Welcome to the Housing & Community Development Department

California State Association of Counties awarded HCD with a 2018 Challenge Award

For Housing, Land Use and Infrastructure (Urban)

The Challenge Awards provide California's 58 counties an opportunity to share their best practices with county officials around the state and nation.
Alameda County and the Measure A1 Bond program received a 2018 award.

Housing and homelessness are top priorities for Alameda County

Learn how the county allocated $25.6 million in emergency funding made possible by the Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond, passed by the voters by over 73% in 2016, to fund nine emergency housing projects, authorize the development of thousands of affordable units for homeless and low-income households plus much more. See firsthand how this general obligation bond and its funding for affordable housing is making a difference in the lives of Alameda County residents.

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Public Meetings

Materials for public meetings can be found here.

What's New:

The Draft Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI) is available for comments beginning October 25, 2019 and ending on November 25, 2019. The AI outlines demographics, jurisdictional analysis of impediments, conclusions and recommendations for fair housing activities. Please see the attached Public Notice for how comments can be received.
- Public Notice (56 kb)
- Draft Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (30 mb)
The City of Alameda, along with Eden Housing and Alameda Point Partners, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Alameda Point Senior Apartments, a 60-unit affordable rental community for seniors age 62 and older located at Alameda Point's Site A development project in Alameda. Site A is a $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed over 20 years ago. Read more...
The Alameda County Complete Count Committee is working hard to make sure every County resident participates in next year's national Census. Please watch this 1-minute video that illustrates how important it is for everyone to participate in the 2020 Census.
Alameda County Homelessness Council has developed 2 plans to address homelessness over the next three years. This Plan describes countywide actions and initiatives, while the strategies specifically for the Unincorporated County can be found in this Plan.
Alameda County Launches $50 Million AC Boost Down Payment Assistance Program Funded by Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond. To find out more about this program please click here for general public, here for educators and here for Alameda County First Responders.
Renew Alameda County, a home improvement loan assistance program designed to allow low-income homeowners to remain safely in their homes by providing rehabilitation and accessibility improvement services and loan financing to cover the associated costs.

What We Do

The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) plays a lead role in the development of housing and programs to serve the county's low and moderate income households, homeless, and disabled populations. HCD maintains and expands housing opportunities for low--and moderate--income persons and families in the county by:

Preserving the county's housing stock through rehabilitation and repair assistance programs.
Expanding the supply of affordable housing for lower income renters and owners, including first-time homebuyers.
Serving the needs of the homeless community as the lead agency in the countywide homeless collaborative and partnering with homeless service providers.
Revitalizing low-income neighborhoods by installing sidewalks and public accessibility improvements, and by constructing neighborhood-serving facilities.

Programs

Alameda County and Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley are launching Renew Alameda County, a home improvement loan assistance program designed to allow low-income homeowners to remain safely in their homes by providing rehabilitation and accessibility improvement services and loan financing to cover the associated costs. This program is funded by the voter-approved Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond. To learn more or apply, go to RenewAC.org, or contact Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley at (510) 803-3388 or HomeRepair@HabitatEBSC.org. For more information please click here.