"Kristen Clements, division manager for the Housing Department’s policy group, said the city wants to establish a preservation program to acquire existing apartments and convert them into affordable housing for low-income tenants."
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Join us at NPH’s annual holiday Member Party on Thursday, December 17! This will be a virtual opportunity to celebrate our affordable housing movement, connect with the NPH member community at large, and vote on our new board slate. Learn more here: https://t.co/oDob55eGgI
Oakland has become increasingly expensive to live in, with far too many families being pushed out of the neighborhoods they have long called home. Thank you @oakclt for you work toward a solution for #lastingaffordability! @TSFF https://t.co/kLzFjRFdby https://t.co/RBNPnO7qCl
"Google and Housing Trust Silicon Valley have backed two more affordable housing projects in San Jose and Sunnyvale, pushing forward on a major commitment to jump start Bay Area development."
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Great idea! We love to see community members coming up with innovative ideas that help expand affordable housing. #ProducePreserveProtect
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Good news: San Diego’s plans for affordable housing preservation include new law proposals, monetary incentives, and the creation of a regional “preservation collaborative”. #ProducePreserveProtect
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“it is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need. Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.” - Matthew Desmond
Thank you to Governor @GavinNewsom for funding this long-term effort to house people experiencing homelessness during this critical time. #ProducePreserveProtect
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"Two residential project sites that could produce more than 200 units of affordable housing are being eyed just east of downtown San Jose near a future BART stop in the Bay Area’s largest city."
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How do we build a more affordable, sustainable, and inclusive Bay? The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California has some ideas. Bottom line: we have to get serious about the “3 P’s” of housing policy: Protection, Preservation, and Production https://t.co/VzT7Of78na
“The project will provide much-needed affordable homes for more than 360 households adjacent to what promises to be the grand central station of the West,” Morgan said.
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"We don’t have enough land for housing to take care of everyone." The @sfchronicle reports that Oakland has asked Alameda County to consider using the county fairgrounds in suburban Pleasanton as a giant, winter homeless shelter, to no avail. https://t.co/7Ip0Pu8ubm
Proud to announce Oakland just secured $17 million in Project Homekey funds to purchase two hotels and create 100+ units of permanent housing for our homeless, including the Inn at Temescal w/ priority for veterans.