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Housing Presentation
CIVICS 101
September 19,2018
Agenda
• Housing in San
Mateo County:
Challenges and
Solutions
• Table Discussions
• What you can do
The Jobs/Housing Gap
San Mateo County Between 2010 – 2016
3
79,000 4,941
Housing Prices
Median Home Price SMC
• 2001 - $570,000
• 2017 - $1.465,000
Median Rental SMC
• 2011 - $2,100 (2 bedroom)
• 2016 - $3,493
Daily Commuters
Longer Commutes
40,900
49,200
46,000
77,200
125,900
Of the 339,200 Jobs in San Mateo County,213,300 Workers Live Outside the County
San Francisco
Santa Clara
Alameda
Other Counties
San Mateo
Impact on Businesses
• Recruitment and retention issues due to housing costs
• Housing costs ranked as the #1 business challenge for
employers in Silicon Valley
• A 2018 Business Journal poll found 46% of respondents are
considering leaving the Bay Area
Source: Business Journal survey 2018
The Jobs/Housing Gap
Affects Everyone
Land Use Challenge
• 75% of San Mateo County
dedicated open space or
agricultural land
• Over 66% of our housing is
single family homes
• Limited vacant land
A community collaborative working to close the
jobs/housing gap
Action Plan
Building Partnerships& Community Support
Supporting All Types of Housing Development
Funding Affordable Housing
Securing Land & Strengthening Community Infrastructure
Housing Solutions
Shared Housing
HIP Housing matches
people who have space in
their home, providers, with
people needing an
affordable place to live,
home seekers.
The Solutions
Second Units• Small living units that share a lot with a single family home
• Within the main house, attached or a stand-alone building
• Must have a kitchen, bathroom, and place for sleeping
The Solutions
Multi-Family Housing• Multiple units in a single building or connected by a shared wall
• Can be for rent or ownership, vary from low-rise duplexes to
high-rise apartment complexes
• Can be built at a scale complementary to the neighborhood
The Solutions
Employee Housing
• Built by employers on land they own or acquire located
close to worksites
College Vista, San Mateo Canada Vista, Redwood City
The Solutions
Build housing near public transportation
Housing and commercial uses located within ½ mile of high-
capacity public transit, e.g. BART or Caltrain
Trestle Glen, Colma
(affordable)
636 El Camino, South San
Francisco (affordable)
