Funding Opportunities
	Policies from previous housing element:
	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Policy H (A-5): Pursue federal and State funds for the 	Burlingame
	rehabilitation of lower and moderate income housing.
	Policy H (C-1): Inform local public sector and private sector 	Burlingame
	employees about available housing assistance programs.
	Policy 3.2: Operate a residential rehabilitation loan program	Daly City
	 that meets the needs of the low and moderate-income 
	population.
	Policy 3.3: Establish an incentive program for voluntary 	Daly City
	housing rehabilitation.
	Policy 4.2: Use the financial resources available to the City 	Daly City
	to reduce the cost and increase the amount of affordable 
	H-E-1-c First-Time Homebuyer Program. Establish a 	Foster City
	revolving fund to provide low interest and/or deferred second
	 mortgages. Target: 2002. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Development Agency.  
	H-E-1-e Rental Assistance Program. Provide assistance in the	Foster City
	 form of rental subsidies to households who qualify as very 
	low and low income. Develop an application process and 
	selection procedure to determine qualified applicants. 
	Develop program guidelines and the criteria by which 
	applicants for the assistance will be selected. Determine 
	which rental properties will be included in the program. 
	Target: 2002. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Program 1-B4 Continue Town contributions to San Mateo 	Hillsborough
	County homeless and transitional housing programs. In the 
	1990s, Hillsborough joined other San Mateo County cities 
	and the County in funding homeless shelters and transitional
	 housing. Continuing to address this problem on a regional 
	basis is the most effective way to meet the special housing 
	needs of those who are homeless and at-risk of becoming 
	homeless.  
	H-A-3-a Community Outreach. The City will improve citizen 	Foster City
	awareness of rehabilitation and disaster assistance loan 
	subsidy programs, code enforcement, energy conservation 
	programs, fair housing laws and affordable housing 
	programs. See HE for list of outreach measures.  
	H-B-2-a Rehabilitation Loans. The City will encourage 	Foster City
	rehabilitation loan and disaster assistance programs to the 
	extent possible given program funding criteria and local 
	need. Target: 20 loans by 2006. Responsible Agency: San 
	Mateo County Authority, San Mateo County Department of 
	Housing and Community Development and the Community 
	Development Agency.  
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	H-B-3-a Energy Conservation Assistance. The City will use 	Foster City
	Community Development Block Grant funds or other funds, 
	as available, to assist lower-income residents to weatherize 
	their homes or make other energy-conservation home 
	repairs. Target: 5 low income households by 2006. 
	Responsible Agency: San Mateo County Department of 
	Housing and Community Development and Community 
	Development Agency.  
	H-C-2 Protection of the Rental Housing Stock. Promote the 	Foster City
	retention of rental units and encourage rental subsidy 
	programs that can be applied to existing housing.  
	H-C-4-a Rental Dispute Resolution. Continue the City’s 	Foster City
	financial contribution to and encourage resident us of the 
	Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center as a vehicle to resolve 
	rental disputes between renters and property owners. Target: 
	Ongoing. Responsible Agency: City Council, Community 
	Development Department.  
	H-C-5 Rental Assistance Programs. Continue to publicize 	Foster City
	and participate in rental assistance programs such as Section
	 8, Housing Voucher programs, and other available rental 
	programs.  
	H-C-5-b City Rental Housing Assistance Program. The City of	Foster City
	 Foster City will develop a local housing rental assistance 
	program, and will work with the owners of existing rental 
	projects in the City to provide as many subsidized rental 
	units as possible. As a goal, the City will seek to provide up 
	to 5% of the available units for rental subsidy. Target: An 
	additional 20 very low income and 20 low income 
	households/units provided rental subsidy by 2006. 
	Responsible Agencies: Community Development 
	Policy 4.7: Utilize a majority of the City's annual Community	Daly City
	 Development Block Grant entitlement directly for housing 
	and infrastructure programs that benefit low and moderate 
	income households.
	Policy 5.5: Provide financial assistance to lower income 	Daly City
	households in emergency situations.
	Policy 8.5: Require property owners to provide relocation 	Daly City
	assistance to renters displaced where rental units in which 
	they live were constructed or are maintained in violation of 
	the Daly City Municipal Code.
	H-E-3-b Financing and Subsidy Programs. Encourage project	Foster City
	 sponsors to apply for available federal, state and locally 
	subsidized new affordable housing construction programs for 
	their project by providing technical assistance on available 
	programs and supporting data, structuring development 
	agreements and other requirements to match program 
	funding criteria, as appropriate and possible, and leveraging
	 tax increment financing when possible. See HE for list of 
	possible programs. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Agency.  
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(1.3) Housing Rehabilitation. Continue to provide funding as	San Mateo
	 available for the conservation and rehabilitation of viable 
	deteriorating housing in the City to preserve existing housing
	 stock, neighborhood character and, where possible, to retain
	 low- and moderate-income units.
	(1.7) Retention of Existing Lower-Income Units. Seek to 	San Mateo
	retain existing subsidized very low-, low- and moderate-
	income housing units, especially those that will be available
	 for conversion to market rate housing by the year 2006. 
	Retention of such units should have high priority for 
	(1.8) Condominium Conversion. Continue the existing policy	San Mateo
	 of protecting existing residents by offering purchase 
	opportunities, long-term leases and relocation assistance.
	(2.3) Public Funding of Low- and Moderate-Income Housing.	San Mateo
	 Continue to use available funds to increase the supply of 
	low- and moderate-income housing through land purchases 
	and other development encouragements and through use of 
	nonprofit sponsors and subsidized financing using federal 
	and state sources, tax credits, and the like.
	(3.351B) Obtain support from local lending institutions to 	Atherton
	provide loans for property improvement.
	Program H15b: At least once a year, actively publicize and 	Brisbane
	encourage the use of County, State and Federal programs 
	for low interest rehabilitation loans by owners of older 
	residential units. Work with the San Mateo County Housing 
	Rehabilitation Program to develop a promotional strategy. 
	Seek available State and Federal funds.
	Program H16a: Continue to develop master plans to 	Brisbane
	maintain and upgrade public infrastructure in residential 
	neighborhoods. Seek grants and other special funds to 
	supplement utility and gas tax funds to implement 
	Program H17a: For new development applications, 	Brisbane
	condition approvals so that proper fees and charges are 
	levied to cover the costs of the development to the 
	community. Consider subsidizing fees for projects which 
	provide a significant proportion of housing units affordable 
	to very low and/or low income households.
	(H2.5) Rental Assistance Programs. Continue to publicize 	Millbrae
	and participate in federal rental assistance programs such as 
	Section 8 and the Housing Voucher programs.
	(H2.6) Protection of the Rental Housing Stock. Promote the 	Millbrae
	retention of rental units and encourage rental subsidy 
	programs which can be applied to existing housing.
	(H2.7) Community Preservation. Assure the retention of the 	Millbrae
	single family character of older residential areas. Protect 
	residents and maintain the housing stock by enforcing the 
	housing and other codes for all types of residential units. As 
	neighborhoods age, the City should provide all possible 
	assistance for housing rehabilitation and maintenance 
	measures through aggressive code enforcement and 
	community preservation.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(H3.11) Innovative Housing Approaches. Encourage 	Millbrae
	innovative housing approaches in financing and design of 
	units to increase the availability of low and moderate 
	income housing, including encouraging cooperative and 
	joint ventures between owners, developers and non-profit 
	groups in the provision of BMR housing.
	(H3.12) New Housing Eligible for Subsidy. Encourage new 	Millbrae
	projects to pursue subsidies to reduce the cost of the units, 
	such as Section 8, homesharing, first time homebuyer, or 
	similar programs which provide very low, low and moderate 
	income housing.
	(HIP-2) Technical Assistance to Non-Profits. The City will 	Millbrae
	provide technical assistance to both profit and non-profit 
	groups organized to encourage provision of affordable 
	housing and sponsors of affordable housing projects and 
	programs. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department and Redevelopment 
	(HIP-5) Community Outreach. The City will improve citizen 	Millbrae
	awareness of rehabilitation and disaster assistance loan 
	subsidy programs, code enforcement, energy conservation 
	programs, fair housing laws and affordable housing 
	programs. See HE for specific outreach measures. Target: 
	2006. Responsible Agency: Redevelopment Agency and 
	Code Enforcement.
	(HIP-7) Redevelopment Agency. The Redevelopment 	Millbrae
	Agency will use its unique powers to reduce the costs and 
	expedite the construction of 15% of the units within the 
	redevelopment project area for very low, low and moderate 
	income households. See HE for additional details. Target: 
	Ongoing. Projected Funding Level: $4.2 million through 
	2007. Responsible Agency: Redevelopment Agency.
	(HIP-9) Rehabilitation Loans. The City will encourage 	Millbrae
	rehabilitation loan and disaster assistance programs to the 
	extent possible given program funding criteria and local 
	need and will facilitate greater participation in the program 
	by advertising in City mailings and by providing information 
	at the Building Department counter. Target: 2 new loans to 
	lower-income households per year. Responsible Agency: 
	San Mateo County Housing Authority, San Mateo County 
	Department of Housing and Redevelopment and the 
	Community Development Department.
	Policy H9  Seek private and public funding sources for 	Brisbane
	affordable housing construction
	Program H9c: Support the Human Investment Program 	Brisbane
	(HIP)'s program to provide counseling to older homeowners 
	on home equity conversion opportunities.
	Program H10a: Remain in close communication with the 	Brisbane
	County Housing Department and the County Housing 
	Authority to be informed about the availability of rent 
	subsidies and to inform them of the availability of units for 
	rental assistance programs.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Policy H11 Study alternatives for use of the City's 	Brisbane
	Redevelopment Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund to
	 provide affordable housing, and support affordable housing 
	programs as opportunities arise and funds
	Program H11a: Develop an ongoing relationship with 	Brisbane
	nonprofit housing development corporations in order to take 
	advantage of opportunities to supplement Redevelopment 
	Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds to create 
	Program H11d: Examine how Redevelopment Low and 	Brisbane
	Moderate Income Housing Funds and municipal and 
	assessment bonds could be used to subsidize development 
	costs in privately financed residential and mixed use 
	Program H11e: Continue and expand the City's first time 	Brisbane
	homebuyer program using low  and moderate income 
	housing funds to subsidize mortgage finance costs.
	Program H11f: Collaborate with the County of San Mateo 	Brisbane
	and other agencies with very low , low  and moderate 
	income rehabilitation programs to expand the scope and 
	eligibility for assistance.
	Program H11g: Assist self help and sweat equity construction	Brisbane
	 and rehabilitation projects.
	Program H11i: Provide financial assistance in the form of 	Brisbane
	loans or grants to retrofit existing units for special needs 
	Program H11k: Encourage the State of California and the 	Brisbane
	Federal Government to restore and enhance subsidy 
	programs for affordable housing similar to those that have 
	proven successful in the past in assisting low and very low 
	income households and households with special needs, such
	 as Section 202, Section 8 New Construction, Section 8 
	Moderate Rehabilitation and Rental Rehabilitation 
	Program H2d(1): Encourage maintenance of existing units in	Brisbane
	 the NCRO 2 Downtown Brisbane Neighborhood Commercial
	 District through the use of Redevelopment Low and 
	Moderate Income Housing Funds, County, State and Federal
	 rehabilitation funds.
	Program H2e: Encourage participation in the Human 	Brisbane
	Investment Program (HIP) 's shared ho using program which 
	helps find suitable housing for the elderly, single parent 
	families and persons with special needs, through financial 
	support, publicity and referrals.
	(HIP-13) Rental Housing Assistance. Encourage landlords, 	Millbrae
	tenants and developers to participate in the Housing 
	Authority Section 8 Rent Subsidy Program; encourage 
	developers and potential buyers to participate in the county 
	reduced home mortgage program and in available Federal 
	and State assistance programs. Target: 5 very low and 5 low 
	income households provided assistance per year with 
	Section 8 Certificates and Vouchers (assumes continued 
	funding at about the same rate as present levels). 
	Responsible Agencies: San Mateo County Housing 
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(HIP-15) Neighborhood Conservation. Continue the 	Millbrae
	maintenance and enhancement of public facilities, such as 
	streets, water supply, and drainage, in residential 
	neighborhoods by allocations from the general fund, gas tax 
	revenues, Block Grant funds and, where appropriate, through
	 assessment districts, or as conditions of development. 
	Target: 2006. Responsible Agencies: Community 
	Development Department and Public Works Department.
	(HIP-23) Mortgage Subsidy Programs. San Mateo County 	Millbrae
	offers below market rate home mortgages to qualified first 
	time home buyers for purchasing units built by developers 
	who participate in the program. See HE for additional 
	information. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	(HIP-26) Emergency Housing Assistance. Participate and 	Millbrae
	allocate funds, as appropriate, for County and non-profit 
	programs providing emergency shelter and related 
	counseling services. Target: Annual participation, if feasible.
	 Responsible Agency: Community Development Department 
	and City Council.
	(HIP-28) Emergency Shelter Uses. The City will contribute a 	Millbrae
	portion of the Housing Set Aside fund to nonprofit agencies 
	involved in providing housing for the homeless in San 
	Mateo County. The City will also review proposals for 
	emergency shelter uses based on the policies in the General
	 Plan and other City development standards and 
	requirements. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department; Redevelopment 
	(B.2) Redevelopment Agency/City Funded/Assisted 	Redwood City
	Programs. The City shall provide subsidies, when funds are 
	available, and the projects are appropriate, to residential 
	developers in order to ensure the continued production of 
	very low-income units. The Redevelopment Agency shall 
	continue its practice of negotiating to provide some larger 
	three- and four-bedroom units for affordable rental housing.
	(B.6) Land banking Fund Program: The City will continue to 	Redwood City
	land bank funds to directly facilitate the development and 
	continuation of affordable housing opportunities and assist 
	in the development of affordable housing projects during the
	 2001–2006 planning period. The City will consider 
	applying for state and federal funds that may become 
	available during 2001-2006.
	(C.5) First Time Home Buyer Program. The City will assist 	Redwood City
	with homeownership opportunities through a First Time 
	Home Buyer Program revolving fund. See HE for sources of 
	(B.5) State of California Density Bonus Ordinance. The City 	Redwood City
	shall promote development of affordable units by 
	publicizing the availability of higher residential densities 
	(using existing density bonus ordinance), land donations, 
	and subsidies for land, infrastructure and other economic 
	(1.18) The City shall ensure that developers and city 	South San Francisco
	residents are made aware of key housing programs and 
	development opportunities. (New Policy)
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(2.6A) As appropriate, the City shall create a capital 	South San Francisco
	improvement and housing rehabilitation program to upgrade
	 housing in older neighborhoods with low income housing, 
	such as Village Way, Willow Gardens, Town of Baden, 
	Downtown (or Old Town), Irish Town, and Peck’s Lots. (New 
	(2.9A) The City shall provide low-interest loans for 	South San Francisco
	rehabilitation of owner-occupied single-family homes by 
	supporting the Housing Rehabilitation Program with 
	continued CDBG funding. The City shall give priority to 
	homes in the Downtown Target Area. (Revised Program 1.A-
	(2.10A) The City shall provide financial assistance for 	South San Francisco
	physical improvements to existing boarding rooms and 
	Single Room Occupancies in the Downtown area. (Existing 
	(2.13) The City shall use its best efforts to insure the 	South San Francisco
	preservation of subsidized housing units at risk of converting 
	to market rate housing. (New Policy)
	(3.3B) The City shall continue to provide funding for minor 	South San Francisco
	repairs of homes owned and occupied by low-income senior 
	citizens. Eligible repairs include plumbing, electrical, 
	painting, carpentry, roof repairs, and masonry work. (Revised 
	Program 3A-2)
	Program H11l: Encourage the State of California to amend 	Brisbane
	Housing Element and Redevelopment Law to allow cities to 
	combine their Redevelopment Low and Moderate Income 
	Housing Funds to fund joint projects at the most suitable 
	locations for affordable housing.
	Program H11h: Use Redevelopment Low and Moderate 	Brisbane
	Income Housing Funds to provide leverage for state and 
	federal programs for affordable housing that require a local 
	match.
	Policy H12  Assist in publicizing energy conservation 	Brisbane
	programs and weatherization services that provide low or no 
	cost energy conservation inspections and assistance.
	(2.5) Encourage colleges, assisted living facilities, and other 	Belmont
	institutional settings to set-aside 10% of the units for 
	independent affordable units.
	(3.1) Use public financial resources, to the extent feasible, to	Belmont
	 support the provision and production of housing for lower 
	income households and persons and families with special 
	needs.
	(3.2) Provide rental assistance to address existing housing 	Belmont
	problems and provide homeownership assistance to expand 
	housing opportunities.
	(3.3) Support the conservation of government-subsidized 	Belmont
	housing and other affordable housing development.
	(1-A) Continue to seek funding to upgrade and maintain 	San Bruno
	infrastructure needed by San Bruno's housing supply.
	(1-C) Publicize federal, State, and local resources available 	San Bruno
	to preserve and rehabilitate the City's existing housing 
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(2-A) Continue to participate in the County's Housing 	San Bruno
	Rehabilitation Loan Program. Promote rehabilitation loans 
	through brochures, cable TV, utility billing, Code 
	enforcement referral, distribution of information to areas in 
	need of rehabilitation, and community outreach programs.
	(2-C) Continue Redevelopment Agency programs that 	San Bruno
	provide technical and/or financial assistance to homeowners 
	whose homes are currently not meeting health and safety 
	(3-B) Continue to seek funds from the Federal Aviation 	San Bruno
	Administration (FAA) and the City/County of San Francisco 
	in order to insulate homes adversely affected by noise from 
	San Francisco International Airport.
	H-E-4 Resale Controls on Owner-Occupied BMR Units. 	Foster City
	Require resale controls on owner-occupied BMR units to 
	insure that affordable units provided through public 
	assistance or public action are retained for 35 years or more 
	as affordable housing stock.
	H-E-9 Housing Fund. Consider the establishment of a City 	Foster City
	Housing Fund supported by mitigation fees from commercial
	 and industrial developers and residential developers who 
	provide funds in-lieu of BMR units.
	H-F-3-a Emergency Housing Assistance. Participate and 	Foster City
	allocate funds, as appropriate, for County and non-profit 
	programs providing emergency shelter and related 
	counseling services. Target: Annual participation, if feasible.
	 Responsible Agency: CDA.
	(F.3) Code Enforcement & Home Improvement Loan 	Redwood City
	Program. The City also encourages the maintenance and 
	improvement of housing for all income levels through its 
	Code Enforcement Program. Code enforcement is the 
	vehicle used to identify the City's existing housing stock built 
	prior to 1940. The goal of code enforcement is to minimize 
	and retard deferred maintenance, which creates health and 
	safety problems, or causes blighted conditions in 
	(F.4) Revolving Fund Programs. The City shall continue to 	Redwood City
	use Home Improvement Loan payments to maintain a 
	revolving fund for future rehabilitation projects. The City 
	encourages the maintenance and improvement of housing 
	for all income levels through its Revolving Fund Programs. 
	See HE for list of programs.
	(G.1) Fair Housing Services. The City shall continue to 	Redwood City
	affirmatively further fair housing and support fair housing 
	organizations that seek to eliminate housing discrimination 
	and refer all alleged cases of housing discrimination to 
	them. The City will continue to support equal opportunity 
	lending programs and to certify that non-discriminatory 
	practices will be followed in the selection of residents for 
	participation in housing programs.
	(5-C) Offer financial incentives for condominium conversions 	San Bruno
	which include at least 20 percent Low or Moderate income 
	units or at least 15 percent Very Low income units.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(5-F) Require maintenance of subsidized housing units as 	San Bruno
	affordable to Very Low, Low, and Moderate income 
	households for a period of at least 30 years from date of 
	(7-C) Support shared housing programs and promote such 	San Bruno
	programs through the Senior Center and other local 
	agencies. Consider contributing funds to shared housing 
	Continue to fund the Down payment Assistance Loan 	San Carlos
	Program.
	Explore options to increase the viability of the Down 	San Carlos
	payment Assistance Loan Program. Research options for 
	increasing the loan amount, locating additional sources of 
	funds, leveraging the funds, or reallocating the funds to help
	 build new affordable units.
	RDA Housing Set-Aside Funds will be made available as 	San Carlos
	necessary for the entire planning period through 2006 for the
	 following programs: Down payment Assistance Loan 
	program, Life/Safety Home Repair Grants, South Plaza 
	(additional gap funding as necessary to maintain 
	affordability for units), Wheeler Plaza (potential mixed-use 
	retail, housing and public parking development), Railroad 
	Development (potential mixed-use office, retail, and housing
	 development), Property acquisition (should land become 
	available, partner with a non-profit to purchase property for 
	affordable housing), Additional programs and projects as 
	needs arise and as funds are available.
	Development of Affordable Ownership Units. The City will 	San Carlos
	explore policies and programs that encourage a more 
	balanced mix of rental and ownership properties throughout 
	the City. One specific effort will be to rework the Down 
	payment Assistance Loan (see Down payment Assistance 
	Loan Program).
	(14.15) Provide Rent Subsidies to Extremely Low Very Low 	San Mateo County
	and Low Income Households. Continue to provide affordable
	 rental housing opportunities for extremely low, very low and 
	low income households through the administration of rental 
	subsidy programs available through the County Housing 
	Authority. Explore the availability of additional Federal and 
	State funds for rent subsidies.
	(14.36) Establish Housing Endowment Fund. Establish and 	San Mateo County
	fund a Housing Endowment Fund for San Mateo County. 
	Work with cities in the County to seek new and existing 
	revenue sources for the fund.
	(14.44) Use Public Lands and Resources for the 	San Mateo County
	Development of Affordable Housing. Promote the 
	development of affordable housing by: (a) encouraging the 
	use of surplus publicly owned lands located close to jobs, 
	public transportation and other essential services for the 
	construction of affordable housing; and (b) investigating and 
	pursuing procurement of Federal, State and other funds to 
	subsidize the construction of affordable housing.
	(14.45) Use Available Financing Programs to Support the 	San Mateo County
	Development of Affordable Housing. Encourage and 
	facilitate the use of State and Federal financing to support 
	qualified affordable housing developments.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(2.0) Secure below market rate funding to build more 	East Palo Alto
	affordable housing.
	(3.3) Provide regulatory and financial incentives to 	East Palo Alto
	encourage the development of affordable housing.
	(3.10) The City shall be an active participant in the County 	South San Francisco
	of San Mateo "Continuum of Care" planning process that 
	supports emergency shelters, temporary housing, transitional 
	programs, and general housing assistance for the homeless. 
	(New Policy)
	(3.10B) The City shall support non-profits, such as Human 	South San Francisco
	Investment Project, Inc (HIP), in the placement of low-
	income individuals and small households needing housing 
	with individuals who have excess space in their homes and 
	who are willing to share that space. (Revised Program 2C-3)
	(3.10C) The City shall continue to provide funds to 	South San Francisco
	organizations that provide transitional housing. (Revised 
	Program 3G-2)
	(3.10D) The City shall sponsor the construction and 	South San Francisco
	operation of a 90-bed year round homeless shelter with city 
	limits. Once the shelter is completed and operational, the 
	City shall provide on-going support to ensure the continued 
	operation of the shelter. (New Program)
	(3.10E) The City shall continue to provide financial 	South San Francisco
	assistance to organizations helping families with social 
	services including case management and referrals for 
	housing and homeless prevention. (New Program)
	(4.2B) The City shall provide funding assistance to 	South San Francisco
	organizations that provide counseling and tenant-landlord 
	issues, habitability and other general housing assistance.
	(6.0) Provide both financial and policy assistance to low- and	East Palo Alto
	 moderate-income households to ease housing cost burden 
	and overcrowding.
	(6.1) Stabilize rents in the City through the Rent 	East Palo Alto
	Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance.
	(6.2) Assist very low-income renters through rental assistance.	East Palo Alto
	(7.0) Establish new and/or participate in existing programs 	East Palo Alto
	that utilize a variety of funding sources to provide first-time 
	homebuyer assistance to income-qualified households, with 
	a focus of assisting existing residents and workers in the City.
	(3) Public Outreach Program for Affordable Housing and 	Woodside
	Assistance Program. Provide public information regarding 
	the construction of new affordable units (accessory living 
	quarters) in Town and the availability of County programs to 
	provide assistance to low and moderate income households.
	(10) Rehabilitation and Expansion of Existing Housing Stock.	Woodside
	 Encourage the private sector to rehabilitate and construct 
	new housing through the Town's policies and programs, and 
	inform low and moderate income residents about the 
	County's Rehabilitation Loan Program.
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