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April 25, 2017
Bay Area Explores Housing Opportunities, Solutions during Affordable Housing Month After November measures, advocates look to community to build on momentum San Francisco Bay Area, California – After the success of last November’s Bay Area affordable housing funding measures, Bay Area communities are working to mobilize and deepen engagement around affordable housing opportunities and solutions. During the month of May, advocacy leaders in five Bay Area Counties will convene Affordable Housing Weeks to engage local communities with a number of fun,…
March 10, 2021
Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address, highlighting the state’s recent progress in addressing the ongoing needs of state residents as we continue to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic. As we reflect on the Governor’s address, a key takeaway for NPH is that housing is one of the most critical tools to protect our communities from COVID-19 and is the foundation out of which our region and state can grow and succeed. As California continues…
March 18, 2021
(San Francisco Bay Area) A new report released today from the National Low Income Housing Coalition discusses the severe shortage of homes affordable to low-income households across the nation, highlighting a systemic national shortage of rental housing for extremely low-income households. The report also points to the racial disparities that exist among extremely low-income renters, a remnant of centuries of anti-black discrimination and other inequities that our Back and Brown neighbors continue to contend with today. “Housing is the foundation…
March 22, 2021
Affordable housing has been a crisis in California, but a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition on Thursday found that the problem is nationwide with a shortage of 6.8 million rental homes affordable and available to extremely low-income renters, whose household incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30 percent of their area median income. The report highlights an across-the-nation, systemic shortage of rental housing for extremely low-income households. The report also points to the…
March 25, 2021
To stay on top of all of our legislative updates, sign up for The Policy Pipeline newsletter today! Coming down the pipeline in this month’s edition: On the Federal Level: The American Rescue Plan Passes On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan relief package, which contains $1.9 trillion in economic stimulus. The core housing components include: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cripple our state, drive unemployment, and push renters closer to the brink of homelessness,…
April 30, 2021
To stay on top of all of our legislative updates, sign up for The Policy Pipeline newsletter today! Coming down the pipeline in this month’s edition: Legislation for Homelessness and Housing Moves Ahead! We are thrilled to share that two of NPH’s policy priorities have recently advanced: As always, NPH needs your help moving these critical housing policies forward in California. Endorse our priority legislation now! Your endorsement of NPH’s priority bills helps us make the case for more affordable…
July 2, 2021
To stay on top of all of our legislative updates, sign up for The Policy Pipeline newsletter today! Coming down the pipeline in this month’s edition: Final State Budget Makes Robust Investments In Housing, Homelessness Solutions Last week, the State Legislature sent to Governor Gavin Newsom a final 2021-22 state budget, which includes substantial investments in programs to address affordable housing shortfalls and homelessness throughout the state. NPH released our analysis of the key affordable housing and homelessness solutions contained…
January 20, 2022
San Francisco could lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars for rental aid and affordable housing construction with the expected collapse of the Build Back Better social spending and infrastructure bill. The White House touted the $1.75 trillion spending package as having the “single largest and most comprehensive investment in affordable housing in history,” with $150 billion in housing assistance for low-income tenants. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat, derailed the bill by refusing to provide the key…
May 10, 2022
2/3 of the Bay Area’s extremely low-income households are spending more than half of their earnings to pay rent, according to new data released today by the California Housing Partnership.
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…