Community & Economic Development Committee (ced)
January 27, 2025

Commercial Anti-Displacement Strategy
Status Report
Community and Economic Development Committee
January 27, 2025
Item (d)2
Blage Zelalich Victor Farlie
Deputy Director Assistant to the City Manager
Office of Economic Development & Cultural Affairs Office of Economic Development & Cultural Affairs Commercial Anti Displacement Strategy
• Involuntary business relocation
• Triggered by:
 Site development
 Scarcity driving up rents
 Long-term increase in the value of land
• 17,000+ small businesses are commercial
tenants
2 Alum Rock Pilot Program
• Opening of new business center
at Quetzal Gardens
• $50 M of Federal pandemic
grants to business in 95116
• New East Side Coordinator
position to sustain the work
3 Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB 1103)
• Formalized landlordtenant regulation
• Qualifying businesses
• Landlord requirements
4 San Jose’s SB 1103 Landscape
Business
Headcount
Industrial
Zoned Parcels
Retail/Office
Zoned Parcels
Specially
Zoned Parcels
Total
1 Person 1,551 4,831 1,227 7,609
2 to 5 Person 1,773 4,346 669 6,788
6 to 35 Person 1,085 1,901 310 3,296
Total 4,409 11,078 2,206 17,693
Over 14,000 small businesses are estimated to be
qualifying commercial tenants
5 Small Business Advisory Committee
Feedback on Displacement Policy Design
• Maximize business notification timeline
• Provide access to advice and loan capital
• Free or low-cost legal advice is important
• Utilization of zoning and land use designations
• Address short and long-term partnerships
6 Work Plan Highlights
• Overview of the commercial property market
• Evaluation of neighborhood economic resiliency
• Assessment of available City resources
• Business ecosystem building and services evolution
• Role of key partners’ economic development efforts
7 Milestones and Timeline
Stakeholder Engagement begins
Spring 2025
Interdepartmental Coordination
Secure Consultant Services
Summer 2025
Small Business Advisory Committee
Fall 2025
CED Committee
Spring 2026
8 Commercial Anti-Displacement Strategy
Status Report
Community and Economic Development Committee
January 27, 2025
Item (d)2
Blage Zelalich Victor Farlie
Deputy Director Assistant to the City Manager
Office of Economic Development & Cultural Affairs Office of Economic Development & Cultural Affairs