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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 6d

To learn more about the meeting & add it to your calendar: www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Compone...

To see how we scored Pleasant Hills: www.catalyzesiliconvalley.org/pac-dynamic-...

www.sanjoseca.gov

Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 6d

Catalyze SV members gave an unusually low score of 2.75 out of 5 to the Pleasant Hills proposal that our members scored in Nov. 2024.

To see if/how the project has changed and provide input on the environmental review of it, come to this community meeting on Wednesday, October 29, from 6-8 pm.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 7d

This is what centering #communityvoice looks like. Be with the people in their places and ask what they want.

City of Campbell staffers helping lead this Transportation Plan are: Matthew Jue, Rob Eastwood, & Tiffany Hudson.

Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 7d

Emma created a great route for 15 cyclists to join us from 10-12 pm. We stopped at 4 point, including in parks + along the Los Gatos Creek Trail. We asked for input from cyclists on how the City's forthcoming Multimodal Transportation Plan can make #bicycling easier & safer in Campbell.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 7d

What a fun Friday as our org helped lead a Bike & Roll Audit in Campnell earlier this month!

Grateful to be on a team with Alta Planning + Design and Fehr & Peers hired to help the City with its #communityengagement.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 13d

"I wish I could say it surprised me, but it does not, at all," said Alex Shoor, executive director of Catalyze Silicon Valley, a local housing advocacy group.

www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 14d

Recent Tariffs Threaten Residential Construction taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/recen...

Recent Tariffs Threaten Residential Construction

Using TPC’s tariff model, we calculated that current tariffs, including those just announced, will add roughly $30 billion to the costs of investment in residential structures.

taxpolicycenter.org

Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 16d

San Jose metro area No. 1 in declining home building permits sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-met...

"Alex Shoor, executive director of nonprofit Catalyze SV, said cities must do more than offer the financial breaks they’ve already given to combat poor market conditions."

San Jose metro area No. 1 in declining home building permits - San José Spotlight

San Jose and its surrounding cities have taken the top spot in housing — but the data is nothing to brag about. The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area took the No. 1 spot for the biggest declin...

sanjosespotlight.com

Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 20d

"In very high-cost areas, like #SanJose, Calif., a $1 million home can even be below local median prices."

#wealthgap #economicinequality #SiliconValley #housing

Million-dollar homes are the fastest-moving part of the housing market as wealth gap grows

Stock market gains and healthy home equity positions are helping fuel strong sales of higher-priced homes.

finance.yahoo.com

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 27d

#masstimber #modular #construction #housing #realestate #sustainability #development #innovation

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 27d

The first project we've ever seen that is mass timber AND modular, this workforce housing project in #Montana could be the wave of the future.

Showcased by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN).

www.woodworksinnovationnetwork.org/projects/the...

The Knight Building - Mass Timber WIN Project | WoodWorks Innovation Network

The Knight Building, located in Big Sky, MT, is the first large-scale modular mass timber building in the United States. Comprised of 120 cr..

www.woodworksinnovationnetwork.org

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 28d

"Additionally, some rules and red tape (e.g., public comment periods, environmental reviews, professional licensing) may be worth reforming if evidence suggests they’re 1) creating roadblocks to results, and 2) not giving meaningful voice to communities."

t.ly/m63xl

The Possibility Lab’s People-Centered Approach to Abundance.pdf | Powered by Box

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 28d

"To mitigate this, government agencies can incorporate agile feedback loops to track what works and what doesn’t."

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 28d

"... expand front-end participation, reduce back-end veto points, & develop new ways to gather broad-based community input.

It is crucial that moving fast doesn’t come at the expense of being fair. Rapid change can produce new inequities, environmental risks, or public backlash if poorly managed."

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 28d

Love that the #abundance agenda from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Possibility Lab includes #inclusive #CommunityEngagement!

"This will require creating more meaningful and inclusive processes of community engagement to ...

The Possibility Lab’s People-Centered Approach to Abundance.pdf | Powered by Box

berkeley.app.box.com

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 28d

Neat tool/resource for tracking how much your rent is allowed under #California state law to go up annually: tenantprotections.org

Tool from @techequity.bsky.social & ACCE.

Tenant Protections

A tool for California tenants to understand their rights under state and local rent control

tenantprotections.org

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Transform California @transformca.bsky.social · Sep 17

On Friday, September 19, Transform will host a Park(ing) Day Parklet Pop-Up in Downtown San Jose’s Historic District outside of Mezcal Restaurant.

This global day of action transforms stagnant streetspace into vibrant public spaces.

More info here: luma.com/cox538jh

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · Sep 9

From 2-3 pm today!

Excited to see our Community Engagement Director Jhaid Parreno-Chua at this #TransitMonth event.

actionnetwork.org/events/movin...

Thanks @transbaycoalition.bsky.social for organizing!

Moving Together: Engaging Communities for Transit Success

Join us for a special Transit Month panel exploring the power of community engagement in shaping successful transit projects. Experts from Northern and Southern California will share insights on why ...

actionnetwork.org

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