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By Holly Rusch
New legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, would establish a federally-funded grant program to assist local communities in turning vacant commercial buildings into housing.
The bill — named the Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments, or RESIDE, Act, also introduced by a bipartisan group of Liccardo’s colleagues — would establish a pilot program for repurposing unused, large-scale buildings into affordable housing, serving households making less than the median income.
It’s been a busy nine months for Democratic Congressman Sam Liccardo — Silicon Valley’s newest lawmaker in the House of Representatives.
Potential federal funding cuts being discussed in Washington could result in significant local ramifications on health and social services in Santa Clara County, Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, said Monday.
Standing in front of the nonprofit Community Services Agency (CSA) in Mountain View, Liccardo laid out how recent and proposed funding cuts in the most recent continuing resolution that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives but stalled in the Senate last week, will increase health insurance costs and hurt local organizations like CSA.
Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) released the following statement:
It’s not often that Mountain View gets the chance to shape housing legislation that could have an impact far beyond its borders. But the city recently inspired the introduction of a bipartisan bill that could make it easier for municipalities to use federal funds for affordable housing.
As Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain at odds over everything from vaccines to immigration, they may have found one issue they can actually agree on: building more housing.
U.S. Reps. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., and Mike Flood, R-Neb., introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at making it easier for cities to use federal money to build affordable housing.
The Unleashing Needed Local Options to Construct and Keep Housing (UNLOCK) Act would loosen restrictions on how municipalities spend Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
Efforts stem from feedback gathered by the House Subcommittee on Housing, which sought input from local governments on ways to reduce red tape in federal housing programs.