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Join us to speak out on Monday, April 12th when City Council votes to prohibit apartments on 87% of Palo Alto's residential land and disproportionately raise the fees to build them. Read Palo Alto Forward's letter hereRead Steve Levy's letter and blog post here Read this post for more details.  Read more

Thank you to all of our members who signed the Measure RR pledge last week!  Ballots are out and residents are actively deciding how they'll vote on propositions. That's why we're joining the League of Conservation Voters and other environmental organizations to phone bank for Measure RR on Sunday, Oct 25th at 3PM. A 30 minute to 2 hour commitment could save Caltrain and ensure that we have the public transit infrastructure we need meet our housing, climate, and equity goals in Palo Alto and throughout the region. SIGN UP HERE Still trying to decide how to vote on Measure RR? Click here to learn why transit activists are voting for a dedicated funding source to restore and maintain reliable transit! 

On September 8th we hosted a virtual salon to talk about how we can make space for new neighbors at every income level! The aim was to help everyone get better sense of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Element process and how to get involved. As one of our Twitter followers said, Palo Alto is an amazing city with a huge housing shortage and we want to ensure that more families and individuals have access to this resource rich community! As Isabella Chu pointed out, everything from life expectancy to future earnings could change for families able to move to opportunity rich areas. That is why we hope you will become a Palo Alto Forward member and join us in speaking out when key decisions are being made. Click here to become a member.  Not in Palo Alto? Check out The Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County and Silicon Valley at Home. Click here for a recording of the webinar.  Click here for Steve's slides on the Basics of RHNA Click here for Mathew's slides on RHNA and Housing Elements  Click here for Bella's slides on public health impacts 

We are now five months into shelter-in-place and about 1 in 5 bay area residents are going to sleep housing insecure. That means that over 450,000 bay area adults have missed last month’s rent or mortgage payment - or they may miss next month's. The housing crisis is not done and neither are we! Here are 3 events you can attend to learn more about how to make Palo Alto a more affordable, sustainable city with improved housing and transportation options for everyone:  September 2nd - Housing in the Bay Area: How We Got Here and What Will Bring About Change September 8th - Housing Salon: Setting and Achieving Housing Goals October 6th - Palo Alto City Council Candidate Climate Forum  See you online!