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Tenant Protection Measures in Marin
ByCarmela Davis September 7, 2024September 7, 2024

Marin’s housing shortage continues to inflict severe hardships on families and local workers struggling to maintain their access to schools, jobs, and other important resources. Behind statistics describing the long-standing housing crisis for Bay Area renters are their stories about painful damage inflicted by our regional shortage of affordable housing: Despite some signs the rental market…

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Sausalito Housing Element Update 9/02/24
ByCarmela Davis September 3, 2024September 4, 2024

This newly amended housing element reduces allowable densities in downtown Sausalito, removes a requirement for permitting analysis and objective design standards, and extends a number of deadlines, and replaces a non-viable housing element site. MEHC, along with a number of pro-affordable housing organizations, wrote to HCD after the certification of the original housing element regarding concerns…

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homelessness | Homelessness | Housing News | Media | Policy

Veteran Homelessness Update in Marin
ByCarmela Davis August 27, 2024August 27, 2024

Here’s an update as of August 2024 on local Marin progress from Sheri Joseph of Tam Pacific: The local goal of ending Veteran homelessness is in reach, thanks to the development of Homeward Bound’s Puett Place and the extraordinary efforts by staff in coordination with other County entities. 1) Puett Place will open with 24 units…

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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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Featured | Housing Element | Learn | Perspective | Policy

Housing Elements Update
ByCarmela Davis June 2, 2024April 7, 2025

RHNA Tracking and Housing Element ImplementationJurisdictions will need significant resources to meet commitments Marin’s 6th Housing Element Cycle officially kicked off Jan 31, 2024. Although several Marin cities and towns are still finalizing their housing elements, all jurisdictions must still take action to meet their state housing goals (RHNA, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation). Every April, each jurisdiction…

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Policy | Tenant Protections

Updated Tenant Protections List
ByCarmela Davis May 30, 2024May 30, 2024

As more jurisdictions implement and update their tenant protections, this list will reflect those changes. MEHC supports tenant protections. Unincorporated Marin (Just Cause) San Rafael (Just Cause) Fairfax (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause) State Renter Protections (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause) Larkspur (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause)

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Housing and Traffic
ByCarmela Davis April 21, 2024June 17, 2024

HOUSING AND TRAFFIC: Growth restrictions have displaced workers by Warren Wells We’ve all heard that California, and Marin in particular, are facing a severe housing crisis. Home values and apartment rents keep rising, leading owners to cash out and renters to be pushed out. We’ve heard from politicians that we need to build more to keep…

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Transform: An Overview of the Positive Climate Impact of the Affordable Housing Bond
ByCarmela Davis April 21, 2024April 21, 2024

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What the BAHFA?
ByCarmela Davis March 6, 2024March 6, 2024

A short primer on affordable housing, BAHFA and BAHA, and potentially game-changing funding! Marinites overwhelmingly want more affordable housing.According to the Marin County 2023 Community Survey, it is the #1 issue that Marinites would like our local governments to address. But how can we build more affordable housing? And what does this have to do with the…

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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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