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August 2, 2022
It now takes a full-time income of more than $61 an hour to comfortably afford the rent for an average two-bedroom apartment in the San Francisco metro area. That’s far more than other expensive U.S. cities like New York, where it takes $45 an hour on a standard 40-hour-per-week schedule, and more than triple San Francisco’s $16.99 minimum wage, according to a new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. “These numbers are just a really clear mirror being…
August 15, 2022
Sacramento, CA – The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH), the collective voice of affordable housing in the Bay Area, today announced their opposition to Prop. 27, the out-of-state corporate online sports betting ballot measure. “NPH is always working towards solutions that will ensure a future where everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home, but Proposition 27 isn’t the answer,” said Amie Fishman, Executive Director of NPH. “Proposition 27 is unlikely to meet its promises…
August 15, 2022
Major League Baseball on Friday became the first professional sports league to stand up in support of California’s Proposition 27, the statewide mobile wagering initiative that will be on the November ballot. The statement capped a week of opposition press releases featuring California state lawmakers, two education groups, and a homelessness advocate group. Over the last few months, Proposition 27 has faced public opposition as civic groups, lawmakers, and many others in California have chosen to lend their support to the state’s tribes, who…
August 17, 2022
A person who wants to live in a two-bedroom, market rate apartment in the San Francisco metropolitan area must make more than $60 an hour to afford it, according to a report released Thursday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. It says full-time minimum wage workers are unable to afford a modest two-bedroom rental home in any state, metropolitan area, or county. In 91 percent of U.S. counties, a one-bedroom rental home at fair market rent is also out…