We are deeply distressed by the current Mayor’s proposal to divert “uncommitted Measure E resources” to uses other than the affordable housing that was promised to San José voters when they approved it in 2020 (see SBCLT letter to HCD). Measure E is a real property transfer tax that passed based on City Council’s explicit promise to use …
Recording here Join the South Bay Community Land Trust for an interactive presentation and panel on restorative economics and how we are decommodifying housing here in San Jose! Community land trusts are a transformative strategy to taking land off the speculative market to provide permanently affordable housing and stable communities for low-income tenants and unhoused …
We had an article published on us in August: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/how-much-is-enough/2021/08/10/fair-housing-affordable-land
Fighting for Food, Housing & Health Care for All Zoom in on Monday, July 26, 7:00-8:30pm at https://tinyurl.com/y3co6skj Picnic & Dialogue: Saturday, July 31, 12:00-2:00pm at Kelley Park Liz Gonzalez, President, South Bay Community Land Trust; Co-Founder, Silicon Valley De-Bug; Resident of East San José Eric Holt-Giménez, Author, The Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism; former Executive …
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJBxCsrRSfQ AB 387, the Social Housing Bill: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB387 The Right to Adequate Housing, from UN OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/documents/publications/fs21_rev_1_housing_en.pdf Startup Community Land Trust Hub, from Grounded Solutions: https://groundedsolutions.org/start-upclthub The event will discuss best practices and provide case studies of social housing around the world, and will touch on how to phase in social housing into a …
Join the South Bay Community Land Trust (SBCLT) in imagining housing and development that benefits our communities that have been historically excluded from these opportunities. This workshop will include community ownership models and case studies from other cities. Register: https://tinyurl.com/SBCLT2 Acompañe al South Bay Community Land Trust (SBCLT) para imaginar viviendas y desarrollos que beneficien a …
Recording of our CLT 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA4ucZI0YJQ Link to newsletter
Community Visioning Workshop
Taller de Visión Comunitaria
3/31/2021, 6pm
http://tiny.cc/SBCLT2021
Recording of our May version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA4ucZI0YJQ South Bay Community Land Trust Presents…CLT 101What would your community look like if the land was owned and controlled by the community?Wednesday, Jan. 27 @ 6pm – 7:30pmOnline workshop given by members of San José’s 1st CLT!Register here: http://bit.ly/SBCLTregQuestions: southbayclt@gmail.com El Fidiecomiso del Sur de la Bahia Presenta…Introducción al …
Para leer este mensaje en Español, vea pagina 2. Dear SBCLT Community, The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the inequalities that have affected our communities for generations. Injustices drawn along socio-economic and racial lines, including access to basic needs such as food and healthcare all contribute to COVID 19’s disproportionate impact on the unhoused, …