Connecting The Issues
Regional & Local Solutions
January 17, 2025
Governor’s Budget Proposal Starts Discussion on Long-Term Affordable Housing Solutions, Including New California Housing Agency
Last week, Governor Newsom unveiled the first step of the budget process by releasing the 2025-26 st...
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Campaigns
August 26, 2024
Continuing the Fight for Housing Solutions: An Update on RM4
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) recently made the difficult decision to remove RM4 fr...
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Campaigns
July 11, 2024
San José Spotlight: Santa Clara County bond brings thousands of affordable homes
Eight years ago, Santa Clara County had less than 300 affordable apartments that served homeless in...
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Campaigns
June 27, 2024
KQED: $20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Heads to Bay Area VotersKQED:
Bay Area voters will be asked to decide on a $20 billion affordable housing bond in November after t...
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Campaigns
June 25, 2024
San Francisco Business Times: $20B Bay Area housing bond could make ballot: Here’s what you should know
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, a regional government agency tasked with addressing the Bay ...
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Campaigns
June 25, 2024
The Mercury News: Could a $20 billion bond measure help solve the Bay Area’s affordable housing crisis?
This November, Bay Area voters could decide on an unprecedented bond measure to raise up to $20 bil...
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Campaigns
May 15, 2024
Governor’s May Revise Emphasizes Critical Need for Ongoing Advocacy for Long-Term Affordable Housing Solutions
Governor Newsom has released his May Revise to the 2024-25 state budget proposal, which shows a grow...
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Campaigns
May 9, 2024
SF Chronicle: Bay Area could add 41,000 affordable homes. This map shows where they’d be locatedSF Chronicle:
A new report from the affordable housing financing group Enterprise Community Partners and the Bay...
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Connecting The Issues
April 25, 2024
San Francisco Business Times: Holy housing: Two of three new affordable projects in Oakland are on church-owned land
Two of the three projects are being developed on church-owned land and could be taking advantage of ...
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Campaigns
April 10, 2024
Eden Housing: Q&A with Amie Fishman, Executive Director of NPH
Amie Fishman has dedicated her entire career toward affordable housing. She has led NPH since 2015, ...
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Campaigns
March 11, 2024
Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area affordable housing bond measure is right for county plans
Marin residents want more affordable housing. The county’s 2023 community survey confirmed that ho...
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Campaigns
January 16, 2024
State Budget Emphasizes Need for Legislative and Electoral Solutions Ahead
Budget shortfall signals a need for reinvigorated approach toward long-term affordable housing solut...
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Campaigns
September 22, 2023
2023 Legislative Session: A Turning Point for Housing Solutions
2023 was a year for the record books, as a turning point for affordable housing solutions in the sta...
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Electoral Policy Reports
August 9, 2023
CBS Bay Area: Work begins on controversial housing project in Marin County
A Marin City community said it is worried a housing project will accelerate gentrification and push ...
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News
July 13, 2023
SF Chronicle: Game changer? Bay Area could get up to $20 billion for affordable housing
As San Francisco and other cities face pressure from the state to build unprecedented levels of affo...
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