Community Meetings and Events – South Bay Community Land Trust

SBCLT in the News! Spotlight Article

South Bay CLT — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:26:28 +0000

South Bay Community Land Trust (SBCLT), with advisory and technical support from MidPen Housing Corporation, is proposing to acquire and rehabilitate the Virginian Apartments located in the historic Mayfair neighborhood of Eastside San Jose.

The 18-unit (three building) complex is home to a close network of Spanish-speaking and bilingual Latine neighbors who have built close ties over decades of living here. Learn more about the residents and their commitment to make their homes permanently affordable and resident-led

Spotlight Article: Land Trust wants to keep East San Jose apartments affordable

URGENT! Help Protect Measure E for Affordable HousingMay Newsletter

South Bay CLT — Fri, 26 May 2023 20:47:12 +0000

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 it to address the City’s desperate affordable housing crisis. We are calling to support maintaining the current Measure E expenditure plan as is!

The City Council’s current Measure E allocation plan, adopted in 2022, calls for 75% of it to be spent on affordable housing, including creation of deed-restricted permanent affordable housing through preservation. The other 25% is to be spent on homelessness prevention, rental assistance, and unhoused support programs. The Mayor’s budget proposal calls for diverting all uncommitted Measure E affordable housing funds to his other priorities: moving unhoused people out of sight, increased police staffing, and establishing “no-encampment zones.” This would effectively zero out new affordable housing for 2023-24 and signal a major shift in priorities. Interim housing and shelters are effective temporary measures, but do not work if people have no permanent housing to move to afterward.

Part of the “uncommitted Measure E funds” the Mayor is proposing to divert, include $24,609,040 for acquisition and rehabilitation which is crucial to advancing preservation work in San José – especially after City Council rejected the COPA proposal (Community Opportunity to Purchase Act) on April 25, 2023!

In 2022 consultants from HR&A were hired to support the San José Housing Department in releasing the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Acquisition/Rehabilitation component of Measure E. South Bay CLT has been working hard to build our organizational capacity to be ready to access such funds, including successfully acquiring our first property, a brightly colored 4-unit complex on Reed St this past February, and are also working to acquire an 18-unit property, The Virginian Apartments, in the historic Mayfair neighborhood. (See letters of support from tenants and owners). We urge the City Council to keep the balanced approach of the current Measure E expenditure plan and release the acquisition/rehab RFP as soon as possible!

https://mailchi.mp/35da093e1a86/support-south-bay-clts-first-community-owned-property-6045102

CLT 102: Restorative Economics and Decommodifying Housing – 05/04/22 3pm

South Bay CLT — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:10:47 +0000

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 community members. Come learn how you can be part of creating resilient futures for all through our first capital campaign!

Santa Clara is at the seat of one of the world’s largest and most productive economies, and we can utilize the tools of the economy to repair & heal communities, and make dignified housing for all a reality. To address the root of homelessness and housing insecurity, we believe a discussion that centers housing solutions around restorative economics is vital in order to center BIPOC communities that have been marginalized and oppressed by our current housing market. Our event’s objective is to unite community members around a vision of cooperation, inclusion, and abundance in order to organize and bring forth a shared vision of prosperity, self-determination, and collective political power when implementing housing solutions. By sharing about our current campaign, participants can learn how they can invest in the SBCLT to preserve and decommodify our first building to permanently house San Jose veterans.

Yes! Magazine Article: Lack of Housing Is Not the Problem

South Bay CLT — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:59:05 +0000

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

4th Break the Mold Conference – 07/26/2021

South Bay CLT — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 08:07:13 +0000

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 Director, Food First; 20 Years on the Ground in Latin America
Malinda Markowitz, Past President, California Nurses Association; Executive Board Member, South Bay Labor Council; Steering Committee, South Bay Progressive Alliance

Critical human needs like food, health care, and housing will not be resolved within our existing economic system. BREAK THE MOLD seeks institutional alternatives that are truly democratic, equitable, cooperative, kind and sustainable – the DECKS values of Human Agenda.

For more information, contact Yaneth Gutierrez at yaneth.gutierrezsjsu.edu

Presented by Human Agenda, +1 408 759 9571

Social Housing Panel – 07/01/2021

South Bay CLT — Thu, 27 May 2021 00:13:11 +0000

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 community like San Jose. Organized by the Coalition of Housers (CoHo), Human Rights Institute, and South Bay Community Land Trust and is part of Affordable Housing Month put on in conjunction with SV@Home.

El evento discutirá las mejores prácticas y proporcionará estudios de casos de vivienda social en todo el mundo, y abordará cómo introducir la vivienda social en una comunidad como San José. Organizado por la Coalición de Housers (CoHo), el Instituto de Derechos Humanos y South Bay Community Land Trust y es parte del Mes de Vivienda Asequible organizado en conjunto con SV @ Home.

Community Visioning Workshop #2 – 05/26/2021

South Bay CLT — Thu, 27 May 2021 00:05:52 +0000

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 nuestras comunidades que históricamente han sido excluidas de estas oportunidades. Este taller incluirá modelos de propiedad comunitaria y estudios de casos de otras ciudades.

Registrese: https://tinyurl.com/SBCLT2

Join Us for Our May Events!

South Bay CLT — Thu, 20 May 2021 02:47:18 +0000

Recording of our CLT 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA4ucZI0YJQ

Link to newsletter

Community Visioning Workshop – 03/31/2021

South Bay CLT — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:47:46 +0000

Community Visioning Workshop
Wednesday, March 31 @ 6pm-7:30pm

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.

The South Bay CLT formed out of direct action efforts to oppose gentrifying corporate land grabs across San José. CLTs are rooted in the civil rights struggle and their purpose is to steward land and housing for community benefit, so that folks can stay in their communities without fear of displacement.

Register Here: http://tiny.cc/SBCLT2021
Interpretation in Spanish & English

Taller de Visión Comunitaria
miercoles, 31 de marzo de 6pm-7:30pm

Acompañe al Fideicomiso de Tierras Comunitarias del Sur de la Bahía (South Bay CLT) en imaginar viviendas y desarrollos que beneficien a nuestras comunidades que históricamente han sido excluidas de estas oportunidades.

South Bay CLT se formó a partir de los esfuerzos de acción directa para oponerse a la apropiación de terrenos en San José por corporaciones. Los CLTs tienen origen en la lucha por derechos civiles y su propósito es administrar la tierra y la vivienda en beneficio de la comunidad, para que las personas puedan permanecer en sus comunidades sin temor a ser desplazadas.

Regístrese aquí: http://tiny.cc/SBCLT2021
Interpretación en inglés y español

CLT 101 – 01/27/2021

South Bay CLT — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:27:05 +0000

Recording of our May version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA4ucZI0YJQ

South Bay Community Land Trust Presents…
CLT 101
What would your community look like if the land was owned and controlled by the community?
Wednesday, Jan. 27 @ 6pm – 7:30pm
Online workshop given by members of San José’s 1st CLT!
Register here: http://bit.ly/SBCLTreg
Questions: southbayclt@gmail.com

El Fidiecomiso del Sur de la Bahia Presenta…
Introducción al Fideicomiso Comunitario de Tierras
¿Cómo sería su communidad si la tierra estuviera bajo el control de todos?
Miércoles, 27 de enero de 6 – 7:30pm
Taller dado por miembros del 1er fideicomiso comunitario de tierras de San José
Registrese aquí: http://bit.ly/SBCLTreg
Preguntas: southbayclt@gmail.com