Governor Newsom signs into law groundbreaking reforms to build more housing, boost affordability
“We applaud the governor and the legislature for this breakthrough reform package to streamline housing production,” said Matthew O. Franklin, President & CEO, MidPen Housing. “We know that increasing housing supply is key to solving our affordability crisis, and are confident these measures contribute to a future with more affordable, environmentally sustainable housing options for all Californians.”
Sen. Schiff Highlights Affordable Housing on Bay Area Visit
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) toured Brooklyn Basin in Oakland to experience local efforts to build affordable housing units along the Oakland shoreline. On the tour, Schiff was joined by representatives from the Northern California Carpenters Union, Alameda County Building and Construction Council, MidPen Housing, and Signature Development Group.
Ballot measure aims to build more affordable housing in Santa Cruz
This proposed ballot measure would raise $5 million annually over the next 20 years for the City of Santa Cruz’s affordable housing trust fund, and would be vital to affordable housing production and homelessness prevention.
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.
Supervisors Allocate $40 Million to Spur New Affordable Housing
Warren Slocum, President of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: “The solution to the housing crisis is simple: build more housing. And that’s exactly what we are contributing to with this investment of Measure K funds.”
After 20 years of stops and starts, teacher housing breaks ground in San Francisco
San Francisco’s first affordable housing project for teachers recently broke ground in the Outer Sunset — after more than 20 years of stops and starts.