Housing Policy & Implementation
We are housing policy experts.
We have written dozens of certified housing elements; award-winning reports on housing issues, trends, and best practices; and targeted analyses of issues such as short-term rentals, tenant displacement, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing overlay zones, and inclusionary ordinances. We have strong working relationships with national experts in nearly every aspect of housing policy and practice and we produce high-quality, tailored material that has resulted in new housing policies.
We have led the 21 Elements collaborative housing policy effort for more than a decade, gathering all the cities of San Mateo County, and have duplicated this effort in other locations (including Santa Clara County).
Policy Areas
- Housing elements
- Anti-displacement
- Missing middle housing
- Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
- Housing law & policy
- Inclusionary & BMR housing
- Community ownership
Featured areas of expertise
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By partnering together for 21 Elements, we were able to write our housing element more efficiently, including the inclusion of many of the best practices utilized effectively elsewhere in San Mateo County and in California. The availability and transfer of this knowledge alone supported our new housing element.”
Mark Sawicki, City of San Carlos
Our Housing Policy & Implementation Work
Tierra de Rosas Community Engagement
Engagement/ Housing
Welcome Home! Housing in Our Community
Design/ Engagement/ Housing
Housing, Density & Design Community Engagement Tools
Engagement/ Design/ Housing
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Housing Affordability Reports
Engagement/ Housing/ Organizations
Maine ADU Guide
ADUs/ Design
Colorado ADU Technical Assistance
ADUs
ADU Plans Gallery
ADUs/ Design
Jumpstart ADU / El Dorado County
ADUs/ Design/ Engagement
Alameda County ADU
ADUs/ Collaboration/ Design/ Multi-Jurisdiction
Mother Lode ADU
ADUs/ Collaboration/ Design/ Multi-Jurisdiction
Santa Clara County ADU
ADUs/ Collaboration/ Design/ Multi-Jurisdiction
Upland ADU
ADUs/ Design
Newport Beach ADU
ADUs/ Design
Santa Clara County Planning Collaborative
Multi-Jurisdiction/ Engagement/ Housing Elements/ Organizations
Humboldt ADU
ADUs/ Design
San Jose Anti-Displacement Working Group
Engagement/ Anti-Displacement
ADU Marin
ADUs/ Collaboration/ Multi-Jurisdiction
Thriving in Place: Salt Lake City’s Anti-Displacement Strategy
Anti-Displacement/ Design/ Engagement
San Mateo County Second Unit Center
ADUs/ Collaboration/ Multi-Jurisdiction
Bakersfield Affordable Housing Strategy and Trust Fund
ADUs/ Design/ Engagement
Casita Coalition Strategic Planning
ADUs/ Design/ Organizations
Irvine Foundation California Housing Landscape
Housing
Rooted in Marin
Anti-Displacement/ Design/ Housing
Newark Housing Element Update
Design/ Housing/ Housing Elements
Newark Affordable Housing Plan
Housing/ Design
Housing Trust TECH Fund Impact Evaluation
Housing/ Design
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center ADU Accelerator
Housing/ ADUs/ Design
San Mateo County Employee Housing Demand Study
Housing/ Engagement
Napa Sonoma ADU Center
ADUs/ Collaboration/ Design/ Multi-Jurisdiction/ Organizations
Regional Housing Technical Assistance
Multi-Jurisdiction/ ADUs/ Anti-Displacement/ Collaboration/ Design/ Engagement/ Housing/ Housing Law/ Inclusionary
ADU Calculators
ADUs
21 Elements
Collaboration/ ADUs/ Engagement/ Housing/ Housing Elements/ Housing Law/ Multi-Jurisdiction
Let’s Talk Housing: San Mateo County
Housing/ Collaboration/ Design/ Engagement/ Multi-Jurisdiction