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August 15, 2023
As state lawmakers scramble to put a lid on ever-increasing housing costs, a persistent homelessness crisis and growing public ire over both, a coalition of housing developers, unions, local governments and pro-housing groups want to lower that electoral bar for bonds and taxes that fund affordable housing and a wide array of public infrastructure projects.
September 20, 2023
Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 572 passed out of the Senate Floor and heads to Governor’s desk awaiting signature. This bill prohibits steep homeowner associations (HOA) fee increases that push low income homeowners into foreclosure by capping them at 5% plus the rate of inflation or 10%, whichever is less for below market rate owners. “There is a clear deficiency in our current policy that we have a maximum on how much people have to pay for their mortgage in below-market…
September 21, 2023
Throughout California, faith-based organizations of all stripes are considering similar developments as they look to help solve what is perhaps the most pressing social justice issue of our time, the mounting affordable housing and homelessness crisis.
September 22, 2023
2023 was a year for the record books, as a turning point for affordable housing solutions in the state of California.
October 17, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law designed to expedite the approval process for religious institutions and colleges seeking to build low-income housing on their properties as the state continues to experience a homelessness crisis.
October 24, 2023
Newsom has vetoed 156 bills and signed 890 into law. Among those are 56 housing measures, streamlining the production and removing barriers that make it challenging to build affordable housing units.
October 24, 2023
Churches, faith institutions, and nonprofit colleges in California have a smoother path to build affordable housing on their land after the passage of a new state bill.
January 16, 2024
Budget shortfall signals a need for reinvigorated approach toward long-term affordable housing solutions
March 1, 2024
When San Franciscans go to the polls on Tuesday, will two-thirds of them approve $300 million in affordable housing bonds? Developers, contractors and affordable housing advocates have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in hopes of getting a “yes” to that question. “ACA 1 would be a landmark change, unlocking billions in much-needed investments in communities throughout California,” said Amie Fishman, executive director of Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, an advocacy group. Read more via The Real Deal…
March 11, 2024
Marin residents want more affordable housing. The county’s 2023 community survey confirmed that housing is our top issue. While longtime community resistance to housing in Marin is well-known, it is slowly changing.
April 10, 2024
Nearly a year ago, State Farm stopped issuing new insurance policies for homes and businesses in California, accelerating a tsunami of major insurance company departures. At the time, the most obvious impacts of these withdrawals were on single-family homeowners. But the repercussions have extended much further. Without progress toward stabilizing the insurance industry in California, housing for lower-income renters is in urgent jeopardy as well. The consequences for nonprofits and other smaller landlords that provide affordable housing in the form…
April 10, 2024
Amie Fishman has dedicated her entire career toward affordable housing. She has led NPH since 2015, spearheading its expansion into innovative electoral strategies, public campaigns and industry-strengthening initiatives.