Yang Shao
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Top issues during term (8)(Development)
permitting reform for affordable housing
Faster permits could lower developer holding costs and speed up affordable housing funding, though the city’s permit-fee timing may shift.
Warm Springs Apartments Tax-Exempt Bonds
No city financial obligation; the resolution states the city has no responsibility or liability for the bonds.
Villa Ellsworth mixed-use development in Mission San Jose
$450,000 housing development award
$450,000 in city economic development funds, forgiven over five years if performance terms are met.
VA clinic site cleared for development
The clinic property stays on the tax rolls because a private entity will own it and lease it to the VA.
Casey's fuel sales conditional use permit
Witherly Lane Homes subdivision extension
transit-oriented development
Expect public and private money to flow toward downtown transit infrastructure and new development, which could lift nearby property values and rents—though exact costs and subsidies aren’t specified.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Shao was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.