Housing Affordability
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Weekly summary for Santa Clara County
Jun 1, 2026 to Jun 7, 2026 • Updated Jun 4, 2026
In Santa Clara County, a major development advancing housing affordability is the opening of the former VTA headquarters site on North First Street for the construction of hundreds of new affordable homes. This project represents a significant step toward increasing affordable housing supply in the county.
Recent news also highlights a slight improvement in California home affordability overall, though persistent racial disparities remain especially pronounced in Santa Clara County.
Key points this week:
- VTA headquarters relocation enables new affordable housing project on North First Street
- Reports show modest statewide affordability gains but ongoing racial gaps in Santa Clara County housing access
- No new Board of Supervisors agenda items or meetings focused directly on housing affordability this week
What to watch: Future county or regional meetings may address implementation details or additional housing initiatives linked to these developments.
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Agenda item: Consider recommendations relating to the creation of easements and parcel maps and exceptions for competitive bidding construction contracts related to affordable housing developments to be located on County-owned property known as the East Santa Clara Street Site in San José (Assessor's Parcel Nos. 467-14-001 through 003, 467-14-006 through 010, 467-14-052, 467-14-082, 467-14-087 through 089). California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 and Section 15302 of the CEQA Guidelines. (LA). SCC BOS recently discussed this issue.
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Office of Supportive Housing
↑Increase
Committee: Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation
$45.9K
+0.00%
2025-2026 Recommended: $125.1M2025-2026 Adopted: $125.1M
5-year context: 2021-2022 $96.0M to 2025-2026 $125.1M
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