Press Release

Homestead Safe Routes to School moves forward

December 27, 2024

At Supervisor Simitian’s last Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board reconfirmed its commitment to Simitian’s Homestead Safe Routes to School Improvements Project. A referral by Simitian and Supervisor Otto Lee asked the County to include the project in its legislative platform, continue to work with Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to further the project’s development, and provide biannual reports on the status of the project.

North County affordable housing gets a boost

December 23, 2024

Affordable housing in the North County is receiving a boost. At the December 10 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved an additional allocation to support the El Camino Real Multifamily Project housing development. That same week, Los Altos’ affordable housing development at 330 Distel Circle received $10,431,853 in state low-income housing tax credits from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, chaired by State Treasurer Fiona Ma.