Housing Production & Tenant Protections — Leading the Peninsula, But Not Done
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Redwood City is one of the most active housing producers on the Peninsula, but affordability remains a stubborn challenge. City Council reported in March 2026 that Redwood City issued building permits for 490 homes in 2025 and 1,321 homes so far in the current housing cycle — meaningful progress, but well short of its RHNA obligation of roughly 7,000 units by 2031. The city is actively investing in affordable production: the City Council is considering approximately $17 million in funding awards for two proposed affordable housing developments — a 94-unit project at 1304 Middlefield Road and another at 1580 Maple Street — with deep affordability targeting households at 20%, 50%, 60%, and 70% of area median income. On the tenant protection front, the Council is implementing its Tenant Protection Ordinance by adopting administrative guidelines and fees, including relocation assistance fees and fair rate of return appeal fees to be paid by landlords — one of the more robust local tenant protection frameworks on the Peninsula.
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