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Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force

San Antonio’s City Council approves 10-year affordable housing plan

December 17, 2021 By Ben Olivo 47 Comments

Housing file art San Antonio Texas.

The City Council on Thursday approved the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, a framework document with the overarching goal of helping 95,000 households in San Antonio who spend more than 30% of their monthly income on housing.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing Tagged With: Bexar County, City Council, Clayton Perry, Cynthia Spielman, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Kristin Davila, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Ron Nirenberg, SA: Ready to Work program, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo

Massive $250M housing bond proposed for election next May

September 7, 2021 By Ben Olivo 3 Comments

West Side San Antonio drone shot.

Next May, for the first time, San Antonio voters will be asked to approve a $250 million housing bond toward affordability initiatives.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, AMI, area median income, City Council, City of San Antonio, David Nisivoccia, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Housing Commission, Housing Policy Framework, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Vero Soto

What is ‘affordable housing’ in San Antonio? City Council to consider adopting this definition

August 11, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 3 Comments

Drone shot of the East Side of San Antonio. July 5, 2021.

Over the past few months, San Antonio’s Housing Commission has worked to craft a universal definition of “affordable housing.”

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, City Council, City of San Antonio, Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Housing Commission, HUD, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Kristin Davila, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, New Braunfels, Pete Alanis, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Susan Richardson, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, VIA Metropolitan Transit

Housing in San Antonio at crossroads with expired downtown incentive policy, new council members elected

July 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

Skyline downtown San Antonio. May 20, 2021.

In the area of housing, it seems likely that the early 2020s will mark another turning point for San Antonio.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Biden administration, Broadway corridor, CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development & Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cevallos Lofts, City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Cynthia Spielman, David Nisivoccia, Decade of Downtown, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, GrayStreet Partners, Housing Policy Framework, Housing Trust PFC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Midway, NALCAB, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NIMBYism, Pearl, Pete Alanis, Proposition A, Ron Nirenberg, Sabot Development, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Under One Roof, Vero Soto, Veronica Garcia, Weston Urban

Charter amendment intended to add ‘affordable’ housing in San Antonio. Here’s what you’ll be voting on in May

March 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo 10 Comments

If approved by voters in May, the city charter amendment would allow bond dollars to be spent on housing and economic development projects.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: 2017-2022 bond program, affordable housing, Alazan Courts, Andy Segovia, Boyz II Men, city charter, City Council, Clayton Perry, Housing Commission, Jessica O. Guerrero, Lori Houston, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Sarah Sanchez, Vero Soto, workforce housing

What San Antonio’s $1 million displacement policy would address, not address

January 18, 2019 By Gaige Davila 2 Comments

The three-year Risk Mitigation Policy, which taps into $1 million taken from the city’s general fund, intends to address city-wide displacement and lessen the traumatic effects of relocation.

Filed Under: Housing Tagged With: Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhood & Housing Services Department, Risk Mitigation Policy

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Deep Dives

How municipal bonds work, and a brief history of them in San Antonio

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

The Lofts at River North are under construction at Broadway and Jones Avenue in July.

Analysis: It’s time to call BS on ‘workforce housing’

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