RISE Secures Community Benefits at Warm Springs!
The RISE Coalition won a significant victory with the signing of a community benefits agreement (CBA) between Congregations Organizing for Renewal (COR) and Lennar Homes of California. The agreement marks a major milestone in a hard fought campaign launched by the RISE to win a CBA as part of a transit-oriented project around the new BART station at Warm Springs. The site, located next to Tesla Motors, will eventually include 4,000 new homes.
This historic CBA between Lennar and COR will provide $70,000 a year for five years in workforce training funds to prepare Fremont residents for jobs in the construction and non-construction sectors. The CBA includes an outreach program to prioritize on-site affordable housing. The CBA also gives the community a direct oversight role in ensuring public benefits. As development demands increase in Fremont, RISE works to ensure that it benefits rather than displaces communities.
RISE members testified at public meetings for over a year to build support for a CBA. RISE met with elected officials, community members, and city staff to share our priorities. As the RISE Coalition, we will continue building community power and organizing around equitable development.
This historic CBA between Lennar and COR will provide $70,000 a year for five years in workforce training funds to prepare Fremont residents for jobs in the construction and non-construction sectors. The CBA includes an outreach program to prioritize on-site affordable housing. The CBA also gives the community a direct oversight role in ensuring public benefits. As development demands increase in Fremont, RISE works to ensure that it benefits rather than displaces communities.
RISE members testified at public meetings for over a year to build support for a CBA. RISE met with elected officials, community members, and city staff to share our priorities. As the RISE Coalition, we will continue building community power and organizing around equitable development.
