‘A critical step in the right direction’: San Jose adopts landmark policy to stop displacement

A long-awaited landmark policy will preserve housing specifically for residents at risk of displacement in hopes of keeping them in San Jose.

The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the first policy in the city to give tenant preference based on geography. New or acquired affordable housing projects that are city funded or have city-negotiated development agreements must save 15 percent of homes for low-income residents who live in the same district and 20 percent for those who come from a district with high displacement rates.