I wrote about Threshold 2008 earlier this year here, here, here, here and here.  Threshold 2008 has been a unique opportunity for the public to have a voice in San Mateo County’s housing initiatives.  This is a very serious discussion that truly effects every last one of us living or working here and now and [...]

In March of this year, over 200 San Mateo County residents met at Canada College to talk about the high cost of housing in our county.  They were selected by random telephone calls.  This month is your chance to sound off and voice your thoughts, concerns and comments about this issue if you live in [...]

Several weeks ago, over 200 San Mateo County citizens met at Canada College to participate in discussions and listen to experts talk about the housing crisis San Mateo County is facing today.  Threshold2008, a Deliberative Polling project carried on through Stanford’s Center for Deliberative Democracy with Professor James Fishkin, originally contacted almost 1600 County residents [...]

Today, San Mateo County achieved something that has never been done anywhere in the US, thanks to Threshold2008’s Assembly of residents talking about San Mateo County’s housing needs.  Threshold2008 brought together the dialogue and range of voices that only the general public can bring to the government and housing officials in the 20 cities representing [...]

Today was the first of two days that 400 people are spending at Canada College in Redwood City talking about housing choices in San Mateo County.  These people were randomly chosen to participate in a dialogue about affordable housing, who it’s for and what it means.  The idea for this, Threshold2008, is to empower citizens [...]