Federal Housing Deputy Secretary Tours New Affordable Housing On Waterfront
Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman toured MidPen’s Paseo Estero and Vista Estero at Brooklyn Basin on Tuesday and spoke with Oakland officials, including Mayor Libby Schaaf, about Oakland’s housing supply, homelessness challenges and community development goals.
BART to launch pilot program for rider pass compatible with all Bay Area transit agencies
A pilot program could begin as early as August and would offer up to 50,000 transit passes to riders, including residents at four MidPen communities.
MidPen celebrates 1500 Capitola Road groundbreaking, following five-year development process
After five years of development, a local nonprofit developer broke ground Wednesday on 57 units of affordable housing in Live Oak. Said MidPen CEO Matt Franklin: “This was remarkably hard to bring all of this together.”
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 California’s Homekey Program, which funds the conversion of hotels and other properties for use as interim or permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness. Homekey used unprecedented levels of state funding to create more than 8,000 homes at more than 100 projects for the Californians who need them most.
One Bay Area county says it could end homelessness this year. Can its approach spread?
Last year, we partnered with County of San Mateo to transform a hotel into 95 permanent supportive homes. Shores Landing welcomed formerly unhoused residents home, offering a safe and stable community to provide and connect residents with the resources and services to change their lives.
City, county break ground for new affordable housing project
City and County leaders joined MidPen in celebrating the start of construction on Fair Haven Commons, 72 affordable apartments for families and households with supportive housing needs.
Guest Commentary | Gratitude for community solutions in the time warp of 2021
Susan True, CEO of Community Foundation Santa Cruz County shares a great lesson as the world navigates the past 20 months: Continue to care for each other, for as long as it takes.
San Mateo Kiku Crossing project starting soon
Construction will soon begin on an affordable housing apartment complex and public parking garage project in downtown San Mateo called Kiku Crossing to address the dearth of affordable housing, with developers and the city excited about the project’s potential.
How do you spend trillions of dollars? What President Biden’s infrastructure bills will mean to Bay Area communities
The bipartisan infrastructure bill Biden recently signed and another piece of House-passed legislation could send huge amounts of money to address critical Bay Area needs. Here are some ways those large sums might translate for local communities.
Here’s a look at what Salinas officials are doing about affordable housing
Salinas city officials follow a set of rules when creating or designating something as “affordable housing” – like Moon Gate Plaza – and above all, the plan must conform to the Salinas General Plan.