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November 14, 2024
Though ballot counting continues across California, the current results indicate that Proposition 5 will come up short at the ballot box and the Associated Press has called this race. We’re disappointed by this loss but not defeated. Working closely with our members and partners, we set out to win a systemic, transformative change that would bring more affordable housing to more Californians. Though we faced the headwinds of widespread social and economic anxiety in this election, we know that affordable…
January 17, 2025
Last week, Governor Newsom unveiled the first step of the budget process by releasing the 2025-26 state budget proposal.
February 18, 2025
“California is doubling down on doing our part to offer a safe, affordable, and welcoming future for all our friends, families, and neighbors. So it should be no surprise to see Bay Area lawmakers prioritizing housing affordability, with today’s introduction of the Affordable Housing Bond Acts of 2026. Having a stable, affordable place to call home is voters’ number one concern, as well as one of the most foundational policy choices we can make to set our communities up for…
February 19, 2025
Two California lawmakers have brought back a proposal to place a $10 billion bond for affordable housing programs on the June 2026 ballot, after the measure failed to make it on the ballot last November. The cash injection would make a dramatic difference for low-income households living in the Golden State, which is currently one of the most expensive housing markets in the nation. East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and State Senator Christopher Cabaldon, who represent Yolo, Solano, Napa and parts of…
February 20, 2025
California voters could soon be asked to authorize spending billions of dollars on new affordable housing. East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and state Senator Christopher Cabaldon, a Yolo County Democrat, this week brought back a proposal to place a $10 billion bond for affordable housing programs on the June 2026 ballot after failing to get the measure on the November 2024 ballot. If approved, the measure would authorize bonds to build low-income rental housing and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness across…
May 20, 2025
On May 14, Governor Newsom released his May Revise to the 2025-26 state budget, announcing a $12B deficit and offering a dire updated proposal with no funding for the major state housing programs.
June 5, 2025
A controversial bill that would allow more apartments near public transit stations throughout California narrowly squeaked through the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill, SB 79, needed 21 “yes” votes to pass, and it had none to spare, with senators voting 21–13 to advance it to the Assembly. Authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, SB 79 would enable the construction of buildings between four and nine stories tall near certain high-frequency bus stations, train and ferry stops. Wiener said the goals of…
July 23, 2025
The Bay Area is the poster child for the nation’s housing affordability crisis, and has been for the past several decades. However, as housing costs continue to rise from sea to shining sea, San Francisco-style unaffordability seems to be catching on in much of the rest of the country, too.
July 29, 2025
President Donald Trump’s executive order promising to crack down on street homelessness across the country drew prompt criticism from service providers in California and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, which called it a harmful imitation of the state’s approach.
September 8, 2025
Harvest Properties and Stockbridge bought the six office buildings with plans to replace them with 225 townhomes and single-family homes. Of the new homes, 15% will be reserved for low-income households.
September 30, 2025
Despite an unusual legislative cycle with many policy bills attached to the state budget process and an overall budget that slashed significant funding for housing priorities, NPH and our members and partners enjoyed some important victories.
January 13, 2026
In fiscal year 2018, California began reserving 5% of homelessness funding for youth — what it calls the “youth set aside.” And by fiscal year 2021, the state had increased that set-aside to 10%. “We’re seeing something different than what’s happening nationally and what’s happening among the general population in California,” Tureck Lee said. “We really attribute those changes to these major state investments that came after years of lack of investment.” But in November, the U.S. Department of Housing…