Commission(s) to which you are applying?
Yes No
Would you be available to attend meetings at the scheduled time? Yes No
Sketch Salazar

Please describe your experience in serving on a Commission or Board.

I currently serve on the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) and I have been an executive board member as well on that Board.

As an executive board member I was the community relations coordinator and I was responsible of creating and nurturing relationships with different entities within the community of Santa Clara County for LEAB
members to participate in. I have also participated in general and numerous advisory committees including West Valley Community Services advisory committee of people with lived experience of homelessness.

Once a month we participate in a “action hour” where we hands on make phone calls or reach out to members of this city as an attempt to get their backing over a topic or issue we want to bring awareness to within the unhoused community.

I have attended and completed training provided by Toastmasters so as to improve and strengthen my public speaking in any environment, as well as effectively and efficiently delivering a quality message.

Through CEN Center for excellence in nonprofits I have taken many of their trainings and workshops in conjunction with currently being a part of the cohort for building representative boards BRB that I was chosen to participate in. I have taken the “Fundraising Basics” training where we explored the basic fundraising process, reviewed the board’s role in fundraising, gained the framework to build a comprehensive fundraising plan, and learned how to develop and communicate a case for support. I also have completed the "Making the Ask" fundraising training where we explored and practiced strategies and techniques to set proper expectations (clarifying roles), how to expand my team's ability to raise money for our organization, and maximize our impact. I have taken a training and am knowledgeable of “Intentional Branding: You and Your Organization” which applies to organizations and individuals alike. In the workshop, we were encouraged to define our personal professional brands and do so in service and support of our organizations’ brands as well. I have taken a training on “Compassionate Leadership” where we unpacked the nonprofit sector’s historical leadership models that fall short of serving the creation of an IDEAL workspace. We explored what it means to lead with wisdom and compassion and to strike a balance between the two. I have taken a training on “Leading Others Through Change” which was designed to provide the tools and techniques to lead my organization through times of change and crisis more effectively. As a result I left with a clearer understanding of what happens to people when an organizational change initiative (both expected and unexpected) occurs, and felt more prepared to address the myriad challenges that come my way. I’ve attending a training on “Preventing Burnout: Self- Care in a Selfless Sector” which provides the space and tools to help me lean in without burning out. We engaged in productive conversations that explored new strategies and coping skills while gaining tangible resources to identify workplace stressors, end self-deprecating talk, build communicative workplace structures, and calmly deal with change at any level in an organization. I also have completed a Management and leadership training titled “Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, & Liberation (IDEAL)” which was a 2-day program and was a genuine, candid space to explore the principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Liberation (IDEAL) and the effect of these principles on the community I serve and my organization as a whole.

The sessions were intended to provide a respectful,
nonjudgmental space and opportunity for growth and thought-partnership.

What is your understanding of the purpose of the Commission? To my understanding The Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) consists of members who advise the Director of Housing, the Mayor, and the City Council on housing and community development matters.

Sketch Salazar
Please list three issues facing the City that you feel the Commission should address.

An individual with lived experience of homelessness in San Jose, I am most definitely am interested in the development and creation of more housing for the current on house members of this community and County. I'm interested to see how the commission can help guide and advocate to the mayor and city council regarding this epidemic of homelessness currently occurring in Santa Clara County.

This includes mobilehomes, mobile home parks, and apartments/apartment buildings building during or before 1979.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
What experience do you have with affordable housing issues? I personally recall as a child having housing with my mother who was a single parent of my older sister and I.

I remember when she got a better job to provide for us we soon after lost our apartment and housing because it was determined that she made too much money.

This was almost 25 years ago and
the memory is very fresh of having to be uprooted from everything I was familiar with and knew as home and being forced to move in with my grandparents. Since then I believe there have been a lot of improvements, however the qualifications that determine affordable housing must be diligently reviewed and discussed, so as to better provide affordable housing to individuals who truly need it in Santa Clara County.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Please explain your familiarity with the Community Development Block Grant Program? I have heard of this grant mentioned previously And I am aware that it is a fund from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development that is provided annually to the city of San Jose. It funds various nonprofit agencies and other city departments to implement services that benefit low and moderate income persons, resolve slum and blight concerns and address community development needs. The grantees of the program are generally selected through a competitive process and are provided with such services as senior daycare and respite, homeless outreach, housing rehabilitation, and code enforcement.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Sketch Salazar
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for a Low Income Position on the Commission. See requirement below.

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I qualify for a Low Income Seat on the Housing and Community Development Commission.

Please indicate how you qualify by selecting one of the following: Refer to this link to determine your eligibility:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/90049/638003812008400000

Low- or moderate-income person as defined by HUD

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I meet the requirements for one of the Housing and Community Development Commission Special Eligibility Seats.

n/a

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
*

Development

Community Development

Homeless Services

Federal Funding

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for the Lived Experience Seat in Homelessness on the Commission.

Yes

No
Sketch Salazar
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If you are applying for the Lived Experience Seat, please describe your experience with homelessness. Include when and for how long you experienced homelessness, and any information you'd like to share about how you lost your housing.

My journey and becoming homeless started with having a car accident in Yosemite while working at San Jose Family Camp and sustaining a brain injury.

This occurred in June of 2014, after which I was
rehabilitating for the next three months. During this time I was staying with close friends on their couch and they helped me as I was rehabilitating. I began to experience heavy depression because of the cognitive issues and behavioral issues that I had after obtaining the brain injury.

I didn't want to be a
burden and so I began to live out of an old SUV that was given to me by one of the friends I was staying with. I was then given a car by my mother and used that to drive around during the day and I used the SUV to sleep in at night.

This went on
until around August of 2015 when both vehicles were eventually towed for different reasons. When this occurred I was then physically on foot and only was allowed to grab the handful of items from my vehicle before it was taken into the tow yard. My journey began first over off of Monterey Road and Tully/Curtner area. I experienced here the first feeling of loss when someone took all of my more expensive possessions.

I assumed you knew what it felt like to literally only
have the clothes on your back and have to start all over again.

This occurred numerous times over the
years that I was unhoused.

Everytime it became less and less detrimental to my life and I became accustomed to simply starting over from nothing. I soon realized and learned that being a woman on the streets was extremely dangerous and my safety was always in jeopardy. In order to be safe as a woman living on the streets you either became pimped out, a “mama” of a camp, which meant you could never leave it and looked over it, or you had to become the best at everything of the lifestyle. This meant everything from stealing to violence, to having the best drugs and array of criminal activity. Never in my life as a child did I ever for once believe that when I got older I would become homeless.

However, due to
a series of events this became the reality in the summer of 2014. In 2015 after losing both my vehicles in the safety that it provided I relocated to the downtown San Jose area. Everyone on the southside of San Jose told me to stay away from downtown because it was the most dangerous place to be home with that.

This is the reason I went there.

I knew that I had to become somebody I didn't recognize anymore if I was going to survive being homeless.

I only remember how terrified I was and I truly believed that I was going to die while living on the streets.

But when you are pushed to the limit every single day and you are forced to live in the state of “survival mode”
24/7, you learn what you're really made of; who you are at the core of your essence.

I never lost my compassion and kindness in spite of the obstacles and tribulations I was faced with.

I was homeless from the summer of 2014 until I got housing in the summer of 2017.

During
this time I was assaulted physically numerous times, I was raped numerous times oh, I was robbed numerous times
and I was incarcerated Elmwood numerous times for a plethora of different charges. I was blessed with receiving a Housing Voucher in the summer of 2017 and have since sustained my housing and have remained housed in San Jose.

I am passionate about working with the unhoused
immunity as well as initiating discussion around policy reform to decriminalize homelessness and improve affordable housing in Santa Clara County.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Have you stayed at any shelters or used any homeless services programs?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience any homelessness in Santa Clara County?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience homelessness in San José?

Yes

No
Sketch Salazar
(Optional) Please upload a resume.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
How would you use your experience with homelessness to inform your work on the Commission?
I would love to be provided with the opportunity to serve on the commission because I believe my lived experience with having been homeless allows me an insight that is unparalleled to the members that are currently sitting on the commission.

I would love the chance to be able to bring a voice of lived experience into The Housing and Community Development commission in our County.

Prior to recent events in the
way people value the expertise of those with live experience, there has not been a voice to advocate for this demographic in commissions and Boards or councils of the city of San Jose and within Santa Clara
County.

Having a voice to represent every demographic of our community is essential to creating a city and environment that is racially equitable for all citizens and members of that community.

Anything else you would like us to know?
I would generally be honored and humbled to be chosen as a member on the Housing and Community Development commission so as to not only fullfill my civil duties to my hometown but also to have the honorable opportunity to bring insight and input from the perspective of a person with lived experience.

I
am currently a student at San Jose City College and I'm majoring in psychology and social justice. I simply desire and hope to make the world a better place because I am aware that even the smallest of voices can make an impact in change.

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Monta Vista High School, Cupertino CA 1990-1994 Graduate Chico State University, Chico CA 1994- 1995 De Anza College, Cupertino CA 1997-1999 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 1999-2001, BS Finance, BS Accounting University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 2002-2003 Masters of Accountancy Jerome Shaw

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Santa Clara County Assessors Office, Auditor Assessor, November 2013 - October 2015 Languages Spoken
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Please state why you want to become a member of this Board or Commission including specific objectives which you would work toward as a member.

San Jose is about to go through a period of transformation that it has never seen before, and I want to be a part of it. Big tech and foreign investment has already changed the housing landscape and has hit the working class and poor the hardest. Heritage has always been the face of San Jose, but that is on the verge of changing, bringing more displacement and gentrification of under-served communities. I want to be a voice for these communities, and help San Jose transform into a City with fair, affordable, inclusive housing that is true.

Please state any other information which you feel would be useful in reviewing your application
Do you own property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, please list the addresses here.

Do you rent property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, is it a month-to-month lease?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Are you currently experiencing homelessness or have you experienced it in the past?

Yes

No
Jerome Shaw
State and local law require that you abstain from participation in decisions that may affect your financial interests, including sources of income, interest in real property, personal finances or investments.

Please review the scope of your
board/commission in Municipal Code Chapter 2.08.

Based on your best judgment, does this
Board or Commission make decisions that may affect sources of income, interests in real property, personal finances or investments of you or your spouse?

Yes

No
If yes, please explain.

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Have you ever been required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) and failed to do so?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
If yes, please explain in complete detail.

1.2.1), and City of San Jose Gift Policy (City Policy Manual 1.2.2).

Yes

No
Reference 1 Name
Reference 1 Address
Jerome Shaw
Reference 1 Email address
Reference 1 Phone
Reference 2 Name
Reference 2 Address
Reference 2 Email address
Reference 2 Phone
Supplemental Questions
If applicable, have you ever attended or watched a meeting of the Commission(s) to which you are applying?

Yes

No
Would you be available to attend meetings at the scheduled time?

Yes

No
Please describe your experience in serving on a Commission or Board.

I am a member of the Unhoused Task Force of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, which sought to have all cities within the county commit to the Community Plan to End Homelessness.

Jerome Shaw
Considering your experience and activities in business, labor, School, professional, social,
Commissions, Boards, or other organizations, indicate the experience, training, knowledge and/or skills which qualify you for appointment to the selected commission(s).

I have been on both ends of the spectrum when it comes to homelessness. I have worked in the corporate world, having no idea about the homeless or their experiences. I have lived the homeless experience and know the misconceptions and labels placed on everyone who lives on the streets. I am educated and have the ability to digest and discuss technical information, while also being grounded and an advocate for the unhoused. I have experienced the mental health, sheltered and unsheltered aspects of homelessness, along with the eviction and displacement aspect of renting. I have been an advocate for the homeless for about four years and continue to advocate despite being homeless myself.

What is your understanding of the purpose of the Commission? The Commission analyzes prioritized information related to all aspects of housing the City performs, or wishes to perform. Based on these priorities and funding, the Commission seeks to determine the best actions that will allow the City to continue to meet past goals, current goals, and future goals. This is done with an eye on economic growth, equitable community development and housing affordability/accessibility.

All recommendations made to various parties potentially affect the identity of San Jose through its residents.

Please list three issues facing the City that you feel the Commission should address.

Homelessness Gentrification/Displacement Low/extremely low income/affordable housing Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If you live in, own, lease or manage property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), please list the address here.

This includes mobilehomes, mobile home parks, and apartments/apartment buildings building during or before 1979.

N/A
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If your employer or other source of income owns, leases or manages property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), or if you are unsure, please list your employer's name or other source of income and address here.

N/A
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
What experience do you have with affordable housing issues? None in a professional capacity.

Jerome Shaw
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Please explain your familiarity with the Community Development Block Grant Program? I am not deeply familiar with the program. My personal, simple description is that it is an amount of federal funding received on an annual basis, that is to be used to help poor/under-represented residents and communities that are in need. Entities bid and are awarded project funding based on the expectation that they will make a difference in the lives of those they serve. It can be a substantial amount of a non profits funding.

Yes

No
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Housing and Community Development Commission
I qualify for a Low Income Seat on the Housing and Community Development Commission.

Please indicate how you qualify by selecting one of the following: Refer to this link to determine your eligibility:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/90049/638003812008400000

Low- or moderate-income person as defined by HUD

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I meet the requirements for one of the Housing and Community Development Commission Special Eligibility Seats.

n/a

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
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None

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Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for the Lived Experience Seat in Homelessness on the Commission.

Yes

No
Jerome Shaw
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If you are applying for the Lived Experience Seat, please describe your experience with homelessness. Include when and for how long you experienced homelessness, and any information you'd like to share about how you lost your housing.

I have been homeless since 2015. It really began with an eviction in 2013, which led me to stay in hotels with my son for about 3 months before
couch surfing with friends for half a year and finally finding a new apartment. My complex was sold and the new owner wanted to move into my unit (since it was the best kept and cleanest). I did not want to move out of the school district my autistic son was in, and commuted him from various places in the county for a summer and from South San Jose to Cupertino during the school year. My long term stint with homelessness began in 2015 after I was hospitalized with mental health issues and lost my job because of returning back to work too soon, and was evicted again. I lost custody of my son during that period and he has not lived with me full time since, even though he lived with me full time before everything fell apart. I am educated, and also neuro-divergent a fact people weren't as understanding of in the past. Mental health and homelessness is very important to me because of my past experiences. I was forced out of the corporate world, and lost my livelihood and my family, but I always kept my son as a priority and always worked to provide for him. I have lived on the streets, in my car (when I would have one), in my storage unit, in hotels and in shelters. There's a lot more that has occurred during this time, but this is the gist of it.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Have you stayed at any shelters or used any homeless services programs?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience any homelessness in Santa Clara County?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience homelessness in San José?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
How would you use your experience with homelessness to inform your work on the Commission?
Hopefully I will provide insight that the Commission is not familiar with, and aspects that aren't usually considered.

Anything else you would like us to know?
I am currently staying in the Plaza Hotel in San Jose and working on my sheet metal apprenticeship.

Jerome Shaw
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Your application will remain on file for one year from the date of submission. During the year, your application may be considered for unanticipated vacancies.

Are you a resident of San Jose?
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What district do you live in? To verify, please click here: https://eservices.sccgov.org/rov/? tab=dt *
District 3
Length of Residency
6 or more years
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Housing and Community Development Commission: Submitted Question applies to multiple boards
Zenia Cardoza
Stanford Healthcare Substance Use Navigator
Zenia Cardoza

Current Employer Address
Current Employer of Spouse
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Interests & Experiences
High School, College, Professional, Vocational, or Other Schools Attended. Please include Major or Field of Study, Dates Attended, Degree and Date of Degree.

Independence HS San Jose City College William Jessup University List any position or office held in any governmental agency, civic, or charitable organization including the dates.
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Zenia Cardoza

Languages Spoken
English / Spanish
Special Awards or Recognitions Received
SJCC ADS Advisory Board <Out-Patient Chemical Dependency Counselor of the Year 2018> Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board <Community Hero- Mover and Shaker 2022> Please state why you want to become a member of this Board or Commission including specific objectives which you would work toward as a member.

Becoming a member of the board would give me the opportunity to address potential barriers that are currently impeding unhoused residents from entering into sobering/detox/residential treatment facilities that could provide opportunities to improve quality of life for those becoming housed through our city programs. I think we are doing a good job at housing but helping folks stay housed has become a blaring concern.

Please state any other information which you feel would be useful in reviewing your application
Do you own property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, please list the addresses here.

Do you rent property in the City of San José?

Yes

No
If yes, is it a month-to-month lease?

Yes

No
Question applies to multiple boards
Are you currently experiencing homelessness or have you experienced it in the past?

Yes

No
Zenia Cardoza
State and local law require that you abstain from participation in decisions that may affect your financial interests, including sources of income, interest in real property, personal finances or investments. In addition, if appointed, you may be required to fill out a disclosure statement which identifies certain financial interest beginning with the immediate twelve-month period prior to your appointment. Please review the scope of your board/commission in Municipal Code Chapter 2.08. Based on your best judgment, does this Board or Commission make decisions that may affect sources of income, interests in real property, personal finances or investments of you or your spouse? Yes No
If yes, please explain. Please identify any organizations, associations, corporations, or entities by which you are employed or associated that might be affected by decisions of this Board or Commission, and the positions you hold in these entities.

Yes No
Question applies to multiple boards
Have you ever been required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) and failed to do so?
Yes No
Question applies to multiple boards
If yes, please explain in complete detail.

1.2.1), and City of San Jose Gift Policy (City Policy Manual 1.2.2).

Yes No
Reference 1 Name
Sylvia Erazo
Reference 1 Address
Zenia Cardoza

Reference 1 Email address
Reference 1 Phone
Reference 2 Name
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Reference 2 Address
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Supplemental Questions
If applicable, have you ever attended or watched a meeting of the Commission(s) to which you are applying?
Yes No
Would you be available to attend meetings at the scheduled time? Yes No
Please describe your experience in serving on a Commission or Board.

Experience serving: CA Bridge Substance Use Navigator Advisory Board SCC Drug User Health Advisory Board
Considering your experience and activities in business, labor, School, professional, social, Commissions, Boards, or other organizations, indicate the experience, training, knowledge and/or skills which qualify you for appointment to the selected commission(s).

I have been part of the unhoused community up until age 29, then have been a part of non-profit agencies throughout my career that continue to work with unhoused populations, and I currently work at a hospital focusing on addiction medicine and assisting patients with navigation towards SUD Tx who include many of the unhoused population case management.

Zenia Cardoza

What is your understanding of the purpose of the Commission? Help San Jose residents become housed and work on programs that will help them stay housed.

Please list three issues facing the City that you feel the Commission should address.

Continue supporting new builds to include BMR Increasing advocacy for reducing barriers for those who seek out help for co-occurring disorders (catching people in the small window of motivation) Increasing real discussions about COLA for singles and/or single parents to make a better future for our next generations
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
If you live in, own, lease or manage property subject to a City rent ordinance (i.e., the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance or Rental Dispute and Mediation Ordinance), please list the address here.

This includes mobilehomes, mobile home parks, and apartments/apartment buildings building during or before 1979.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
What experience do you have with affordable housing issues? When I was single, I lost my housing in the same month when I had an expense to fix my car.

Now, I am a
single parent with one child. I cannot afford to rent a 2-bedroom unit in San Jose.

I am forced to accept
that if I live and work here, my daughter will never have the space that she deserves. So we settle for the space that I can afford
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Please explain your familiarity with the Community Development Block Grant Program? Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for a Low Income Position on the Commission. See requirement below.

Yes

No
Zenia Cardoza
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I qualify for a Low Income Seat on the Housing and Community Development Commission.

Please indicate how you qualify by selecting one of the following: Refer to this link to determine your eligibility:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/90049/638003812008400000

Low- or moderate-income person as defined by HUD

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I meet the requirements for one of the Housing and Community Development Commission Special Eligibility Seats.

n/a

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
*

Homeless Services

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
I am applying for the Lived Experience Seat in Homelessness on the Commission.

Yes

I spent almost 10 years of my life as an outdoor transient with the only open-door being Elmwood for immediate help. Everything else was a waitlist.

If I can help those unhoused that struggle with the same chronic illness become hopeful again, I will have done well.

Once in recovery, I was single with one job.

The one job was not enough to house and feed me. My car broke down and I lost my housing in the same month.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Have you stayed at any shelters or used any homeless services programs?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience any homelessness in Santa Clara County?

Yes

No
Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
Did you experience homelessness in San José?

Yes

No
Zenia Cardoza
(Optional) Please upload a resume.

Question applies to
Housing and Community Development Commission
How would you use your experience with homelessness to inform your work on the Commission?
my experience of homelessness will provide an accurate perspective of surviving trauma in and out of facilities that were supposed to help me.

Anything else you would like us to know?
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December 13, 2022