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February 6, 2020
” As high housing costs continue crippling Bay Area residents, demands are growing for more affordable housing. ” Forum checks in with experts about how the affordability housing crisis reached this boiling point and what what can be done to alleviate it.” NPH’s Executive Director, Amie Fishman, was on KQED’s “Forum” last month, alongside the Executive Director of East Bay Housing Organizations Gloria Bruce and former California Department of Housing and Community Development Director Ben Metcalf, to discuss how the…
March 11, 2020
“A new bill introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents the 11th District, on Friday would give faith institutions and nonprofit hospitals the right to build 100% affordable housing projects on their property. “The proposed bill, SB 899, opens up such projects to by-right development, meaning churches and other qualifying charitable institutions could go through with affordable housing projects and avoid rezoning and discretionary approval processes that often prove to be their undoing. ““California desperately needs housing…
April 27, 2020
Bay Area and Statewide Community Organizations Call for Emergency Federal Action on COVID-19 Public Health and Economic CrisesLetter signed by over 100 organizations spanning affordable housing, homelessness, public health, labor, faith, transportation (California) More than 100 of the Bay Area and state’s leading non-profit and community organizations sent an emergency letter to Speaker Pelosi and the California Congressional delegation today that directs lawmakers to take immediate action on housing policy to directly address the COVID-19 environment in California and nation-wide. “We need an action…
April 30, 2020
“As rent comes due Friday for the growing ranks of unemployed workers, anxious tenants and advocates have turned to rent strikes and lobbying for massive, new government funding to ease a housing crisis intensified by the coronavirus pandemic. “State and local emergency measures have protected renters from evictions, but the uncertainty of mounting debts as shelter in place orders have shuttered businesses and left workers without paychecks has prompted demands for greater relief. “To keep our community safe, people have to…
May 5, 2020
“Tens of millions of people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic in the last month. Even those who are covered by an eviction moratorium are now worried about accumulating back rent and ending up on the streets once the moratorium lifts. “In response, a wide range of tenant and worker organizations are organizing around the idea of canceling rent and mortgage payments during the crisis. “Amie Fishman of the Nonprofit Housing Association of California (NPH)— which represents affordable housing developers,…
May 13, 2020
The new ‘Affordable Housing and Homelessness Framework’ includes detailed funding proposals to support vulnerable Californians during the COVID-19 crisis—and highlights a 9-bill package for preserving and producing much-needed affordable housing SACRAMENTO – Eleven of the state’s leading affordable housing and homelessness advocacy organizations today jointly released a new Affordable Housing and Homelessness Framework, highlighting a package of immediate and long-term policy solutions needed to support vulnerable Californians during and after the COVID-19 emergency. The Framework includes a series of detailed funding…
May 18, 2020
RELEASE: Amidst COVID Environment, Bay Area Voters Cite Housing As Top Concern New poll shows strong majority support for housing solutions, as advocates look for avenues to achieve these goals through AB 1487 implementation Released Monday, May 18 (San Francisco Bay Area) The Bay Area Housing For All coalition released new polling this morning in a presentation to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) as part of an ongoing process to identify how to build on…
May 28, 2020
“A proposed $10 billion bond measure aimed at addressing the Bay Area’s affordable housing shortfall won’t make an appearance on November ballot. “The Metropolitan Transportation Commission voted unanimously this week to defer the bond measure in light of the economic impacts caused by the coronavirus pandemic and recent poll results showing greater voter resistance to tax hikes. Commissioners Libby Schaaf and Warren Slocum were absent from the Wednesday vote. ““We were very disappointed, but not surprised to see these results…
June 30, 2020
“Gov. Gavin Newsom began the year with a tour of homeless and mental health services providers around the state, ending in Oakland, where he declared homelessness “the issue of our time.” “With more than 151,000 people living in tents, RVs, cars and shelters across the state, the governor announced a one-time allocation of $750 million aimed at reducing homelessness — something his predecessor, Gov. Jerry Brown, had been loath to do. “Then came the coronavirus. “California’s economy suddenly shut down. As attention turned to easing the…