San Mateo County

January 26, 2016

HLC’s Affordable Housing Week in San Mateo County

Affordable Housing Week a is series of community events through San Mateo County each May that are presented to inform community leaders, advocates, and decision makers about affordable housing.
July 5, 2016

Amie Fishman in the Mercury News: Bay Area Advocates Sense Change in Political, Public Will to Help Homeless

"This is such an exciting moment," said Fishman. "We're seeing a convergence of political leadership and voter support bringing it to the fore."
July 12, 2016

NOW IS THE TIME FOR BOLD ACTION IN SAN MATEO COUNTY

“People are counting on us to get this right”   San Mateo County Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize staff to begin work on a 20-year extension of Measure A, increasing the County’s multi-million dollar annual commitment to affordable homes to reflect the crisis seniors, veterans, families and people with disabilities are feeling today.   NPH and Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo (HLC) highlighted top Task Force concerns as well as polling data showing San Mateo residents are asking…
July 13, 2016

“NOW IS THE TIME FOR BOLD ACTION” – NPH’S MICHAEL LANE IN THE SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL

“A consistent, ongoing source of revenue is necessary. Now is the time for bold action,” Lane said at the County Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
July 15, 2016

MICHAEL LANE IN THE ALMANAC ON SAN MATEO REVENUE MEASURE

Michael Lane of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California said some form of financing is key to making any changes. "Economic factors are fraying our communities. We're really starting to feel this now. The damage is being done to families," he said. "Now is the time for bold action commensurate with the scale of the problem."
July 27, 2016

Keeping Residents in San Mateo County

San Mateo County Supervisors Vote to Place Measure A Extension on the November 2016 Ballot
July 27, 2016

MICHAEL LANE IN THE DAILY JOURNAL

NPH Policy Director Michael was quoted in this Daily Journal article on a Measure A Extension in San Mateo County. County Supervisors recently voted to place the 20-year extension on the November 2016 ballot, a solution aimed at addressing the affordability crisis plaguing the County. Of the Measure A Extension, Lane was quoted saying, “this is an investment in our citizens. It keeps residents from being priced out.”   Read the article
September 2, 2016

Ambassador Training for the Yes on K Campaign

Thank you to the great group who joined NPH & Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County yesterday at Silicon Valley Community Foundation for the YES on K ambassador training!
September 6, 2016

The Responsibility Lies With Us

 Jennifer Loving, Executive Director of Destination Home, recently wrote a powerful Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Silicon Valley Voters Asked to OK Housing Bond for Homeless“, discussing the opportunity the Bay Area has this November to vote Yes on affordable housing measures in Santa Clara, Alameda and San Mateo counties.   “We connect people and resources worldwide, but we haven’t engineered a way to connect our community with affordable housing. So how far has our innovation really come?” asks Loving.…
November 6, 2016

Michael Lane in the SF Gate “The Crisis is Now”

“The crisis is now,” Lane said in an interview. “Voters are wanting the county to address it with bold action.