santa clara county

January 26, 2016

Santa Clara County Affordable Housing Week hosted by SV@Home

SV@Home is convening their Santa Clara County partners to bring you a week of trainings, tours, panel discussions, and film screenings for their first ever Affordable Housing Week in Santa Clara County.
May 17, 2016

Amie Fishman Quoted in the Mercury News: A policy road map to affordable housing in Santa Clara County

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman, as well as NPH Board Member and SV@Home Executive Director Leslye Corsiglia, were quoted in the Mercury News after speaking at SV@Home's first Policy Breakfast
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.
May 18, 2016

Santa Clara County proposes bond measure for affordable homes

Deep community concern about homelessness and housing affordability for hard-working families is driving Santa Clara County Supervisors to propose a substantial investment in affordable homes.
May 18, 2016

VTA Board of Directors Adopts a Strong Affordable Housing Policy

On Thursday, April 7th, the VTA Board of Directors took action to adopt a strong Affordable Housing Policy (AHP) that will govern the disposition of VTA-owned land. This impactful policy will increase the stock of housing and affordable housing, and sets a positive example for other agencies to emulate.
June 21, 2016

Destination Home Op-Ed on the Proposed Santa Clara Housing Bond

Housing and homeless advocates call for the Santa Clara County Supervisors to invest in people and ‪‎affordable homes, in this Op-Ed published in the Mercury News. Ending ‪‎homelessness‬ is within reach with the $950M proposed bond!
June 21, 2016

NPH Expresses Strong Support of the Proposed Santa Clara County Housing Bond

NPH expresses strong support of a $950 million General Obligation Bond on the November 2016 ballot, to fund the creation of new affordable housing and permanent supportive housing for the homeless in Santa Clara County.
June 21, 2016

Santa Clara County Supervisors Vote to Place Bond on November Ballot

Today, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place an affordable housing bond on the November ballot, an important effort to drive new revenue for affordable housing across Santa Clara County.
July 5, 2016

Amie Fishman in the News: Santa Clara County Housing Bond Heads to the Ballot

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted in a recent Mercury News article discussing the importance of the $950 million housing bond that will be on the November 2016 ballot in Santa Clara County.
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

News Coverage Round Up: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Puts Housing Bond on the Ballot

On June 21st, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place an affordable housing bond on the November ballot. More than 200 homeless and housing advocates filled the Santa Clara County Supervisors chambers to urge passage of a $950 million bond that would house homeless and low-income veterans, seniors, people with disabilities and working families. Please click here for more information on the bond and review the links below for media coverage of the vote:   KTUV before…