San Mateo Seeks Feedback On How To Add More Housing

SAN MATEO, CA — The city of San Mateo is seeking public feedback on how to add more housing as it begins considering options to meet the updated state-mandated housing element.

San Mateo must plan for over 7,000 housing units under the new Regional Housing Needs Allocation figures, which run from 2023 to 2031.

The city recently created a form for residents to provide feedback to questions like: “What can we do about the high cost of housing in San Mateo,” and “How can we create housing that is more affordable while ensuring San Mateo is a great place to live?”

The survey is available until Dec. 20.

Of the 517 responses as of Monday, a majority of community members believe that service workers, teachers, first responders and small businesses are moving out of San Mateo, young people who grew up in San Mateo cannot afford to live there and it is difficult to retain or recruit employees due to the cost of housing.

Click here to take the survey and here to learn more about the housing element.