Sunnyvale recognized by state for prohousing efforts
The City of Sunnyvale recently earned top honors from the state for its efforts to implement policies that go above and beyond state housing law to facilitate housing production. Sunnyvale is among 65 jurisdictions in California that have received the Prohousing Designation from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) since the program began accepting applications in 2021.
Bryan Taing Joins MidPen Housing as SVP, Head of Property Management
Bryan joins MidPen with more than 17 years of experience in multifamily real estate operations and asset management.
Watsonville celebrates opening of Sparrow Terrace apartments with ribbon cutting
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas: “I know the sacrifices of our farmworkers. I know how life changing it is when they finally have a safe, stable place to call home… This project is about hope, it’s about stability.”
SFUSD’s foray into teacher housing reaches an ‘inflection point’
“I feel like it’s a good situation,” said Terrente Richardson, a paraeducator at Malcolm X Academy who lives with his daughter. The pair, who had been living with family members, moved to their new two-bedroom apartment in Shirley Chisholm in December. Given the deep housing-affordability challenges faced by district teachers, he said, “for [SFUSD] to have a set spot for teachers and educators is a good thing.”
City celebrates opening of Sparrow Terrace
Dozens of people gathered Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of Sparrow Terrace, a development by nonprofit MidPen Housing. Located at 141 Miles Lane, Sparrow Terrace offers 72 affordable apartment homes for people with incomes of 30%-60% area median income, which ranges from $38,040-$108,660, depending on household size.
Sparrow Terrace Opens in Watsonville
State, county, and city leaders joined a host of partners and new residents today to celebrate the grand opening of Sparrow Terrace, a development by nonprofit MidPen Housing. “These new homes represent new opportunities for Central Coast families, especially our farmworkers,” said California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas).
Watsonville Celebrates Opening of 72 Affordable Apartments
“These new homes represent new opportunities for Central Coast families, especially our farmworkers” — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas
Regional transit pass now arriving
Following the success of initial trials of an unlimited Bay Area transit pass–including at 12 MidPen communities–universities and major employers are deciding whether they would like to join the BayPass program.
Affordable housing across from West Oakland’s Raimondi Park moves forward
MidPen Housing and Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley together filed a zoning worksheet with the city July 3 to build 170 units of affordable housing at 1707 Wood Street near Raimondi Park, records on file with the city of Oakland show.
California Rolls Back CEQA for Urban Infill Development
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a legislative package that includes broad exemptions to the 54-year-old California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Housing projects in urban infill areas that have already been approved under city and county environmental review will no longer need to be subjected to further state assessment under CEQA, which has often been cited as an obstacle to housing development in the state.