San José Housing Crisis Work Plan

The City Council approved the Housing Crisis Work Plan, approved by the City Council in 2018, outlines strategies and policy actions to facilitate production of 25,000 new housing units (including 10,000 affordable units) by 2023.

The Housing Crisis Work Plan balances the development of policies and programs that encourage housing development with the need to support the implementation and delivery of housing units. The Work Plan contains a variety of projects – some newly initiated and some aligning with other planned or ongoing work with the overall goal of facilitating the construction of 25,000 new housing units by 2023.

The Housing Catalyst Team provides two annual updates, in the spring and fall, to the Community and Economic Development Committee and the City Council. The update reports on the progress to achieving the goal of 25,000 housing units and other items within the workplan.

• Housing Crisis Work Plan Update - May 2022
• Current Housing Crisis Workplan
• Housing Production Report
• Housing Crisis Work Plan Prioritization and Impact

Multi-Departmental Housing Catalyst Team

The Housing Catalyst Team manages implementation of the Housing Crisis Work Plan. The team is comprised of staff from the Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs; Planning, Building and Code Enforcement; the Housing Department and Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services.