More Affordable Housing to Be Built on VTA-Owned Property
203 affordable homes, including 51 units of permanent supportive housing, will go up near the Capitol Light Rail Station in San Jose, with the signing of a new lease option agreement with MidPen Housing.
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:
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
99 Affordable Homes for Families Under Way in Santa Rosa
Wall-Raising Ceremony at Mahonia Glen, a Development of MidPen Housing
New Report Highlights Permanent Supportive Housing as a Solution to Homelessness
Sustained investments in operations, services help people retain housing
MidPen, City of Livermore Welcome Residents with Developmental Disabilities Home to New Affordable Community
Avance in Livermore Provides 45 New Affordable Apartments for I/DD Persons to Live Independently
New Affordable Housing Community in San Mateo Taking Shape
Construction of City of San Mateo and MidPen Housing Redevelopment is Halfway Complete
State Pledges Millions to Spur Local Affordable Housing, Including for Farmworkers
MidPen has been awarded $17.8M by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for Cypress Point, a proposed affordable housing community in Moss Beach.
MidPen Housing Co-Founder Ira D. Hall, 1944-2023
Ira Hall, one of MidPen’s founders and a lifelong advocate for social justice and racial equity, has passed away at age 78.
Oakland Celebrates 130 new affordable housing units at Brooklyn Basin
MidPen Housing, City of Oakland and the Oakland Housing Authority, celebrated the grand opening of Foon Lok West, the third new affordable housing within the City’s Brooklyn Basin community. Foon Lok, which means “Joyous Community” in Cantonese, provides 130 deeply affordable rental apartments for families.