The City Council unanimously approved an urgency ordinance to provide many San Mateo renters just cause eviction protections until new statewide tenant protection laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. San Mateo’s local urgency ordinance prohibits evictions without cause, and retroactively applies starting Oct. 1, 2019. Certain limits apply based on building type and term of occupancy.Continue reading “San Mateo Enacts Tenant Protection Measures”
Category Archives: Housing
It’s Your Turn to Plan San Mateo’s Future!
We’ve heard from the community on the Vision for the future and the ten study areas to analyze first for future change. Now, you are invited to discuss and share your ideas on: What kinds of housing do we want? What kinds of jobs should we plan for? What improvements are needed to help people move around? Date &Continue reading “It’s Your Turn to Plan San Mateo’s Future!”
HANCSM’s Letter to City Council Opposing Up-Zoning, until there is Geographic Equity.
These are important times for our City that will define the future of our North Central neighborhood. We invite you to join HANCSM to advocate for fairness and geographic equity. Please complete the form to sign your name to the letter to the City Council. Learn more about the General Plan Process and how itContinue reading “HANCSM’s Letter to City Council Opposing Up-Zoning, until there is Geographic Equity.”
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT: Learn about the history of housing discrimination that shapes our communities today.
A presentation by Richard Rothstein, author of the acclaimed book, The Color Of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government Segregated America. Thursday, October 3, 2019 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDTCongregational Church of San Mateo225 Tilton Avenue, San Mateo Today, housing discrimination based on race or ethnicity is against the law. Until recently,Continue reading “FREE COMMUNITY EVENT: Learn about the history of housing discrimination that shapes our communities today.”
HANCSM’s Letter to City Council on General Plan Process, 117 signatures!
August 19, 2019Honorable Mayor Diane Papan and Members of the City CouncilCity of San Mateo Dear Mayor Papan and Members of the City Council, The Home Association of North Central San Mateo (HANCSM) is committed to the Vision Statement that our City adopted for its General Plan Update: San Mateo is a vibrant, livable, diverse,Continue reading “HANCSM’s Letter to City Council on General Plan Process, 117 signatures!”
Where and how do you think San Mateo should change over the next 20 years? Share your input online!
Share your feedback online! Join one of the most important conversations we can have about San Mateo’s future. It all starts with your ideas and input! The City invites you to share your feedback online to help identify what areas of the City should be evaluated for change, preservation and improvements. This online exercise is an opportunity to use a mapContinue reading “Where and how do you think San Mateo should change over the next 20 years? Share your input online!”
San Mateo Talks Housing…
Come join us to talk and listen to each other about housing. Help us reach as many people as possible in San Mateo, especially those who have not been part of housing conversations in the past. Families welcome, childcare available. Share your thoughts on: How housing is affecting you and those you care about? WhatContinue reading “San Mateo Talks Housing…”
Neighborhood Meeting for the Downtown Opportunity Sites Project
MidPen Housing is hosting a Neighborhood Meeting for the Downtown San Mateo Opportunity Sites Project! Our meeting will be on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00pm in the San Mateo Public Library – Oak Room (55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo, CA, 94402). We will begin the meeting with a presentation and end with questions from the audience. We hope youContinue reading “Neighborhood Meeting for the Downtown Opportunity Sites Project”
General Plan – Neighborhood Visioning Meetings
The City of San Mateo is updating its General Plan. Community input is important and helps shape future policies affecting housing, transportation, open space, sustainability and other issues that are central to our community. The City wants to hear from you! Everyone is encouraged to participate and share your perspective. Please come to one of the followingContinue reading “General Plan – Neighborhood Visioning Meetings”
Community Meeting on New Affordable Housing Development
In April 2018, the City of San Mateo selected MidPen Housing to redevelop two adjacent lots at 480 E. 4th Avenue and 400 E. 5th Avenue – the parking lots off 4th and 5th between Railroad and Claremont. MidPen proposes building 164 affordable rental homes for families on one lot and a 699-stall parking garageContinue reading “Community Meeting on New Affordable Housing Development”
North Central Neighborhood 