Connecting The Issues

Connecting The Issues

July 14, 2021

San Francisco Chronicle: Here's the hourly pay you need to comfortably afford the rent on a S.F. apartment

A new report finds that the city is still far out of reach for many working-class renters. It takes ...

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Connecting The Issues

June 29, 2021

Final State Budget Makes Robust Investments in Housing, Homelessness Solutions

Yesterday, the State Legislature passed and Governor Gavin Newsom is soon expected to sign the 2021-...

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June 16, 2021

CalMatters: Is union labor requirement in the way of easing California’s affordable housing crisis?

California lawmakers introduced several bills this year that would rezone empty strip malls and big ...

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June 7, 2021

Reasons to be Cheerful: Churches Are Becoming Players in Making Cities More Affordable

Bishop Matthews, head of East Oakland, California’s Genesis Worship Center, has long appreciated ...

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May 12, 2021

Governor’s May Revision Shows Bold Leadership To Address Homelessness, Increase Affordable Housing

Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision to the 2021-22 state budget shows bold leadership to resource...

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May 7, 2021

Shelterforce: Racial Justice Calls Bring New Funders to Community Development

Corporate America has traditionally been content to sit out of conversations about hot-button issues...

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March 22, 2021

The Davis Vanguard: Report Finds Huge Housing Shortage Nationwide, with California Leading the Way

Affordable housing has been a crisis in California, but a new report from the National Low Income Ho...

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March 18, 2021

New Report Shows Severe Shortage of Affordable Homes, Especially in California and for Extremely Low-Income Renters, People of Color

(San Francisco Bay Area) A new report released today from the National Low Income Housing Coalition ...

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March 10, 2021

NPH Weighs in on Governor’s State of the State

Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address, highlighting the state�...

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Campaigns

May 2, 2019

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April 29, 2019

RELEASE: Bay Area Explores Housing Opportunities, Solutions during Affordable Housing Month

After November measures, advocates look to community to build on momentum For Immediate ReleaseApril...

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Campaigns

March 25, 2019

Mercury News: Bay Area voters poll results

“They’re the twin demons plaguing Bay Area residents: the never-ending grind of bumper-to-bu...

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October 5, 2018

Univision: Reporte señala la precaria situación económica de un tercio de los habitantes del área de la bahía

Según este reporte, la precaria situación de miles de familias podría dejarlos en la calle ante u...

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February 6, 2018

NPH hosts “Tax Credit Equity in the Aftermath of Tax Reform”

With the recent passage of Federal Tax Reform, affordable housing developers have new hurdles to nav...

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January 24, 2018

SF Biz Times: "Why San Francisco has the second-highest construction costs in the world"

“San Francisco has the world’s second-highest construction costs because of complex, bur...

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November 13, 2017

San Francisco Business Times: "Everything you wanted to know about affordable housing"

Via the San Francisco Business Times’ housing podcast, reporter Blanca Torres shares some of w...

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Campaigns

November 2, 2017

Chan Zuckerberg Institute: "We're all in this together and now is the time for bold solutions"

“We’re all in this together and now is the time for big bold solutions.” – Amie Fishman,...

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Connecting The Issues

December 5, 2016

A Statement From NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman on Ben Carson Pick for HUD Secretary

  After much speculation — and amidst grave concern from experts in the housing and developme...

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November 1, 2016

Housing as Health Care: A Road Map for States

The National Governors Association (NGA) has recognized that housing can improve health outcomes and...

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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 ...

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February 8, 2016

News Alert: BART Adopts Affordable Housing Policy

On Thursday, January 28th, the BART Board of Directors voted 6-3 to adopt a policy that requires tha...

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