https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/06/19/san-jose-home-house-housing-tax-fee-build-economy-property-real-estate/ > SAN JOSE — A frozen pipeline for housing tower development has prodded San Jose leaders to waive some fees to spur the construction of thousands of new homes downtown. > The San Jose City Council has voted 9-0 to ditch multiple fees temporarily that the municipality charges and agreed to apply the waivers to the next 10,000 housing units that receive a building permit and pass a government inspection, within specified timelines.