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<br /> <br />March 3, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Redwood City City Council and Planning Commission <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> <br />RE: Redwood LIFE Evolve Comment Letter - Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo <br />County <br /> <br />Dear Members of the Redwood City City Council and Planning Commission, <br /> <br />The Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County (HLC) works with communities and their <br />leaders to produce and preserve quality affordable homes. <br /> <br />On behalf of HLC, I would like to extend our appreciation to Longfellow Real Estate Partners for <br />their willingness to work with Eden Housing to ensure that your low-income Bayshore <br />community members living near the Redwood LIFE Evolve proposal will continue to be housed. <br />We would also like to commend their approximately $80 million investment to create affordable <br />homes in the City of Redwood City. This partnership between a commercial-only and a <br />non-profit affordable housing developer is a great example of how our cities can produce and <br />preserve homes at the deepest levels of affordability. It is a proactive plan that is designed to <br />protect your most vulnerable residents and safeguards them against displacement and/or <br />homelessness. <br /> <br />Thank you for your continued leadership, and we urge you to support a proposal that does not <br />displace your low-income community members while also allowing for the greatest feasible <br />number of homes to be created in your city. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Ken Chan <br />Senior Organizer <br />Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County <br /> <br />Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County <br />2905 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403 • (650) 242-1764 • hlcsmc.org