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City of San Leandro <br />2023-2031 Housing Element Update <br /> <br />1-14 <br />1.8.5 Digital and Non-Digital Outreach <br />To reach the largest and broadest spectrum of community members and stakeholders, advertising and outreach for <br />project updates, workshops, the Balancing Act, and other information was conducted via digital and non-digital methods <br />to reach diverse members of the community. Digital and printed flyers were distributed in English, Spanish, and Chinese. <br />Digital advertising was distributed via email list to over 500 organizations and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, <br />Twitter, and Nextdoor. Workshops were also promoted via advertising in the San Leandro Times. Printed flyers were <br />distributed to 6 community institutions and organizations: <br /> San Leandro Main Library <br /> Manor Branch Library <br /> San Leandro Adult School <br /> San Leandro Boys and Girls Club <br /> Child Abuse, Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center (CALICO) <br /> Davis Street Community Center <br />Flyers were also handed out at the San Leandro BART station, Bay Fair BART station, and Davis Street Food Pantry. <br />1.8.6 Stakeholder Interviews <br />The City held three virtual stakeholder meetings on January 12 and 14, 2022, to receive feedback from representatives of <br />affordable and market-rate housing organizations, labor unions, housing service providers, public housing authorities, fair <br />housing agencies, organizations serving special needs populations and persons experiencing homelessness, and members <br />of the community who identified as low-income. Participants represented 15 community-based organizations/affordable <br />housing development agencies, three housing development businesses, and three labor organizations. Each stakeholder <br />meeting consisted of a short presentation about the Housing Element update and a roundtable discussion. The meeting <br />with representatives of affordable and market-rate housing organizations and labor unions focused on opportunities and <br />constraints to housing development, specifically: <br /> Barriers to affordable housing development <br /> Existing City tools and policies that have been useful in addressing housing-related barriers <br /> Actions the City can take to reduce barriers to housing development <br /> Tools or strategies that would help to address housing-related barriers <br />The two meetings with housing service providers, public housing authorities, fair housing agencies, organizations serving <br />special needs populations and persons experiencing homelessness, and members of the community who identified as low- <br />income focused on fair housing issues, including: <br /> Housing needs and issues within the community <br /> Homelessness and special needs <br /> Existing City tools and policies that have been useful in addressing housing-related barriers <br /> Strategies for addressing housing needs <br />The following organizations, agencies, and businesses were invited to attend the stakeholder interviews: