Housing Elements Resources & Links
Click to see a list of resources, including a video with a quick primer on Housing Elements (made by Carlsbad, but equally applicable to Marin), MEHC’s Housing Element Primer, and the State RHNA progress report.
Featured | Housing Element | Learn | Perspective | Policy
Changes to Housing Element Process Push Marin to Change
TO ADDRESS ITS HOUSING SHORTAGE, California implemented a Housing Element process over 50 years ago. The process requires each local city and county to adopt a Housing Element that must be updated and certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) every 8 years (an 8-year “Housing Cycle”). So far, this program has failed…
Notes from Jenny Silva, MEHC’s Board Chair
I’d like to introduce myself and update you on MEHC’s plans. I have been a board member of MEHC for the past two years, and have been active in housing advocacy. I was a member of the Sausalito Housing Element Advisory Committee, and a volunteer for Yimby Action and the Campaign for Fair Housing Elements….
Marin needs housing to serve its aging population
MEHC stands for affordable housing. In Marin, conversations around affordable housing often center on the great need for workforce housing, including teacher housing. We desperately need this housing, but the conversation leaves out another group in great need of affordable housing: older residents. Marin County is experiencing a demographic transformation. While our population is stable, our…
Best wishes to all Friends of MEHC…
And to everyone else too… warmest greetings from all of us at MEHC. Best wishes for the holidays, and for a more fair, equitable, and ecologically sustainable Marin in 2022. We look forward to seeing you next year!
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We Can Do It!
We are delighted that so many Friends of MEHC joined us for this year’s “Cocktails and Conversation with MEHC” virtual friendraiser in November…”We Can Do It!” EAH’s Mary Murtagh delivered the keynote on affordable housing financing, and MEHC board members Chantel Walker, Paul Jensen, and Bob Pendoley fleshed out MEHC’s accomplishments of 2021, our areas for advocacy, and…
Featured | Perspective | Policy | Water
Marin Housing and the Drought
Never mind the record-shattering atmospheric river that hit the Bay Area this October, Marin (like most of the western US) is still in a state of extreme drought. Despite the fact that local reservoirs are now up to 57% of capacity from a paltry 32% in early October, this is still well below the annual…
Housing Elements & Allocations
UPDATES AND APPEALS In late September and Early October, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) heard appeals from ten Marin jurisdictions disputing their Regional Housing Needs Allocations numbers. None of these appeals were granted. Now that the appeals hearings have concluded, Marin towns and cities are conducting public engagement workshops for their 2023-2031 Housing…
Article: Marin Municipal Water District weighs developer mandates
By Will Houston PUBLISHED: November 18, 2021 Developers in central and southern Marin County could be required to pay tens of thousands of dollars in new fees or add water-saving upgrades to their projects under a proposal to reduce demand on water supplies. After facing the potential of running out of water during the drought,…
What’s happening in housing? How does it affect us?
Marin Updates:Some important Marin housing issues have emerged in the last several months. These include the start of a new Housing Element update cycle for 2023-2031, MMWD’s proposed ban on new water hookups, the Mill Valley Housing Advisory Committee’s proposal to explore city-owned land for a proactive affordable housing initiative, and the rising visibility of…