NPH in the News

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October 10, 2024

KQED: Newsom Vowed to Build Housing on Surplus State Property. 99% of the Land Will Stay Vacant

Before Gavin Newsom became governor of California, he campaigned on a promise to make surplus state-...

Campaigns

September 30, 2024

KQED: It Was a Sleepy Year For Housing Legislation; Here Are Some That Made It Through

After several years of blockbuster housing bills passing through the California Legislature, t...

Campaigns

September 30, 2024

Mercury News: Prop 5 would make it easier to pass Bay Area spending bills for housing, transit

Proposition 5 on the November ballot asks voters to lower that threshold to 55%, which would make it...

Campaigns

September 4, 2024

KQED: It Was a Sleepy Year For Housing Legislation; Here Are Some That Made It Through

After several years of blockbuster housing bills passing through the C...

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...

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, ...

Campaigns

March 1, 2024

The Real Deal: Developers write checks for SF’s affordable housing bond campaign

When San Franciscans go to the polls on Tuesday, will two-thirds of them approve $300 million in aff...

Campaigns

October 24, 2023

Affordable Housing Finance: California Approves Hefty Package of Housing Bills

Churches, faith institutions, and nonprofit colleges in California have a smoother path to build aff...

Campaigns

October 24, 2023

Spectrum News 1: Newsom Signs 56 Bills to Address the Housing Crisis

Newsom has vetoed 156 bills and signed 890 into law. Among those are 56 housing measures, streamlini...

Campaigns

October 17, 2023

The Christian Post: New California law expedites process for building low-income housing on church propertiesThe Christian Post:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law designed to expedite the approval process for religiou...

Legislative Policy

August 15, 2023

CalMatters: Making borrowing easier: Amendment to state constitution could unlock billions of dollars for California housing

As state lawmakers scramble to put a lid on ever-increasing housing costs, a persistent homelessnes...

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 ...

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...

News

February 23, 2023

Davis Vanguard: Affordable Housing Bill Gets Union Support

Sacramento, CA – This week, two of the largest unions in California—SEIU (Service Employees Inte...

Connecting The Issues

February 17, 2023

Organized Labor: To Meet Its Goals, SF Must Get Real About Labor Standards, Affordable Housing

Their ideas about ways forward differ in some cases, but housing rights nonprofits and tenants’ as...

News

February 15, 2023

Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation To Improve Transparency on The Financial Impacts of Critical Ballot Measures

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 532 - legislation to improve voter transparency...

News

January 18, 2023

Silicon Valley: Is the Bay Area on the Verge of a Housing Construction Slowdown?

Developers say a turbulent economy is creating even more challenges for a region that's struggling t...

News

January 17, 2023

KQED: Newsom's Proposed Budget Keeps Most Housing, Homeless Funding Intact. Advocates Want MoreKQED:

Amid a looming $22.5 billion deficit, California housing advocates expressed relief that Gov. Gavin ...

Legislative Policy

December 7, 2022

The Mercury News: Building homes in ‘God’s backyard’: New bill would permit housing at California’s churches, mosques and synagogues

Just one day after the start of the new legislative session, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) ann...

Campaigns

November 9, 2022

KQED: Here's Every Bay Area Housing Measure on the Ballot This Election

Housing is once again on the ballot this election, but unlike in years past, when big statewide prop...

News

November 7, 2022

KQED: In Pushing Affordable Housing Measures, Local Leaders Ask Voters to Contend With Racist Housing Law

Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife wants you to know what Article 34 is. She wants you to face ...

Legislative Policy

November 3, 2022

Medium: A New Era for Affordable Housing

Imagine a government that is responsive and well-resourced. Imagine a home community you are proud o...

News

October 14, 2022

Builder and Developer Magazine: The Key to Our Future

Housing affordability and homelessness solutions are top priorities for Americans and it is clear wh...

News

October 12, 2022

Alameda Sun: Governor Signs Legislation Preventing Excessive Rent Increases for Bay Area Floating Homes

California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a law on Wednesday, Sept. 28, that will protect 477 floati...

Electoral Policy Reports

October 12, 2022

Market Watch: The record-breaking bet on sports gambling in California faces long odds

Two dueling ballot initiatives to legalize sports betting in California have wagered more than $400 ...

Connecting The Issues

September 19, 2022

San Francisco Chronicle: Prop. 27 would rake in millions for homelessness. So why don’t homeless advocates support it?

Prop. 27 would rake in millions for homelessness. So why don’t homeless advocates support it?...

News

August 18, 2022

The Daily Journal: Report: Housing ‘out of reach’ for many workers

A person who wants to live in a two-bedroom, market rate apartment in the San Francisco metropolitan...

Connecting The Issues

August 17, 2022

NBC Bay Area: Housing ‘Out of Reach' for Bay Area Minimum Wage Workers: Report

A person who wants to live in a two-bedroom, market rate apartment in the San Francisco metropolitan...

Legislative Policy

August 15, 2022

Sports Handle: California’s Proposition 27 Scores Big With MLB Endorsement

Major League Baseball on Friday became the first professional sports league to stand up in support o...

NPH in the News

August 15, 2022

California Housing Advocates Oppose
Out-of-State Corporate Online Sports Betting Measure

Sacramento, CA – The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH), the collective v...

News

August 2, 2022

San Francisco Chronicle: Here’s how much money you need to make to rent an apartment in S.F.

It now takes a full-time income of more than $61 an hour to comfortably afford the rent for an avera...

News

June 14, 2022

Commercial Observer: Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Fast-Track Housing for Religious Institutions

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who frequently authors housing reform bills, has introduced...

News

June 13, 2022

Yes in God's back yard: Bay Area lawmaker revives plan for affordable housing at churches

SAN FRANCISCO – Amid the state’s ongoing housing woes, a Bay Area lawmaker has reintroduced ...

News

June 10, 2022

Senator Wiener Reintroduces Housing Legislation to Allow Religious Institutions and Nonprofits Colleges to Build Affordable Housing on Their Land

Sacramento – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 1336 to allow faith ...

Connecting The Issues

June 10, 2022

The YIGBYs are back: Push to let churches build affordable housing on their land revived in California

The fight that gave rise to yet another California housing-related moniker — Yes in God’s Back Y...

NPH in the News

May 17, 2022

Mercury News: Biden administration has plan to boost affordable housing

The Biden administration is announcing an action plan Monday aimed at boosting the supply of afforda...

Connecting The Issues

March 24, 2022

All Home: Citing new report, Bay Area mayors and advocates call to strengthen Homekey

A new report from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation shows the impact and potential of Califor...

Legislative Policy

February 23, 2022

NLIHC: Regional Challenges, Federal Solutions: NPH Urges Bay Area Congressional Delegation to Champion Build Back Better’s Housing Resources

In 2021, NPH – a longstanding NLIHC member – faced a unique set of challenges in building power ...

News

January 20, 2022

San Francisco Public Press: How Build Back Better Bill’s Failure Could Hurt SF’s Most Vulnerable

San Francisco could lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars for rental aid and affordable housin...

NPH in the News

October 12, 2021

Leading housing advocates call for Build Back Better investment in affordable housing

For Immediate Release: Friday, October 8, 2021 Leading housing advocates call for Build Back Be...

Legislative Policy

September 20, 2021

The Mercury News: Gov. Newsom’s office launches $1.75 billion affordable housing fund

California on Thursday launched a $1.75 billion fund that could help produce more than 7,000 new hom...

News

July 14, 2021

KPFA: UpFront radio show, July 14, 2021

Listen to our Executive Director, Amie Fishman, during her appearance on KPFA 94.1FM where she discu...

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 ...

News

July 14, 2021

East Bay Times: How many minimum wage jobs does it take to pay Bay Area rent?

High Bay Area rents come with another cost for low-income workers — they need multiple jobs just t...

Connecting The Issues

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 ...

Connecting The Issues

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 apprecia...

News

May 26, 2021

People's World: Newsom proposes record-setting public spending with ‘California Comeback Plan’

With California’s finances buoyed by unanticipated tax revenues and a $27 billion boost from the A...

Connecting The Issues

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...

News

April 29, 2021

The Mercury News: Bay Area gets more housing funds, local mayors warn it’s not enough

After excluding the Bay Area’s largest cities from a key pot of affordable housing funding — pro...

News

April 13, 2021

Affordable Housing Finance: TNDC’s Falk to Step Down

Don Falk, the longtime leader of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. (TNDC), has...

Connecting The Issues

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...

News

January 22, 2021

CBS SF Bay Area: Project Home: Biden’s ‘Ambitious’ Housing Plan Lauded By Bay Area Advocates

A top priority in the first 100 days of the Biden administration will be a housing plan. If Congress...

Legislative Policy

January 14, 2021

California Globe: AB 71 Amended to add Tax Increases to Fund ‘Bring California Home Act’

Assembly Bill 71 was amended on January 12 to replace its intent language with dozens of pages ...

Legislative Policy Reports

January 12, 2021

Governor’s Budget Proposal & Bay Area Housing Justice: NPH’s Analysis

Late last week, Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed budget for California’s 2021-22 fiscal...

News

December 22, 2020

Looking back at BAHFA in 2020

One of the great success stories of 2020 has been the creation and activation of the Bay Area Housin...

News

December 4, 2020

Cal Matters: Rising seas - California’s affordable housing faces worse floods

California’s crisis of affordable housing appears to be running smack into another intractable pro...

News

November 4, 2020

Statement on Election Impacts on Housing Justice in Bay Area from Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California Executive Director Amie Fishman

“Among the many pressing issues of our time, this election presents critical opportunities to adva...

News

October 29, 2020

Artist-Activist RyanNicole collaborates with Daveed Diggs, Jenn Johns, Kev Choice, Goapele, Fantastic Negrito, Ruby Ibarra, Zion I, Rocky Rivera, Don Reed and more to shift attitudes surrounding housing in the Bay Area

New film premieres Sunday, November 1st in live virtual event showcasing Bay Area artists and new mu...

News

October 16, 2020

Shelterforce: Affordable Housing Providers Fear the Worst Pandemic Impacts Are Yet to Come

“Affordable housing providers are waiting for the other shoe to drop. So far, the fallout...

News

October 6, 2020

New Recommendations Show Comprehensive Regional Housing Strategy Key to Addressing Bay Area’s Housing Woes, Racial Injustices

(San Francisco Bay Area) Amid critical national conversations around how to respond to and recover f...

News

September 2, 2020

Federal Policy Signals New Approach to Housing, New Pathway Forward, and New Movement Strength

But It Needs Our Help to Get Through the Senate Out of the devastation and loss of the COVID-19 heal...

News

September 2, 2020

Opinion: This legislation addresses needed housing and racial justice

Californians face an incredible opportunity to use over 38,800 acres of underused land for new, affo...

News

July 14, 2020

San Francisco Chronicle: Apple commits over $400 million of $2.5 billion California housing pledge

“Apple has committed over $400 million to housing programs after a $2.5 billion pledge last No...

News

July 14, 2020

New Report Shows 9 of the Top 10 Least Affordable Metro Counties in Nation are in California

For immediate release 9 of the Top 10 Least Affordable Metro Counties in Nation are in California Ne...

News

June 30, 2020

KQED: Housing, Homelessness Were California Lawmakers' Top Priorities Before Pandemic. Where Do They Stand Now?

“Gov. Gavin Newsom began the year with a tour of homeless and mental health services providers...

Campaigns

May 28, 2020

Marin Independent Journal: MTC delays $10B Bay Area housing bond measure

“A proposed $10 billion bond measure aimed at addressing the Bay Area’s affordable housing s...

Campaigns

May 18, 2020

Amidst COVID environment, Bay Area Voters Cite Housing As Top Concern

RELEASE: Amidst COVID Environment, Bay Area Voters Cite Housing As Top Concern New poll shows strong...

News

May 5, 2020

Shelterforce: What Would It Mean to Cancel Rent?

“Tens of millions of people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic in the last month. Even t...

News

April 30, 2020

Mercury News: Coronavirus: Desperate Bay Area tenants face monthly rents as advocates push for massive bailout

“As rent comes due Friday for the growing ranks of unemployed workers, anxious tenants and adv...

News

April 27, 2020

Bay Area and Statewide Community Organizations Call for Emergency Federal Action on COVID-19 Public Health and Economic Crises

Bay Area and Statewide Community Organizations Call for Emergency Federal Action on COVID-19 Public ...

Legislative Policy

March 11, 2020

BISNOW: SB 50 Author Proposes Bill Allowing Churches By-Right Development

“A new bill introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents the 11th District...

Campaigns

March 9, 2020

SAN JOSE SPOTLIGHT: SILICON VALLEY LEADERS MULL COMBINING HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION BALLOT MEASURES

“Bay Area business and housing leaders are in talks over whether 2020 is the year when two ballot ...

News

March 6, 2020

THE MERCURY NEWS: NEW BILL WOULD LET CALIFORNIA CHURCHES BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THEIR PROPERTY

“Under a new proposal, churches, synagogues and mosques would be able to build affordable housing ...

News

March 3, 2020

SAN JOSE SPOTLIGHT: NONPROFIT SEEKS DEVELOPERS TO TAKE FIRST BITES OF APPLE’S $2.5B HOUSING COMMITMENT

“Nearly four months to the day after Apple Inc. promised $2.5 billion to spur housing and address ...

News

March 3, 2020

CURBED SAN FRANCISCO: WHO ARE THE BAY AREA’S NIMBYS—AND WHAT DO THEY WANT?

“The caricature of a NIMBY is someone with a screw-you-I’ve-got-mine attitude, either a wealthy,...

NPH in the News

March 3, 2020

SAN JOSE SPOTLIGHT: NONPROFIT SEEKS DEVELOPERS TO TAKE FIRST BITES OF APPLE’S $2.5B HOUSING COMMITMENT

“Nearly four months to the day after Apple Inc. promised $2.5 billion to spur housing and address ...

News

March 2, 2020

PR NEWSWIRE: APPLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND OPENS FOR PROJECTS

Housing Trust Silicon Valley – a nonprofit community loan fund that works to create a strong affor...

News

February 6, 2020

KQED: Can the Bay Area Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis?

” As high housing costs continue crippling Bay Area residents, demands are growing for more af...

News

January 31, 2020

Mercury News: Major California zoning bill dies, supporters vow to try again

One of the most divisive housing measures in recent California memory died on the Senate floor Thurs...

News

January 28, 2020

San Francisco Chronicle: JP Morgan Chase commits $22 million for Bay Area housing

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News

January 28, 2020

San Francisco Chronicle: "New wave of homelessness"

"People talk regionally, but they act very locally when it comes to homelessness.. But this feels li...

News

January 10, 2020

Mercury News: "Newsom’s 2020 budget leaves some housing advocates wanting more"

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News

January 6, 2020

Mercury News: "SB 50 is up for a key Senate vote this month"

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Campaigns

December 9, 2019

San Francisco Business Times: "Regional ballot measure next year could raise up to $1 billion for affordable housing"

Bay Area housing advocates want to take advantage of a new state law to generate up to $1 billion pe...

News

November 18, 2019

Sac Bee: "Advocates want more done to lower California costs"

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News

November 12, 2019

The Hill: "Tech firms face skepticism over California housing response"

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November 5, 2019

Commentary: "Apple's $2.5B Housing Pledge Is Not A PR Slam Dunk"

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News

November 4, 2019

NPR: Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Ease Shortage Of Affordable Housing In California

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News

October 28, 2019

Reveal News: Google v. Apple: While one Takes on the Housing Crisis, the Other Stands Back

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News

October 22, 2019

Mercury News: Facebook Pledges $1 Billion to Fight Housing Crisis in California and Beyond

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News

October 12, 2019

The Davis Vanguard: Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’

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News

October 9, 2019

STATEMENT FROM NPH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMIE FISHMAN ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW

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News

October 2, 2019

Capital & Main: Will Newsom Sign Bill Reviving Redevelopment Agencies?

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News

October 1, 2019

The Daily Californian: "A Small Step to the Governor's Desk, a Giant Leap for Our Community"

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News

September 26, 2019

The Daily Californian: "Bill aimed at tackling Bay Area housing crisis passes CA State Legislature"

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September 26, 2019

Medium: "Dear Governor: An Open Letter from Affordable Housing and Homelessness Leaders around the State"

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September 18, 2019

ABC News: "Trump targets California for plan to deal with homeless on 'our best streets'"

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News

September 17, 2019

"Landmark Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk to Address the Bay Area Housing Crisis"

The California State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 1487 (Chiu-San Francisco), which will allow ...

Campaigns

September 17, 2019

Daily Journal: "Regional housing tax effort part of larger package"

Housing advocates lauded the success of a proposal to boost the fundraising capacity of regional org...

Campaigns

September 13, 2019

STATEMENT FROM NPH'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMIE FISHMAN ON LEGISLATIVE SESSION IMPACT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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Campaigns

September 12, 2019

RELEASE: CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL HOUSING APPROACH

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NPH in the News

August 14, 2019

PRESS RELEASE — HOUSING & IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS ADVOCATES: TRUMP REGULATION THREATENS TO INCREASE HOMELESSNESS

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News

July 31, 2019

KQED Forum: Solutions for Housing Vulnerable Seniors

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July 1, 2019

San Francisco chronicle: Google wants to build 20,000 homes. It may need more than $14 billion

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News

June 25, 2019

San Mateo Patch: SMC Pledges $27 Million To Support Affordable Housing

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June 20, 2019

the charlotte observer: Make $61 an hour? That’s what it takes to rent a San Francisco 2-bedroom, study finds

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June 19, 2019

Kron 4: Study - Bay Area counties top list of most expensive places to live

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News

June 18, 2019

Mercury News: These Are the Most Expensive Counties in the U.S. to Rent in. Hint: They’re All in the Bay Area

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NPH in the News

June 18, 2019

PRESS RELEASE: 9 OF THE TOP 10 LEAST AFFORDABLE METRO COUNTIES IN NATION ARE IN CALIFORNIA

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News

June 11, 2019

The Bay City Beacon: "California Voters Could Repeal Article 34 Next Year"

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Campaigns

May 24, 2019

Mercury News: "Bay Area might get its first-ever regional body for affordable housing"

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News

May 22, 2019

Mercury News: "Supporters unite in last-chance effort to save California’s most controversial housing bill"

“In a last-ditch attempt to save the year’s most controversial housing measure, supporters o...

News

May 21, 2019

Axios: "The Hometown Tour: San Francisco"

“Last Friday, Axios’ Ina Fried hosted an Expert Voices Live discussion in San Francisco ...

News

May 17, 2019

San Mateo Daily Journal: Housing legislation stalls... frustrated advocates look ahead

“This year’s most controversial piece of housing legislation stalled in Sacramento, as lawma...

News

May 17, 2019

Mother Jones: California Lawmakers Just Shelved Their Only Bill Focused on Solving the Housing Shortage Crisis

“On the same day that a devastating new report on homelessness was released, California lawmak...

News

May 16, 2019

Statement on SB 50 from NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman

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Campaigns

May 6, 2019

Times-Herald: Affordable housing crisis even hits Solano County residents

“…In collaboration with the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California and lo...

Connecting The Issues

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...

News

April 18, 2019

Pacific Standard Magazine: Inside the Political FIght Over How to Handle California's Housing Crisis

“From Sonoma to San Diego, the state faces a massive affordability crisis; across the politica...

Campaigns

April 12, 2019

Shelterforce: The Collaboration Behind California’s Successful Statewide Ballot Campaign for Housing

“In November 2018, Californians voted with the housing crisis and their values in mind when th...

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...

News

March 22, 2019

Mountain View Voice on the CASA compact

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Campaigns

March 18, 2019

SM Daily Journal: "Local officials contend with housing bills"

“With each day new, a fresh piece of housing legislation seemingly arrives in Sacramento as la...

News

March 8, 2019

KQED: "Push to Create a Regional Housing Agency for the Bay Area"

“State lawmakers are proposing to create a housing agency for the San Francisco Bay Area, with...

Campaigns

March 5, 2019

Mercury News: "Some cities push back against plan to overhaul Bay Area housing market"

“As the Bay Area grapples with a housing shortage that has driven the cost of buying and renti...

News

February 12, 2019

Christian Science Monitor: ‘All hands on deck’

“The Bay Area comprises nine counties and 101 municipalities in a region with 7.6 million peop...

News

January 31, 2019

RELEASE: Major Environmental and Affordable Housing Organizations Endorse Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

California League of Conservation Voters, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California &...

News

January 31, 2019

Crosscut: "Will Microsoft's housing plan work?"

“Microsoft’s recent launch of a $500 million program to help finance affordable housing in...

News

January 30, 2019

Medium: "We’re All In for Governor Gavin Newsom’s Marshall Plan for Housing"

““In our home, no one should live in constant fear of eviction or spend their whole paycheck...

News

January 22, 2019

Beyond Chron: Builders and Tenants are Allies

“After decades of failing to build anywhere near enough housing, California is waking up. ...

News

January 22, 2019

San Mateo Daily Journal: "Regional housing proposal gathers approval"

“The Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board voted 21-9 in favor of the CASA Compa...

News

January 17, 2019

KQED Forum: Governor Newsom Proposes Withholding Funds from Cities that Don't Meet Housing Goals

“Housing is an urgent matter. We have to do things differently to see change.” – A...

Campaigns

January 15, 2019

Bay City Beacon: "SF Mayor Breed Proposes Bonds for Housing, Earthquake Safety"

“Mayor London Breed will be asking voters for a billion dollars in infrastructure bonds for af...

News

January 2, 2019

Mercury News: "Even Habitat for Humanity Can't Build Cheaply Enough: ‘Roughest patch’ in state history for affordable development"

“Rising construction costs and a big drop in public funding is forcing an organization that bu...

News

December 10, 2018

Bay City Beacon: "Senator Wiener Launches Three Big Bills to Tackle Housing Woes"

“State Sen. Scott Wiener remained undeterred after this year’s unceremonious demise of his c...

News

December 6, 2018

Mercury News: "California gears up for round 2 on controversial battle over more homes near transit"

“A controversial bill with the potential to add millions of apartments and condominiums near t...

News

December 4, 2018

Mercury News: "Deadly Camp Fire fuels California’s raging housing shortage"

“As ominous as the dark smoke that choked the Bay Area while California’s most destructive w...

News

November 23, 2018

Mercury News: "Can feds help ease housing crisis in the Bay Area and beyond?"

“As housing costs spiral up faster than worker incomes, U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier thinks fed...

News

November 21, 2018

NBC News: "'Where's everybody going to go?' Survivors of California's Camp Fire struggle to find housing"

“After fleeing California’s devastating Camp Fire, Victor Marino set up a tent in behind a c...

Campaigns

November 16, 2018

Santa Cruz Good Times: "Did Santa Cruz Housing Measures Hurt Each Other?"

“As election day neared, one of the big questions in Santa Cruz County was how a slew of housi...

Campaigns

November 6, 2018

SF Chronicle: "Housing, by any means necessary"

“This week, the YIMBYs’ pro-housing revolution is facing perhaps its biggest test. Its agend...

Campaigns

November 6, 2018

GUSC: "What does the Nov. 6 ballot have to do with parenting?"

“As a parent, I’m increasingly concerned about the ability of vital and vulnerable community...

Campaigns

November 2, 2018

Medium: "Housing is Top Topic and Top of Ticket this Tuesday"

“Election Day is Tuesday, which means our TVs, radios, social media feeds, and newspapers are ...

Campaigns

October 26, 2018

SFBT: How the Bay Area is replacing its reputation of “housing crisis” with “housing solutions”

“The Bay Area has long been known for its housing crisis. San Francisco, San Mateo, and Alamed...

Campaigns

October 25, 2018

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Election 2018

“It’s nearly Election Day, and local races are seeing much of the splintering and fraying on...

Campaigns

October 16, 2018

KAZU radio: "Santa Cruz County To Vote On Affordable Housing Bond"

“…As California’s housing situation worsens, an increasing number of communities are t...

Connecting The Issues

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...

Campaigns

October 4, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: "Two measures would raise record-breaking $6 billion for affordable housing"

“Two years after voters approved billions of dollars to fund low-income homes around Californi...

News

October 3, 2018

Univision: Gobernador de California aprueba ley para construir vivienda cerca del BART

El gobernador Jerry Brown aprobó la ley 2923 donde se aprueba que más de 300 acres en 27estaciones...

News

October 3, 2018

East County Today: BART Housing Bill Signed by Governor Brown

On Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2923 that will bring much needed relief to the ...

Campaigns

September 12, 2018

Via the Sentinel: Santa Cruz County in need of nearly 12,000 new affordable rentals

“Santa Cruz County is in need of nearly 12,000 new affordable rental homes to meet demand, acc...

News

August 22, 2018

Lamorinda Weekly: BART bill to head for senate vote

“We are pleased [AB 2923] has been sent to the Senate floor for a vote and have agreed to majo...

Campaigns

August 8, 2018

Register Pajaronian: "County supervisors approve housing bond, sales tax measure"

“The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday paved the way for voters in November to...

Campaigns

August 6, 2018

Santa Cruz Sentinel: It’s time to refocus on housing

“Many in our community are deeply concerned about the lack of affordable housing for local fam...

News

August 6, 2018

Mercury News Op-Ed: More Housing, Less Traffic -- A Bill Badly Needed for the Bay Area

“As our state lawmakers return from summer recess and get back to unfinished business, there r...

News

July 16, 2018

IN EQUAL TIMES: HOMELESS IN SILICON VALLEY: HOW THE HEARTLAND OF GLOBAL TECH BECAME THE EPICENTRE OF A HOUSING CRISIS

“We are facing the gravest crisis in housing unaffordability and inequity in recent history,” sa...

News

June 26, 2018

New Tools for Local Government to Advance Affordable Housing: A Webinar with Pedro Galvao and Michael Lane

Affordable housing is everyone’s concern, but not everyone has access to the tools to advance ...

News

June 26, 2018

IN THE MERCURY NEWS: "THE EYE-POPPING DEFINITION OF WHAT IS 'LOW-INCOME' IN THE BAY AREA INCREASES AGAIN"

“California needs 1 million more units of affordable housing for people [who are] struggling the m...

News

April 10, 2018

WIENER SCALES BACK BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW TALLER HOUSING NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT

“Wiener argues that the bill is needed to ensure that local opponents of construction can’t bl...

News

April 9, 2018

IN THE MERCURY NEWS: "HOUSING CRISIS: CALIFORNIA BILL AIMS TO HELP THE ‘MISSING MIDDLE’"

Often, when nonprofit developers make their affordable-housing pitches to local governments, city of...

News

March 19, 2018

IN SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: SF MAYORAL HOPEFULS, MINUS BREED, HOLD HEATED HOUSING DEBATE

One candidate in the San Francisco mayor’s race wants to shake out the pockets of real estate deve...

News

March 5, 2018

Assemblymembers Grayson, Chiu float bill to encourage housing development near BART stations

“Building, safe affordable, and walkable communities on undeveloped land around BART stations is a...

NPH in the News

February 28, 2018

2017 Annual Report: A Year of Standing Together

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February 15, 2018

AMIE FISHMAN OF NPH AND SAM MOSS OF MISSION HOUSING ON "YOUR CALL" KALW

On February 14, 2018, NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman and Mission Housing Executive Director S...

Connecting The Issues

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...

Campaigns

December 20, 2017

San Jose Organizations to Strengthen Civic Engagement, Increase City Vibrancy with $1 Million Boost from Night Foundation

Eleven projects are aimed at making San Jose a more vibrant place to live and work, driven by reside...

Connecting The Issues

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...

Campaigns

November 6, 2017

San Francisco Business Times: "The tide is turning for affordable housing"

It’s no secret that the Bay Area has a housing crisis. Business leaders have long identified housi...

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,...

News

October 27, 2017

Daily Journal: Law offers redevelopment agency replacement

“Gov. Jerry Brown heeded calls from lawmakers this legislative session by approving a slew of ...

Campaigns

October 18, 2017

Richmond Confidential: Contra Costa affordable-housing advocates hope to build off ‘great energy’ of new state laws

“During the Richmond town hall, some speakers talked about the significance of the state bills...

Campaigns

October 11, 2017

Mercury News: "On a roll: Affordable housing advocates pack a San Francisco hotel and say they’re winning the battle"

Friday conference was part rally, part double-down work session to mitigate the housing crisis ...

News

October 3, 2017

KRON 4: Governor Brown signs California affordable housing bills

“There’s been momentum that’s been building towards this moment. And it’s so...

News

October 3, 2017

New York Times: California Starts Tackling Huge Affordable Housing Shortage

“We need to get to a scale that meets the challenge that we’re facing,” said Amie ...

News

October 3, 2017

Univision: Gobernador de California aprueba paquete legislativo para enfrentar la crisis de vivienda

Ver este video sobre viviendas asequibles, con Michael Lane, Director de Politicas de NPH! via Univi...

News

October 3, 2017

Hoodline Tenderloin: Governor In Town To Sign Affordable Housing Funding Bills

“It was truly a historic legislative session,” said Michael Lane, policy director for the Non-P...

News

October 3, 2017

Daily Cal: Gov. Jerry Brown signs 15 bills to improve affordable housing in California

“On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a package of housing bills that aim to improve Californian...

News

September 29, 2017

GOVERNOR SIGNS HOUSING PACKAGE, LAUNCHES PROGRESS FOR CALIFORNIA HOUSING

For immediate release �...

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September 14, 2017

LA Times: "Key California housing legislation still lacks votes"

“…If SB 2 doesn’t pass, [NPH Policy Director Michael] Lane said he’s hoping i...

News

August 24, 2017

A Victory: For Fair Housing and Fair Development

In the Bay Area, gentrification and rents are rising. But going forward, anti-displacement pr...

News

August 22, 2017

Oakland Magazine: "A Better Housing Plan"

When Bay Area planners released a draft proposal earlier this year for guiding the region’s afford...

News

July 14, 2017

SF Chronicle: "California housing crisis spurring lawmakers into action"

“Homeownership in California has dropped to 1940s levels. Meanwhile, the cost of rental housin...

News

July 13, 2017

SF Examiner: "Senate Bill 35 will help create affordable homes for vulnerable populations"

“Everyone knows California is facing a housing affordability crisis. In fact, recent local pol...

News

June 28, 2017

East Bay Times: Solving the housing crisis takes bold action

“Bay Area counties have long been among the most expensive housing markets in the nation. A ne...

News

June 22, 2017

Bay Area Monitor: "Finding a Way Home"

“This summer, officials are expected to adopt Plan Bay Area 2040, the region’s land u...

News

June 1, 2017

Senate passes bill to protect political free speech rights of HOA residents

Sacramento – The California Senate tonight approved a bill by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) t...

News

May 30, 2017

Sonoma County Gazette: "Sonoma County Affordable Housing Support is Growing"

“It’s important for Sonoma County to be able to support the most vulnerable among us, as well as...

News

May 16, 2017

Daily Journal: Measure K funds must be allocated for housing

“This month, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and county staff are finalizing funding...

News

May 15, 2017

Press Democrat: New report details Sonoma County renters’ woes

“Those involved in the report acknowledged they hope county residents will be moved to take ac...

News

May 11, 2017

How to Get $2 Billion for Affordable Homes

The Bay Area’s affordable housing community has moved from conducting political action through...

News

May 8, 2017

San Mateo Daily Journal: Data points to enlarging housing gap

Housing advocates are pointing to newly released data about the growing gap of affordable options in...

News

May 7, 2017

Op-Ed: Take action for affordable housing in the Bay Area

If Bay Area voters deliver a clear message to elected leaders about the need for affordable housing,...

News

May 5, 2017

SF Chronicle: Affordable housing drying up across Bay Area, report finds

“I’ve worked on affordable housing in the Bay Area for 20 years, and it has never been like this...

News

May 5, 2017

SF Biz Times: How the East Bay and Peninsula lost $185 million in affordable housing funding over the last decade

“Annual federal and state affordable housing funding for the East Bay and Peninsula plunged by...

News

May 1, 2017

Support Grows for SB 2

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April 20, 2017

"Staying vigilant at the local level"

“We knew acting locally mattered. What we didn’t know at the time, but has become increasing...

News

April 18, 2017

"5 Things I Heard Secretary Carson Say at the NLIHC Housing Policy Forum"

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson spoke at the National Low Income Housing Coal...

News

April 10, 2017

NPH Executive Director on KCBS Radio: “Communities committed to supporting needs of neighbors"

Click play to listen, or continue below for a transcript of the KCBS radio interview. KCBS Radio: A...

News

April 10, 2017

NPH Executive Director on KCBS Radio: "Voters are ready for big, bold solutions"

Click play to listen, or continue below for a transcript of the KCBS radio interview. KCBS Radio: A...

Campaigns

April 6, 2017

Palo Alto Daily Post: "Growth rate starting to slow"

New census data released at the end of March 2017 showed a slowed growth rate in some Bay Area commu...

News

March 20, 2017

NPH Support for AB 45

“Housing for our school employees has proven to be a solution in various districts both within...

News

March 6, 2017

"Our California values are about thriving, diverse, inclusive communities"

“NPH and all of us here believe in a Bay Area, believe in a California and a nation where ever...

News

January 20, 2017

Amie Fishman in Rewire News: "Fair and affordable housing advocates swiftly sounded the alarms on Carson’s nomination"

“Carson was nominated to run HUD in December, despite having pulled his name from the running...

Campaigns

December 14, 2016

Medium: Voters Agree on Housing, Will Decision Makers Follow Their Lead?

“Earlier this year, a national survey from Ipsos Polling illuminated new insight into voters�...

Campaigns

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 w...

News

November 4, 2016

NPH ED Amie Fishman Speaks at SIEPR Policy Forum

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman spoke this month at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy R...

News

October 19, 2016

Amie Fishman Quoted in the Christian Science Monitor

For those who get evicted or priced out of a neighborhood, she says, “you lose not just your home ...

News

October 11, 2016

MICHAEL LANE ON KSCO RADIO

NPH Policy Director Michael Lane talked with Rosemary Chalmers on KSCO 1080's Good Morning Monterey ...

News

October 11, 2016

MICHAEL LANE QUOTED IN THE MERCURY NEWS

“The first order of business is to get people into a safe and decent place,” he said. “It’s ...

News

August 30, 2016

AMIE FISHMAN URGES BIG LEADERSHIP

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted in a recent article, featured in the East Bay Times, ...

Campaigns

August 10, 2016

WE HAVE GAME CHANGING SOLUTIONS IN FRONT OF US

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was interviewed by our partner The San Francisco Foundation (TSF...

News

July 27, 2016

NPH FEATURED IN THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY

NPH was mentioned in this Chronicle of Philanthropy article discussing our recent grant from The San...

News

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 S...

News

July 20, 2016

'BEGINNING THE HARD, HOPEFUL WORK' - NPH RECEIVES TSFF EQUITY STRATEGY GRANT

NPH is honored, humbled and very excited to be a TSFF ‪#‎Place‬ grantee, part of the first gr...

News

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 financin...

News

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 sa...

Campaigns

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 ...

Alameda County Housing Bond

July 12, 2016

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

On June 28th, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place an affordable hous...

News

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...

News

July 5, 2016

NPH Members, Board Members and Staff On Solutions During June 29th Media Blitz on Homelessness

A recap of the coverage on the homelessness crisis during the June 29th media blitz #SFhomelessproje...

News

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 impor...

News

June 24, 2016

John Stewart Company and BRIDGE Housing in the Business Times

Housing bonds work! ‪Prop A‬ money is now building much needed affordable homes for all San Fran...

News

May 24, 2016

Amie Fishman at the SV@Home Policy Breakfast

If you missed Silicon Valley at Home's policy breakfast, check out the event video - NPH's Amie Fish...

News

May 20, 2016

Amie Fishman in the Huffington Post

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted in The Huffington Post, on the ongoing affordable hou...

News

May 19, 2016

Amie Fishman & Leslye Corsiglia in the Mountain View Voice

The Mountain View Voice covered SV@Home's Policy Breakfast, focused on regional solutions to the aff...

News

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 Lesl...

News

May 2, 2016

Amie Fishman in The Mercury News: Bay Area school districts struggling to retain teachers amid housing crisis

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was featured in this Mercury News article, discussing the...

News

April 25, 2016

Amie Fishman in CS Monitor: Us Housing Crunch

NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted, along with our subregional partner Peter Cohen from...

NPH in the News

April 19, 2016

Tool to Make East Bay Housing More Affordable

Read this powerful Op-Ed, featured in the East Bay Times, from NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman ...

NPH in the News

March 9, 2016

Senate Bill 1053 Fights Against Section 8 Discrimination

For more details on NPH-sponsored #SB1053, a state-level solution to fight housing discrimination, p...

News

March 7, 2016

2015 Press Coverage - NPH in the News

NPH’s staff and members are regularly called upon by the media to provide factual information and ...

News

February 16, 2016

NPH Sponsors Senator Leno's Bill to Increase Affordable Housing Options for Low-Income Families

On Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 Senator Mark Leno introduced, SB 1053, the Housing Opportunities Act...

News

February 8, 2016

Michael Lane on KQED: Redwood City Housing Crisis

NPH Policy Director Michael Lane was quoted on KQED discussing the intensifying housing crisis in Re...