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    Program Manager

    ByJenny Silva November 20, 2025November 28, 2025

    Call Marin Home is the next chapter of The Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative (MEHC), a 20 year old non-profit that advocates for more environmentally friendly affordable housing.   MEHC has transitioned from a stand-alone nonprofit organization to become the coordinating force of the new Call Marin Home coalition. This coalition includes many of the stakeholders…

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  • MEHC Says Yes to SB 79 – Transit Oriented Development & Upzoning
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    MEHC Says Yes to SB 79 – Transit Oriented Development & Upzoning

    ByJenny Silva August 20, 2025September 2, 2025

    SB 79 is the most discussed housing laws this legislative session. This bill allows multi-family housing to be built within a ½ mile of certain transit stops, known as “Transit Oriented Density” (TOD). SB 79 projects must meet AB 1893 affordability (e.g., 7% Extremely Low Income, 10% Very Low Income, or 13% Low Income), or…

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    Dr. Tracy Smith speaks on Education Workforce and Housing

    ByJenny Silva August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

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    State releases SB 423 streamlining update

    ByJenny Silva July 28, 2024July 28, 2024

    SB 423 requires that jursidictions that have not made sufficient progress on their housing goals are subject to Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SMAP).for qualifying proposed developments. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) evaluates all jurisdictions half-way through each housing element cycle and at the end of each housing element cycle. HCD completed…

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    A Primer on Affordable Housing

    ByJenny Silva February 15, 2024

    There have always been portions of the population unable to afford market rate housing. At one time, the government directly financed, owned and managed housing projects for these populations, commonly referred to as public housing. While the government still manages some housing projects it often doesn’t do a good job at this – just look…

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  • Featured | front page | Housing Element | Policy

    Housing Element Update – Dec 2023

    ByJenny Silva December 16, 2023December 17, 2023

    Another important date in the housing element process is just around the corner. Jurisdictions that did not have their housing elements certified by May 31, 2023 must have all housing element rezonings completed by January 31st, 2024.  Only Sausalito was certified by May 31, 2023, so they will have until January 2026 to complete their…

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    Lawsuits and Housing Production

    ByJenny Silva September 2, 2023September 15, 2023

    Marin County has had the lowest rate of housing production in the Bay Area for over 50 years. Exclusionary zoning rules and creation of open space have slowed production, but arguably, lawsuits have been an even larger factor. Marin famously kicked off the conservation movement and the use of lawsuits to block development in the…

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