DATE: November 28, 2018
TO: Community Service Commission
FROM: Community Services Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Housing Update: Christina Morales, Housing Manager
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Commission reviews and comments on this report.
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SUMMARY
Housing is a basic need. Yet, the provision of housing has been a function of the private and charitable sector. Historically, government intervention in the provision of housing has resulted from the need for labor, a need to create jobs, or to stimulate the economy. Only more recently, has housing affordability been a concern of the public sector. While Hayward has had a Residential Rent Stabilization Program for almost 40 years and invested in over 1,300 units of affordable rental and ownership housing, the disproportionate increase in housing cost compared to incomes has caused Hayward to increase its attention to housing affordability. Over the last two years, Council has approved a number of measures intended to produce, preserve or protect affordable housing.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report