Housing & Community Development Department
Michelle Starratt, Housing Director
No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable Rental Housing for the Lowest-Income Renters The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater. … Read more
To better understand the quality of the housing stock in the Unincorporated Areas of Alameda County, the Community Development Agency wants to know information on housing conditions. This information will help guide the direction of future policy. Take the survey
Check out our new Proposed Regional housing Bond website, Housing Needs in Alameda County, or https://housingneedsac.org/. There you’ll be able to request a listening and sharing session for your community group, share a story, and take a survey about your thoughts on housing in Alameda County.
HCD is inviting nominations of people to serve on the Measure A1 Citizen Oversight Committee from the following groups: Residents of Subsidized Housing, Faith Communities, the Alameda County City Managers Association, the League of Women Voters of Alameda County and a resident of District 5. Learn more about the committee. Committee members can expect to attend regular public … Read more
The new reporting website for Measure A-1 has launched! The Measure A1 Bond program provides $580 million in funding to create and preserve affordable housing for residents most in need.