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May 16, 2022
Late last week, Governor Gavin Newsom released his May Revise to the 2022-2023 state budget proposal. While this new proposal includes additional investments for affordable housing and to address homelessness, it falls short of adequately addressing our state’s deep housing needs. These housing needs have remained unmet for too long and are negatively impacting the ability of everyday Californians to get by and thrive. Key Investments The Governor’s proposal added key housing investments to build more downtown-oriented and affordable housing…
May 17, 2022
The Biden administration is announcing an action plan Monday aimed at boosting the supply of affordable housing amid high inflation. Taken together, administration officials said, the actions announced will help close the affordable housing gap and “ease the burden of housing costs,” noting that housing prices are a key driver of inflation. Amie Fishman, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, said the president’s announcement are welcome news for the state and Bay Area. “Taking bold administrative…
June 9, 2022
RELEASE: Bay Area Regional Leaders Respond to the Budget Proposals from the Governor and Legislature
June 9, 2022 (San Francisco Bay Area) – As lawmakers approach the impending budget deadline, Bay Area Regional civic, advocacy, and philanthropic leaders joined together to release the following joint statement in response to current proposals under consideration: “As the Legislature and the Governor work to finalize the California 2022-23 state budget, we respectfully remind all parties that this is not just a political negotiation. The results of these final discussions will deeply impact the lives of all California workers,…
June 10, 2022
The fight that gave rise to yet another California housing-related moniker — Yes in God’s Back Yard, or YIGBY — is back as a state senator revives a bill that would allow churches to build affordable housing on their parking lots. Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, reintroduced a measure Thursday that would make it easier for religious groups to build housing by removing local zoning restrictions. The bill would apply to churches, synagogues, mosques and other faith organizations, as well…
June 10, 2022
Sacramento – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 1336 to allow faith institutions (such as churches, synagogues, and mosques) along with nonprofit colleges to build affordable housing on their property by right, even if local zoning prevents this housing. The legislation only applies to 100% affordable housing for low income residents. This legislation was introduced as SB 899 in 2020, passed the Senate 39-0 and the Assembly Housing Committee unanimously. Many faith and charitable institutions have excess property –…
June 13, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO – Amid the state’s ongoing housing woes, a Bay Area lawmaker has reintroduced a proposal that would make it easier for houses of worship to build affordable housing on their lots. This week, State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 1336, which would allow religious institutions, such as churches, synagogues and mosques, to build affordable housing by-right, even if prohibited by local zoning. Development would also be allowed at nonprofit colleges. “Faith-based organizations have long served…
June 14, 2022
California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who frequently authors housing reform bills, has introduced a plan to streamline the approval process for affordable housing projects on property owned by faith-based institutions like churches, synagogues and mosques, as well as nonprofit colleges. Senate Bill 1336 would allow these institutions to build 100 percent affordable projects on their property for low-income residents “by right,” even if local zoning prevents such development. “Our churches, mosques and synagogues want to do everything they can to help our…
June 29, 2022
Late last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the 2022-23 state budget agreement has been finalized. This budget includes key investments for affordable housing and homelessness solutions that can make some progress toward addressing the needs of our communities; however, the budget overall falls short, failing to meet the scale needed to meaningfully address our state’s affordable housing shortage. We will have to ramp up a renewed budget advocacy campaign to improve on the investments from this year for the…
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…