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February 22, 2016
NPH is co-sponsoring AB 2031 (Bonta), a bill to address the growing housing crisis by allowing a city to issue bonds serviced by “boomerang funds”—funds returned to the city through the dissolution of redevelopment agencies. We appreciate Assemblymember Bonta’s vital efforts as well as the support given by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Please read the press release below for more details: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2016 CONTACT: Amy Alley, (916) 319-2387, amy.alley@asm.ca.gov City of Oakland, Bonta Offer New Tool to…
March 2, 2016
Powerful voices of residents fighting homelessness, family separation, and the danger of renewed segregation in the Bay Area dominated the summit on housing and affordability hosted by MTC and ABAG on Feb. 20.
March 2, 2016
The topic was a regional economic forecast, but affordable homes dominated the conversation as 800 business leaders met at the Business Times Mayors’ Breakfast with Ed Lee (San Francisco) and Libby Schaaf (Oakland) February 9. Citing their regular collaboration with Mayor Sam Liccardo (San José), regional agencies and the non-profit sector, both mayors framed their comments around housing affordability. Mayor Lee spoke about achieving 30,000 new units with a commitment to significant affordability. When challenged by protestors, he pointed…
March 3, 2016
Support letters needed now - AB 2031 speeds up the process to construct desperately needed affordable housing by allowing a city to issue bonds serviced by “boomerang funds”.
March 3, 2016
(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today introduced AB 2031 to empower California cities with a new tool to address the growing affordable housing crisis. The bill is sponsored by the City of Oakland. “The affordable housing crisis affects everyone—from children, workers, and veterans to college students and seniors,” explained Assemblymember Bonta. “Far too many of California’s working families are spending more than half of their income on housing, sometimes leaving them forced to choose between a roof…
April 12, 2016
NPH urged State Assembly members to prioritize creating affordable homes for those most in need, and improving jobs/housing fit in testimony before the Assembly Select Committee in Oakland April 8.
November 7, 2022
Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife wants you to know what Article 34 is. She wants you to face it, in all its historical ugliness, and do something about it.