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SVLG Staff Spotlight: VP of Housing & Community Development Vince Rocha

Vince Rocha, VP of Housing & Community Development at SVLG, is a dedicated housing policy expert whose tenacity, attention to detail, and ability to connect with others form the perfect storm for political advocacy. Having grown up in affordable housing near good schools in Silicon Valley, he understands the need for everyone to have access …

SVLG Hosts Dynamic Building Forward Forum & Infrastructure Week

SVLG made waves in the infrastructure policy arena with its largest forum yet on April 27, with appearances by top Biden Administration officials on transportation and housing policy and other leading California voices on those important issues. Viewers of the online event enjoyed an array of fascinating conversations with guest speakers including Adrianne Todman, Deputy …

California’s High-Speed Rail Project: Approval of the San Jose to Merced Environmental Documents is Essential for Jobs, the Environment, Business Competitiveness and Quality of Life

According to UC Berkeley’s Institute of Government Studies and the Los Angeles Times’ April 2022 poll, fifty-six percent (56%) of registered voters “support the state continuing to build the high-speed rail project.” This week the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors has the opportunity to listen to voters – invest in affordable housing, …

SVLG Co-Sponsors AB 2234 to Streamline the Permitting Process and Increase California’s Stretched Housing Supply

California’s housing affordability crunch ranks at the top of all serious public policy and business competitiveness agendas. The state’s median home price set a new record in March 2022 at $849,080, which is out of reach for most—only 25% of Californians can afford a median priced home, compared to 50% nationally. Here in Silicon Valley, …

Rep. Ro Khanna advises compromise to achieve progress, touching on infrastructure, environment, manufacturing and Ukraine at Executive Roundtable hosted by SVLG

In an Executive Roundtable moderated by Jason Baker, SVP of Health, Housing and Transportation Policy on April 4, special guest Congressman Ro Khanna spoke to SVLG members about his key concerns and initiatives, including Biden’s Build Back Better framework, well-crafted antitrust legislation, and U.S.-based manufacturing.

Covid Toward Endemic Roundtable Sheds Light on the Current State of the COVID-19 Pandemic

As mask mandates drop across the country and many businesses prepare to return to in-person work, some experts say we should permanently adopt many of the changes we’ve made in the last two years rather than reverting to the way things were. Dr. Erica Pan, Deputy Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and State …

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Celebrating a Year of Policy Wins for Our Members

SVLG Staff Spotlight: VP of Housing & Community Development Vince Rocha

SVLG Hosts Dynamic Building Forward Forum & Infrastructure Week

California’s High-Speed Rail Project: Approval of the San Jose to Merced Environmental Documents is Essential for Jobs, the Environment, Business Competitiveness and Quality of Life

SVLG Co-Sponsors AB 2234 to Streamline the Permitting Process and Increase California’s Stretched Housing Supply

Rep. Ro Khanna advises compromise to achieve progress, touching on infrastructure, environment, manufacturing and Ukraine at Executive Roundtable hosted by SVLG

Covid Toward Endemic Roundtable Sheds Light on the Current State of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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