Endorsement: Sonoma-Marin rail service is growing. It needs support. Yes on Measure B
The service provides students with a safe way to get to school — both public and private schools are coordinating with SMART on bus transfers for their students from the system’s stations — and helps seniors stay mobile and get out of their homes to support local businesses. Meanwhile, a network of multiuse paths is being expanded to safely connect bikers and walkers to stations.
Oakland Mayor, Labor Unions, and Community Members Launch Citywide Campaign to Keep Fire Stations Open
We’ve heard from residents across Oakland: people want safer neighborhoods. People want and deserve cleaner streets. People deserve a city that continues to move forward, and that’s why I’m so proud to stand with labor, business, and community leaders in support of Measure E,” said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee.
San Mateo Co.: Measure K Creates Thousands Of Affordable Housing Units, County Says
“When Measure K passed, our pipeline quadrupled in the county,” said Nevada Merriman, vice president of policy and advocacy at MidPen Housing.
November 2024 Election: MidPen’s Ballot Endorsements
For the November 5 election, MidPen is supporting statewide Prop 5 that will give local voters more power to address affordable housing and public infrastructure needs in their communities. MidPen is supporting Measure T in San Mateo and Measure JJ in East Palo Alto, and is opposing statewide Prop 36. Learn more at https://www.midpen-housing.org/what-we-do/electoral/
Bay Area will decide California’s biggest housing bond ever
“There’s a pipeline here. It’s ready to go,” said Nevada Merriman, VP of Policy and Advocacy for MidPen Housing. The Bay Area authority says the funds could be used to build and acquire up to 72,000 units. That housing would range from the most deeply affordable — homes reserved for people on the brink of homelessness — to “moderate” income households.
First-Of-Its-Kind Bay Area Affordable Housing Bond Set For November Ballot
If approved, BAHFA would issue $20B in general obligation bonds to finance the development and preservation of between 70,000 and 90,000 affordable units in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma and San Francisco counties.