California Approves Hefty Package of Housing Bills
Matthew O. Franklin, president and CEO of MidPen Housing: “With these new laws, the state will expedite thousands of affordable homes and create new jobs, in partnership with our local government partners.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Extensive Package of Housing Bills into Law
MidPen Housing applauds Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders for a robust package of 56 housing reform bills that the Governor signed into law last week, many with a focus on streamlining the production of affordable homes in communities across the state. Three of the bills were among MidPen Housing’s legislative priorities this year:
Affordable Rentals Coming to Watsonville
Property to build affordable apartment rentals is hard to find in Santa Cruz County. So MidPen Housing teamed up with Encompass Community Services to develop the site and neighboring properties as 72 affordable homes and a new state of the art behavioral health treatment center.
New Affordable Homes Rising in Watsonville
Community leaders and partners celebrated the construction framing milestone of Sparrow Terrace: 72 affordable homes, including 35 for farmworker families and six for individuals who have experienced homelessness
Campaign for Bay Area affordable housing bond that could unlock up to $20 billion starts gaining momentum
“Awareness of the problem is at an all-time high. With that has come an awareness about how central housing is to other issues like employment, education and health,” said Matthew O. Franklin, President & CEO of MidPen Housing. “I absolutely think this could win and that it’s the right ballot for an ambitious measure like this.”
Oakland’s Largest Housing Project Aims to Build 3,700 Homes On-Site
At a time when the Bay Area faces a major housing shortage, megaprojects like Brooklyn Basin create large-scale, high-density housing tucked into an urban area. MidPen has completed 341 affordable homes and will welcome residents to another 124 homes next year.
Monterey affordable housing project lauded as nearly perfect
The Monterey City Council Wednesday unanimously approved moving ahead with one of four tentative designs for a 42-unit, 100% affordable housing project on city land right behind City Hall.
California Strategic Growth Council Approves $750M for Affordable Housing
$31.9M awarded to MidPen for 92 affordable homes in San Francisco.
San Mateo County gives $30M for housing
$11.5M awarded to MidPen for 174 affordable homes in Daly City and Menlo Park
S.F. to build hundreds of units of teacher housing
Mayor London Breed announced that $32 million has been allocated for two more educator projects in San Francisco, including a proposed MidPen development at 750 Golden Gate Ave.