Affordable Housing Predevelopment Funding
Summary
Speakers urged the Board to delay $501,846 in added funding to Housing Matters, saying the nonprofit is ending bathroom, shower and mail access for roughly 1,700 unhoused people. The Board approved the funding anyway but asked for a report on whether Housing Matters is meeting its service goals.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 11, 2026.
Impact analysis
An additional $501,846 across the Bringing Families Home and CalWORKs Emergency Housing programs.
Families in the CalWORKs and Bringing Families Home programs receive continued housing support.
Unhoused people losing access to bathrooms, showers and mail services at the Housing Matters site, per speakers.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Aug 11, 2026
New studies say the county's 15% inclusionary requirement for for-sale homes is feasible but a 20% rate is not, and market-rate rentals barely pencil. The Board kept the 15% for-sale rate and sent fee options to community engagement with a March 2027 deadline. Dissenting supervisors worried about Measure O conflicts and homelessness.
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Jun 30, 2026
Over some harbor-access objections, the county sold portions of the 7th Avenue property to an affordable housing developer expected to build roughly a hundred units — with the remaining parcel to be auctioned later.
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - May 19, 2026
The board conditionally committed county housing funds to three affordable housing developers, including New Horizons' first Live Oak project and a Midpen project, drawing thanks from housing advocates.
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Feb 24, 2026
Speakers urged the Board to delay $501,846 in added funding to Housing Matters, saying the nonprofit is ending bathroom, shower and mail access for roughly 1,700 unhoused people. The Board approved the funding anyway but asked for a report on whether Housing Matters is meeting its service goals.
Board of Supervisors - Special Meeting - Jan 30, 2026
Housing dominated the discussion. Supervisors agreed the county needs to build all housing types but debated whether new market-rate units actually help local workers, with concerns about out-of-area buyers, deep-affordability restrictions, and preserving an affordable ownership pipeline.
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