Policy and Advocacy
Promoting policies that increase affordable housing opportunities
The need for affordable housing is greater than ever. When MidPen opens a new community we commonly receive well over 1,000 applications for each 50 homes. This means there are still thousands of working families, seniors and individuals with supportive housing needs living in substandard housing or left without money for other necessities after paying their rent.
We are committed to narrowing the gap between the supply of quality affordable housing and the need for it. We work with local, state and national leaders in both the public and private sectors to promote policies that increase affordable housing opportunities for the people who need them.
At all levels of our organization, MidPen supports and actively participates in the efforts of leading advocacy groups. MidPen’s leadership sit on the boards of regional, state and national organizations that drive legislation and regulations in support of affordable housing. They are often called on to testify or provide expert advice on issues related to affordable housing development policy and public funding.
Housing Element Best Practices
MidPen has compiled a set of case studies to illustrate high-impact policies advanced in the last Housing Element cycle and suggest strategies based on successful implementation.
This cycle presents an important opportunity to build and expand upon what worked previously to plan for equitable growth.
Bill Support Letters
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 1288
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 1911
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2006
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2011
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2094
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2097
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2186
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2211
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2234
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2244
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2334
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2357
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 2668
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter ACA 14
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 897
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 948
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT letter AB-15 and 16
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB-71 - As Amended
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB-528
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB-1271
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 8
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 591
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT SB 9
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter SB 17
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 1466
- Urgent - Speaker Pelosi Letter on 50 percent test and 9 percent expansion
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT Letter AB 1423
- MidPen Housing SUPPORT All Home
Allies and Partnerships
MidPen staff members have board seats on and/or otherwise work with and support the following organizations. We encourage you to visit their websites to learn how you can get involved.
- All Home
- California Coalition for Rural Housing
- California Housing Consortium
- California Housing Partnership Corporation
- EBHO – East Bay Housing Organization
- Generation Housing
- Grand Boulevard Initiative Task Force
- Housing California
- Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County
- Housing Partnership Network
- Housing Santa Cruz County
- Housing Trust of Santa Clara County
- NAHMA – National Affordable Housing Management Association
- National Housing Trust
- Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
- Silicon Valley Leadership Group
- SV@Home
Affordable Housing Map & Benefits Calculator
Mapping existing federal- and state-subsidized affordable housing and estimates the benefits these affordable homes generate for both residents and surrounding communities.
Housing Needs Dashboard
For data on housing need, market conditions, federal and state funding for affordable housing, and production and preservation trends.