Work Item Status Planned Departments) Stakeholder Groups Update Impact Level of Anti-Displacement Ref #
Completion Effort Strategy (v/n)
Staff began zoning code amendments to update the definition of Permanent Land Use Coalition Supportive Housing (PSH). Staff also began analyzing the City's existing code to Legally H-14 Emergency Shelters Active December 2024 PBCE, Housing ensure compliance with Government Code Section 65583 (AB 2339). Staff will Low No Required
make amendments as needed as part of code updates to be completed by spring Staff is currently working on the rezonings to align with the General Plan P-1 Align Zoning with the General Plan Ongoing December 2024 PBCE HCD designations and will continue this work with a completion target of December Legally High No 2024. Requirer
Equity working group;
rental access working
group; veterans focus Staff completed outreach and Draft Strategic Plan with public comment process in 5-29 Rents rain ises gram Strategic Plan Active December 2028 Housing group; Indigenous 2023. In 2024, staff plans to bring this Plan to Council committee and full City High Low No Peoples focus group; Council.
LGBT+; African ancestry
focus group
City Infill Housing Ministerial Approval staff intends to initiate work on this item in April 2024. Initial work wil entail P-7 Committed December 2025 PBCE Land Use Coalition background research to understand how other jurisdictions have successfully High Moderate No Ordinance implemented ministerial infill processes and strategy. case Residental elopmens sur Housing, PBCE, Staff held a Cost of Development Study Session for City Council on October 26, P-12 Ongoing 2031 OEDCA 2023, providing market information on both affordable and market rate housing. High Moderate No intal access worki
oup; Indigenor
5-23 Know Your Rights Materials Active January 2025 Housing, CAO Peoples focus group; (Clampig work forthe out nor its campaign commenced in 2023. The High Moderate No Equity Coalition
In 2023, the City submitted multiple letters of support for SB 567 (Durazo, 2023), which extends state protections to renters against steep rent increases and Local Enforcement of State Tenant December 2026 Housing, CAO, No S-32 Active IGR
Protections
Land Use Coalition;
standardize and streamline Permitting, Housing production P-10 Fees, Applications Active December 2025 Housing High High No working group
developer focus groups
African ancestry focus Staff intends to initiate work on this item in 2024 by planning a feasibility analysis P-35 Small Multifamily Housing Committed June 2027 PBCE, Housing group; Land Use of different types of small multifamily housing in the new Cost of Development High High No Coalition report in the fall of 2024.
aff will begin to proactively prepare program Environmental Impact Repor IRs) as part of the preparation of Urban Village plans. The completion of EIRs cE P-37 CEQA Analysis for Urban Villages Committed December 2027 PBCE Developer focus group shorten the entitlement process for developers by providing them with a High High No reference during their environmental analysis for their proposed project. Funding will need to be identified to fund planning staff on the Environmental Review team Work had not yet started on this item in 2023. In 2024, staff will request budget R-1 Monitor At-risk Affordable Units Committed 2031 Housing Equity working group authority for consulting assistance to update the City's risk assessment report for High High No future expiring affordability restrictions.
Tenant / Landlord Resource Centers and Neighborhood equity S-1 Code Violations Reporting Committed 2031 Housing, PBCE working group; Equity Work had not yet started on this item in 2023 but will begin in 2024. High High No Coalition
Eviction Prevention - Housing Collaborative In 2023, 50 weekly courthouse workshops were held; 188 households were kept Weekly Eviction Prevention Court Clinic, Rental access working stably housed through the Eviction Diversion Program; 5,409 households were S-12 Eviction Diversion Program, and Other Ongoing 2031 Housing, CAO group; Equity Coalition assisted via calls, walk-ins and emails; and the City secured $2M funding to High High No continue the Eviction Diversion Program through a state earmark in the state's Support for Legal Services 2023 budget.
•San Jose's renter portal was launched in multiple languages:
•Staff sent out an mail blast to community organizations, affordable housing owners and property managers informing them of Doorway's launch •Bity staff met with affordable housing owners and managers of properties in the S-13 Affordable Housing Renter Portal Access Housing LGBTQ+ focus group; City's portfolio to set up Doorway accounts and provide an orientation to the No Ongoing 2031 High High
Equity Coalition system
• 77 properties in the City of San Jose launched and started accepting applications Housing, cMo,
N-1 Equitable Neighborhoods-based investment Ongoing 2031 Budget, PRNS, High High No Strategies PW, DOT, ESD,
Library
n 2023, staff created the first two versions of the Housing Catalyst Work Plan and brought them to the Housing and Community Development Commission, Council PBCE, Housing, Community Economic Development Committee, and City Council. Staff will 1-15 Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan Ongoing 2031 DEDCA, PRNS -ovide an update on the Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan to the Community an High High No -onomic Development Committee in February 2024, the City's Housing an Man 2iz4 incontinto with the osing Element Ana regres Ropor.,) Staff completed and issued its Internal Construction CDBG NOFA on 1/16/24. The NOFA included prioritization for HUD R/ECAP areas. As a result, the Department of Transportation will install Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) at signalized intersections in order to improve accessibility and safety, particularly for our most Housing, DOT, vulnerable users. An APS is an accessibility device installed at a traffic signal that External Infrastructure Funding to Create provides audible and vibrotactile cues to let pedestrians (especially visually- N-7 Active 2031 PW, OEDCA, Moderate Low No
Complete, High-quality Living Environments impaired pedestrians) know when the traffic signal is in its "WALK" or "DON'T PRNS
WALK" intervals. These devices provide clear feedback in multiple formats when it is safe to enter a crosswalk at an intersection. The proposed project will install APS at 108 locations throughout San Jose over the coming year. All project locations are in CDBG Low-Mod Census Tracts. Many project locations are in existing and emerging Project Hope Areas.
Staff completed work necessary to create the new zoning overlays in North San North San José Affordable Housing Overlay José, and rezoned sites in North San José as described in the Council memos P-3 Zones Ongoing December 2024 PBCE AFH Advisory Committee Moderate Moderate No defining the strategy in December 2023 and January 2024. Staff will continue work later in 2024 on this item to consider other sites for the zoning overlays.
Staff initiated monthly cross-departmental meetings in 2023 to coordinate PBCE, Housing,
aPorate Housion Meetings for OEDCA, PW, construction related permits. From 2023 to early 2024, 2,154 units have, or will Moderate P-6 Ongoing 2031 soon, benefit from this effort. In 2024, the City intends to hire a full-time Housing Moderate No DOT, Fire, PRNS
Navigator staff member to coordinate this work.
Staff compiled data from the Neighborhood Business Districts and began outlining No P-14 Housing in Business Corridors Active November 2024 PBCE Moderate Moderate building height recommendations based on AB 2011 and SB 6 guidelines.
This work is expected to be completed by June 2024 as part of Zoning Code quarterly updates. Zoning Code's definition of "permanent supportive housing" is being updated to match the state definition of 25% of a project being PSH being enough to allow housing on PQP sites.
Rental access working
P-24 Housing on Public/Quasi Public Lands June 2024 Planning, group; Housing Active Housing, DOT production focus group; 1 late 2023, the City planned a joint initiative with Urban Land Institute S Moderate Moderate No Land Use Coalition rancisco to convene two workshops this spring with homeless service provide nonprofit organizations, landowners from churches and places of worship, and affordable housing developers. The purpose of the workshops will be to educate and encourage attendees to partner in the design and construction of emergency interim housing and permanent affordable housing on PQP sites.
The preparation of previously approved Urban Village Plans has often exceeded timelines outlined in the General Plan, attributed to various factors including within a year, unless extended for community engagement. The Growth Horizons eliminated in the Four-Year Review of the General Plan in 2021, initially limited the daressing the Housing Crisis, policy amendments now permit affordable housing Developer focus group; construction citywide without individual Urban Village plans. To expedite P-40 Evaluate Urban Village Planning Process Committed December 2025 PBCE Moderate Moderate No Land Use Coalition
On December 14, 2023, executive staff presented the City's Implementation Plar Veteran focus group;
for the countywide Community Plan to End Homelessness 2020-2025 to the City LGBTQ+ focus group;
Regional Homeless Response Coordination Complete? Council's Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (SE). NSE Moderate Moderate H-13 January 2024 Housing high opportunity working No
and Planning unanimously accepted the report and initial discussion of City engagement for th group; schools focus
next regional plan. NSE approved a cross-reference of the report to be heard b group the full City Council on January 9, 2024.
Neighborhood equity
S-4 Updated Relocation Assistance Committed December 2025 Housing, PBCE working group; Land Use Work had not yet started on this item in 2023 but will begin in 2024 Moderate Moderate Yes Coalition
Neighborhood equity
S-11 Alternative Documentation for Non-Citizens Committed July 2025 Housing, CAO working group; Equity Significant work on this item has not yet commenced, but planning is underway. Moderate Moderate No Coalition
Staff held two meetings in 2023 with VTA to discuss the City's forthcoming tenant S-15 Tenant Preferences in VTA station areas Ongoing 2031 Housing preferences and answer their questions. In spring 2024, the tenant preferences Moderate Moderate i go to the City Council for approval. If approved, staff will again meet with VT No S-21 Facilitation of Equal Access to Housing Committed December 2025 Housing sonin than a lace are le 2 let nation, proper Moderate Moderate No Disability focus group; LA ropert ar touring pitif has are curense cured and ever and. 1-2 Affirmative Marketing to Persons with Ongoing 2031 Housing Moderate Moderate No Disabilities identify next steps to enhance its requirements to help benefit applicants and esidents living with disabilities.
arent, there me promotes contact funded tendel a funds with working specifically on outreach and engagement on Housing related issues.
Annually, about 21 Promotores have been hired and trained to reach residents and small businesses in the zip codes most impacted by the pandemic (95111, 95112, 95116, 95122, and 95127). The Promotores have reached over 15,000 1-8 Promotores-based outreach Ongoing 2031 Housing, CMO LGBTQ+ focus group Moderate Moderate No residents in these priority areas - with 3,100 referrals to senior nutrition programs, childcare services, and childcare scholarships, the Housing Mediation Program, and the Eviction Help Center. The Promotores have accomplished this by door-knocking, tabling at events, and participating in focus groups. In mid-2023, he Promotores also assisted City staff to conduct outreach for its Soft Stor etrofit program developmer
Work on this item will commence in 2024. It will include content from the City's Committed October 2024 final 2023-2031 Housing Element and build on the outreach conducted for that Moderate Moderate 1-14 Assessment of Fair Housing Plan Housing No
alar. 2024, staff plans to create and bring forward the plan to City Counci for African Ancestry working Staff started work on obtaining a consultant in 2024 to develop SB 9 objective P-11 Allow "SB 9" Type Housing on Additional December 2024 PBCE, Housing group; Land Use design standards and explore options related to the R-2 zoning district and historic Moderate High No Properties Coalition
resources.
P-13 Replacement of Existing Affordable Housing Committed December 2028 PBCE, Housing Neighborhood equity Significant work on this item has not commenced. Moderate High No working group
P.15 Moderate-income Housing Strategy African ancestry focus In 2023, the Housing Department planned for the timing to secure consulting Committed March 2025 Housing, PBCE assistance and staffing for this work to commence in 2024. Moderate High No group
The Housing Department officially supported AHSC funding applications near Diridon Station. The City's funding commitments for affordable housing helped neet AHSC's requirements. The Department of Transportation participated in the P-23 Pursue AHSC Funding near Diridon Station Ongoing 2031 Housing, DOT Moderate High No In late June 2023, staff submitted its Prohousing application to the state after obtaining City Council approval on the application on June 20, 2023. HD asked for additional information in September 2023, to which staff responded in early 2024.
Neighborhood equity or 023, 023, main lued simile or outing entertabluen R-2 Establish a Preservation NOFA Ongoing 2031 Housing working group acquisition/rehabilitation. Responses will be evaluated and selected in spring Moderate High Yes 2024.
In 2023, Housing Department staff met with the County of Santa Clara's Office of Neighborhood equity Supportive Housing and the South Bay Preservation Lab regarding jurisdictions' R-9 Creation of a Preservation Policy Committed December 2026 Housing working group; Equity Moderate High Yes calion tand use
Neighborhood equity
R-12 Revised Citywide Residential Anti- Committed December 2029 Housing working group; Equity Work has not yet started on this item in 2023. Moderate High No Displacement Strategy Coalition; Land Use
Coalition
In 2023, the City created an inventory of potential soft story buildings and has completed extensive outreach to tenants, housing providers, and other stakeholders informing them about soft story issues and seeking their input on the proposed ordinance and program. The City's seismic consultant analyzed possible R-13 Soft Story Program Active December 2024 PBCE, Housing presentations to the City's Housing and Community Development Commission. Moderate High Yes The program's Ordinance was drafted in 2023 and will be finalized for City Council's consideration in spring 2024. In 2023, staff also obtained City Council ora to a pl for a dia l and from testent federal.
plementatic
LGBTQ+ focus group;
H-1 Interim Homeless Housing Construction Active December 2025 Housing formerly incarcerated to manage state grants obtained to fund operations/services including the Moderate High No focus group Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) and Homeless Housing, Assistance and In 2023, the City submitted multiple letters of support for SB 567 (Durazo) (2023), which extends protections to renters against steep rent increases and evictions without cause. The original bill language would have lowered rent increase caps to Study on Rent Increases and Burden ir Rental access working 5%, but this was removed to enable the bill to pass through the Legislature. The S-10 Active June 2025 Housing, IGR Moderate High No
Affordable Housing group; Equity Coalition bill's final version strengthens tenant eviction protections and allows cities and counties to help enforce existing rent increase caps under state law, for which the City advocated. This bill was signed by the Governor on September 30, 2023 and will take effect on April 1, 2024.
Staff recommendations on tenant preferences were taken to the Housing and S-20 Tenant Preferences that Help Fight Active Equity Coalition Community Development Commission in late 2023. Staff will bring the final Moderate High No Displacement June 2025 Housing, CAO proposal to the City Council's Community and Economic Development Committee and full City Council in spring 2024.
S-24 Targeted Fair Housing Outreach and Committed 2031 Housing Rental access working Significant work on this item had not yet commenced in 2023. In 2024, staff will Moderate High No Enforcement seek data from legal assistance nonprofits on locations of complaints.
In 2023, the Housing Department engaged a rehired retiree to help issue the Right to Council/Alternatives RFP and enter into contract with a consultant to do this study. Staff attended meetings in the fall with stakeholders interested in this work, including at a December 2023 roundtable with approximately 20 housing AFH Advisory providers. Staff researched similar studies and drafted a scope of work for the RFP.
S-28 Right to Counsel or Alternative Committed December 2026 Housing Committee; Equity To get early input on the study from a variety of stakeholders, staff posted the High No Coalition draft scope for public comment in December and sent announcements of the posting via eblasts. Staff plans to hold a public meeting to gather final comments on the draft scope in February 2024, issue the consultant RFP shortly thereafter, award the contract, and kick off the project with the consultant in mid-2024 2023, the Housing Department's Partnership for the Bay's Future fellow beg search for the Housing Balance Report. When she departed the City earlier tha Neighborhood equity expected, the Coro Foundation (which administers the PBF program on behalf of Moderate 1-4 Create a Housing Balance Report Active December 2025 Housing its funders) contracted with a consultant to assist the City and complete the first High Yes group
Report version. The consultant contract with Community Planning Collective kick off work to create this Report in February 2024
Work had not yet started on this item in 2023. In 2024, staff will review the City's P.42 Group Homes for Seven or More Persons Committed December 2024 PBCE zoning code to comply with state and federal laws and will seek City Council Low Low No approval of any necessary zoning code changes in 2024.
Work had not yet started on this item in 2023. In 2024, staff will review the state P-43 Update City Density Bonus Committed December 2024 PBCE Density Bonus Law and will seek City Council approval of any necessary code Low Low No changes in 2024.
eterans focus group Staff met with SCCHA in July and October 2023 to discuss use of rental vouchers in treant based Vouchers in Higher resource lisability focus group higher-opportunity areas. In 2024, staff will coordinate with SCCHA on its Mobility S-25 Committed July 2026 Housing high opportunities areas Program pilot, which provides incentives for owners to accept vouchers in higher- Low Low No opporutnity areas.
Preservation and Community Development
N-4 Active December 2027 Housing Low Low Yes
Capacity Building
The City signed onto two letters (by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Reduced Transit Fares for Lower-Income 2031 Housing, DOT, No N-6 Ongoing Low Low
Residents IGR areas focus group transit. Department of Transportation staff also engaged and coordinated with the valley on progration Authority on grant applications that would tund fare.
AFH Advisory Group;
disability
Persons with Disabilities Partnership and focus group Gera The Housing Department incentivized developers to increase production of units 1-1 Active December 2026 Housing for the developmentally disabled through the release of its 2023 New Construction Low Low No Priorities focus group; Indigenous NOFA for 550M. Awards Peoples focus group;
Rental production focus In 2023, staff planned for 2024's effort to procure consulting assistance to examine P.4 Affordable Housing Tools for North San José Committed December 2026 Housing other land use-related tools and to create a feasibility study and an Low Moderate No Implementation Plan.
1 2023, staff supported two mixed-income housing developments: 1) the 43l evens Creek development which was funded by the California Housing Finan P-20 Mixed-income Housing Ongoing 2031 Housing, PBCE Agency's Mixed-Income Program program; and, 2) Modera the Alameda which Low Moderate No ed a 501(c)(3) bond structure supporting a range of income levels. Both we ipported by City Council's approval on the City's bond policy exceptio P-30 Updated Feasibility Study for Commercial Active January 2031 Housing, Low Moderate No Linkage Fee DEDCA
Review and Revise Planning Permit ork had not yet started on this item in 2023. In 2024, staff will begin reviewi No P-41 Committed December 2025 PBCE HCD Low Moderate
Conditions e standard permit condition language for housing developmer Staff identified the 13 mobilehome parks that likely have the greatest risk for Golden State
Mobilehome Park General Plan Designatio redevelopment and conducted outreach with the property owners and tenants.
R-6 Active June 2024 PBCE Manufactured-Home Low Moderate No or Remaining 56 Mobilehome Parl On December 5, 2023, City Council approved the General Plan amendment to Owners League change the land use designations of these sites to Mobilehome Parks. 2023, the Housing Department formalized its first partnership agreement wi le local Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB). The City of San José and LEA ntered into a 2-year agreement to incorporate the voices of those with live xperience into local and regional decisionmaking. LEAB members will provid H-11 Feedback from Those with Lived Experience No
Ongoing 2031 Housing LGBTQ+ focus group Low Moderate
in Homelessness in Decision Making
This new contract formalizes the City of San Jose's partnership with the LEAB and ensures that the voices of those who use our services are at the forefront of design, operations, and evaluation, as strongly suggested and advised locally, by the state, and the federal government. Housing Department staff began attending LEAB meetings in fall 2023. In December 2023, staff provided training as requested by LEAB members.
n 2023, staff worked collaborately with the VTA and the community to identify anti-displacement features for the Five Wounds UV Plan. The City contracted with Neighborhood HRA Advisors to prepare a housing and small business displacement risk N-2 Urban Village Plans with Anti-Displacement Active December 2024 PBCE, Housing organizations on East Low Moderate No Features assessment and implementation recommendation study. Staff received the draft side
study in late 2023. In early 2024, staff will determine which recommendations are feasible to implement and finalize it by late 2024.
In 2023, staff fully implemented the HCDC Lived Experience seat. Staff ensured the 1-10 Lived Experience with Homelessness Seat on Active July 2026 Housing Low Moderate No Commission
P-26 Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Amnesty Active December 2031 PBCE Low High No Program
PBCE In 2023, staff planned to procure a consultant in 2024 to assist the Alum Rock East P-36 Alum Rock East Urban Village Plan Active August 2025 Low High No Urban Village Plan. Work is planned to begin in 2024.
Adequate Sites for Lower-Income
Households on Nonvacant & Vacant Sites
P-38 Complete No
Identified in Previous Housing Element
Cycles
1-3 Farmworker Housing Complete No