regional

March 2, 2016

Mayors’ breakfast focuses on housing issues

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…
May 17, 2016

Amie Fishman at the SV@Home Policy Breakfast:

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman spoke on regional solutions to the housing affordability crisis at SV@Home's Policy Breakfast May 13th, along with other regional leaders, Carl Guardino from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Fred Blackwell of The San Francisco Foundation, Ron Gonzales of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, Gabe Metcalf of SPUR, and Matt Regan of the Bay Area Council.