The Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County is committed to preserving and expanding the supply of housing for the residents and workforce of our county. Toward that end, we welcome the opportunity to advocate for quality housing with a full range of prices and types that will enhance the quality of life in our communities.

Recognizing the difficulty that housing developers face as they navigate the local entitlement process, we believe that gaining our endorsement will aid a development proposal move toward completion. The process is described in our Endorsement Procedures.

HLC endorses projects that meet the qualifications described in our Endorsement Goals and Criteria matrix. We encourage careful review of these criteria as we do weigh them when reviewing applications. Project endorsement can take a variety of forms in lieu of or in addition to our formal endorsement letter.

The endorsement process and application form are quite straightforward. We encourage developers seeking a project endorsement to review these materials then give us a call so that we can customize the process to fit the stage and circumstances of a particular proposal.