San Francisco Business Times: “Regional ballot measure next year could raise up to $1 billion for affordable housing”

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sunny, grassy multifamily affordable housing complex with large playground, children playing, multiple generations

“Bay Area housing advocates want to take advantage of a new state law to generate up to $1 billion per year in fresh funds for affordable housing. Their recently formed campaign, Bay Area Housing for All, is aiming to get a measure on the November 2020 ballot in all nine Bay Area counties…

“’It cannot be understated how transformative’ AB 1487 will be, said Amie Fishman, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California… ‘For the first time ever, the Bay Area is empowered to take a comprehensive, regional approach to our regional housing woes,” she said. “A regional ballot measure will scale our solutions and meet the housing needs of all our neighbors.’”