Measure Y Update:

[Leora to add after 3pm 12/3/20]

URGENT: Project Homekey in San Mateo County
🤝Action: Support Affordable Rooms!

We have good news and bad news about “Project Homekey” in San Mateo County. 

• The good news is the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved (with final certification of) 170 rooms, in Redwood City, for those who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness. The County is looking to purchase an additional 52 rooms in Half Moon Bay, at next Tuesday morning meeting. 

• The bad news is there is already significant opposition to these rooms in Half Moon Bay, which are meant to shelter people.

👉 What You Can Do: Will you help support these 52 affordable rooms?

• We could really use your help here. Although we could really use some public speakers we understand not everyone is available at 9 am. You can send an email of support to: boardfeedback@smcgov.org

• You can also make a greater impact with less than a minute! If you could share this email with just 1 friend or family member, you will be doubling the impact that can be made.  

📅 By When:

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will be meeting next week on Tuesday, December 8th at the Board’s regular 9am meeting. You can find the agenda here: https://sanmateocounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

If you have any questions about Project Homekey or this opportunity please let me know! If you need help writing an email or submitting a live public comment I can also help. Email us at: amelendrez@hlcsmc.org

Redwood City! 
🤝Action: Participate "in" Endorsement Committee
December 10th @ 6pm

Redwood City! We’d  like to invite you to attend our virtual endorsement committee meeting for the redevelopment of Sequoia Station! 

What: HLC members and supporters who live or work in Redwood City are invited to hear more about the plans and participate in our endorsement process. The redevelopment of Sequoia Station is central to the city’s work around the Downtown Transit District Area Plan. Come participate and learn how we can provide downtown with affordable housing, critical transit infrastructure, and numerous other community benefits!

When: December 10, 2020 at 6:00pm

How: We want to hear from you while sheltering in place! The Zoom registration link will be given out at RSVP.  Please email us to RSVP: amelendrez@hlcsmc.org 

🤝Action: Support 290 homes at San Mateo Planning Commission December 8th @ 7pm

Homes in San Mateo! Peninsula Heights is slated to go before the San Mateo Planning Commission on Tuesday, December 8th, at 7pm. Peninsula Heights is a great opportunity to turn underutilized office space into 290 homes (10% affordable), for individuals and families.

Write a letter or make a public comment

📝 To write a letter of support to the entire San Mateo Planning Commission, send to this email: PlanningCommission@cityofsanmateo.org

If you need assistance, feel free to email us back at: amelendrez@hlcsmc.org 

📣 If you wish to make public comment you can do so when the city posts the agenda. The zoom link should be included: https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/3971/Agendas-Minutes-Public-Meeting-Portal

We can’t wait to hear your voice!

Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA):
Update, Thank You, Upcoming Events

We’d like to give a big thank you to everyone who submitted their written statements in support of Methodology 8A, using the Plan Bay Area 2050 Households blueprint to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)! The public comment period regarding the upcoming 6th cycle of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation officially closed last week on Friday, November 27th. 

Before this year comes to an end, we ask that mark your calendars for Thursday, January 14 at 1 pm! All of our comments will be taken into consideration by the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) on this date and a recommendation will be made to the ABAG Executive Committee. Take action with us by attending this meeting to continue advocating for a San Mateo where all of our community members can have access to a safe and secure place to live.

Please click here for more information and the agenda as the date nears.

Continue to Support HLC!

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