"Once seen as one of the Bay Area's last affordable cities, San Leandro now faces one of the highest rates of eviction notices per capita as officials grapple with the end of pandemic-era renter protections. But the city received a lifeline this week with a $1 million state housing grant and pro-housing designation, which city officials said they will leverage to develop more affordable housing as part of the city's full court press to keep residents in their homes."
""The city council has been very focused the last couple of years on tenant protection issues," Community Development Director Tom Liao said. "When you have the city putting in a million (dollars)... now the state or federal agency can double that or can triple that.""
"When San Leandro ended that moratorium in July of 2023, eviction notices began to skyrocket, jumping to more than 400 in 2023 and 488 in 2024, according to HCD data. That represents a 71% increase in the number of notices compared to the five-year average before the pandemic. Per capita, San Leandro had the second-highest number of eviction notices after Emeryville in 2024."
San Leandro experienced an average of 285 eviction notices per year in the five years before the pandemic; notices fell below 50 in 2021 due to a local eviction moratorium. After the moratorium ended in July 2023, eviction notices rose to over 400 in 2023 and reached 488 in 2024, a 71% increase versus the pre-pandemic five-year average. Per capita, San Leandro had the second-highest number of eviction notices after Emeryville in 2024. The city received a $1 million state housing grant and pro-housing designation to leverage additional funding and pursue affordable housing production, transit-oriented projects, tenant protections, and developments such as the 62-unit Loro Landing.
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