Santa Clara staff outline anti‑displacement work plan, ask council for feedback

City staff on Tuesday briefed the Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority on a multi‑part anti‑displacement work plan tied to the city’s May 2024 housing element and sought council feedback before returning in spring 2026.

The study session focused on types and drivers of displacement, implementation priorities and state law the city must follow to remain eligible for regional grant programs. “There are 21 housing element actions related to anti displacement,” Asha Hamid, the city’s director of community development, told the council. She said local implementation is required to preserve city eligibility for certain regional and state funding programs.

The presentation framed solutions under the three P’s used in regional planning: protection (tenant stabilization), preservation (keeping existing housing affordable), and production (building new housing). Adam Marcus, the city’s housing and community services manager, reviewed measures already underway (tenant/landlord dispute resolution, county homelessness prevention funding, capital projects with affordable housing partners) and grouped future work into three buckets: (1) actions underway, (2) actions committed to implement, and (3) actions the city will evaluate…