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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Davis Vanguard: Affordable Housing Bill Gets Union Support
Sacramento, CA – This week, two of the largest unions in California—SEIU (Service Employees Inte...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Medium: A New Era for Affordable Housing
Imagine a government that is responsive and well-resourced. Imagine a home community you are proud o...
Builder and Developer Magazine: The Key to Our Future
Housing affordability and homelessness solutions are top priorities for Americans and it is clear wh...
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...
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 ...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
KPFA: UpFront radio show, July 14, 2021
Listen to our Executive Director, Amie Fishman, during her appearance on KPFA 94.1FM where she discu...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Affordable Housing Finance: TNDC’s Falk to Step Down
Don Falk, the longtime leader of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. (TNDC), has...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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,...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
San Francisco Chronicle: JP Morgan Chase commits $22 million for Bay Area housing
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San Francisco Chronicle: "New wave of homelessness"
"People talk regionally, but they act very locally when it comes to homelessness.. But this feels li...
Mercury News: "Newsom’s 2020 budget leaves some housing advocates wanting more"
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Mercury News: "SB 50 is up for a key Senate vote this month"
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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...
Sac Bee: "Advocates want more done to lower California costs"
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The Hill: "Tech firms face skepticism over California housing response"
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Commentary: "Apple's $2.5B Housing Pledge Is Not A PR Slam Dunk"
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NPR: Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Ease Shortage Of Affordable Housing In California
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Reveal News: Google v. Apple: While one Takes on the Housing Crisis, the Other Stands Back
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Mercury News: Facebook Pledges $1 Billion to Fight Housing Crisis in California and Beyond
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The Davis Vanguard: Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’
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STATEMENT FROM NPH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMIE FISHMAN ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW
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Capital & Main: Will Newsom Sign Bill Reviving Redevelopment Agencies?
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The Daily Californian: "A Small Step to the Governor's Desk, a Giant Leap for Our Community"
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The Daily Californian: "Bill aimed at tackling Bay Area housing crisis passes CA State Legislature"
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Medium: "Dear Governor: An Open Letter from Affordable Housing and Homelessness Leaders around the State"
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ABC News: "Trump targets California for plan to deal with homeless on 'our best streets'"
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"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 ...
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...
STATEMENT FROM NPH'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AMIE FISHMAN ON LEGISLATIVE SESSION IMPACT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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RELEASE: CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL HOUSING APPROACH
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PRESS RELEASE — HOUSING & IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS ADVOCATES: TRUMP REGULATION THREATENS TO INCREASE HOMELESSNESS
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KQED Forum: Solutions for Housing Vulnerable Seniors
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San Francisco chronicle: Google wants to build 20,000 homes. It may need more than $14 billion
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San Mateo Patch: SMC Pledges $27 Million To Support Affordable Housing
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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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Kron 4: Study - Bay Area counties top list of most expensive places to live
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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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PRESS RELEASE: 9 OF THE TOP 10 LEAST AFFORDABLE METRO COUNTIES IN NATION ARE IN CALIFORNIA
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The Bay City Beacon: "California Voters Could Repeal Article 34 Next Year"
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Mercury News: "Bay Area might get its first-ever regional body for affordable housing"
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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...
Axios: "The Hometown Tour: San Francisco"
“Last Friday, Axios’ Ina Fried hosted an Expert Voices Live discussion in San Francisco ...
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...
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...
Statement on SB 50 from NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman
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Times-Herald: Affordable housing crisis even hits Solano County residents
“…In collaboration with the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California and lo...
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...
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...
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...
Mercury News: Bay Area voters poll results
“They’re the twin demons plaguing Bay Area residents: the never-ending grind of bumper-to-bu...
Mountain View Voice on the CASA compact
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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...
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...
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...
Christian Science Monitor: ‘All hands on deck’
“The Bay Area comprises nine counties and 101 municipalities in a region with 7.6 million peop...
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 &...
Crosscut: "Will Microsoft's housing plan work?"
“Microsoft’s recent launch of a $500 million program to help finance affordable housing in...
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...
Beyond Chron: Builders and Tenants are Allies
“After decades of failing to build anywhere near enough housing, California is waking up. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SF Chronicle: "Housing, by any means necessary"
“This week, the YIMBYs’ pro-housing revolution is facing perhaps its biggest test. Its agend...
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...
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 ...
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...
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Election 2018
“It’s nearly Election Day, and local races are seeing much of the splintering and fraying on...
KAZU radio: "Santa Cruz County To Vote On Affordable Housing Bond"
“…As California’s housing situation worsens, an increasing number of communities are t...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2017 Annual Report: A Year of Standing Together
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Daily Journal: Law offers redevelopment agency replacement
“Gov. Jerry Brown heeded calls from lawmakers this legislative session by approving a slew of ...
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...
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  ...
KRON 4: Governor Brown signs California affordable housing bills
“There’s been momentum that’s been building towards this moment. And it’s so...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
GOVERNOR SIGNS HOUSING PACKAGE, LAUNCHES PROGRESS FOR CALIFORNIA HOUSING
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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...
A Victory: For Fair Housing and Fair Development
In the Bay Area, gentrification and rents are rising. But going forward, anti-displacement pr...
Oakland Magazine: "A Better Housing Plan"
When Bay Area planners released a draft proposal earlier this year for guiding the region’s afford...
SF Chronicle: "California housing crisis spurring lawmakers into action"
“Homeownership in California has dropped to 1940s levels. Meanwhile, the cost of rental housin...
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...
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...
Bay Area Monitor: "Finding a Way Home"
“This summer, officials are expected to adopt Plan Bay Area 2040, the region’s land u...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How to Get $2 Billion for Affordable Homes
The Bay Area’s affordable housing community has moved from conducting political action through...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Support Grows for SB 2
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"Staying vigilant at the local level"
“We knew acting locally mattered. What we didn’t know at the time, but has become increasing...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
NPH Support for AB 45
“Housing for our school employees has proven to be a solution in various districts both within...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
MICHAEL LANE ON KSCO RADIO
NPH Policy Director Michael Lane talked with Rosemary Chalmers on KSCO 1080's Good Morning Monterey ...
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 ...
AMIE FISHMAN URGES BIG LEADERSHIP
NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted in a recent article, featured in the East Bay Times, ...
WE HAVE GAME CHANGING SOLUTIONS IN FRONT OF US
NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was interviewed by our partner The San Francisco Foundation (TSF...
NPH FEATURED IN THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY
NPH was mentioned in this Chronicle of Philanthropy article discussing our recent grant from The San...
MICHAEL LANE IN THE DAILY JOURNAL
NPH Policy Director Michael was quoted in this Daily Journal article on a Measure A Extension in S...
'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...
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...
"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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Amie Fishman in the Huffington Post
NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted in The Huffington Post, on the ongoing affordable hou...
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...
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...
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...
Amie Fishman in CS Monitor: Us Housing Crunch
NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman was quoted, along with our subregional partner Peter Cohen from...
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 ...
Senate Bill 1053 Fights Against Section 8 Discrimination
For more details on NPH-sponsored #SB1053, a state-level solution to fight housing discrimination, p...
2015 Press Coverage - NPH in the News
NPH’s staff and members are regularly called upon by the media to provide factual information and ...
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...
Michael Lane on KQED: Redwood City Housing Crisis
NPH Policy Director Michael Lane was quoted on KQED discussing the intensifying housing crisis in Re...