Hi John, I am delighted to write today to share the great news for affordable housing, coming out of this year’s legislative cycle. This year marks a meaningful turning point for affordable housing solutions in the state of California. As CalMatters reported, “California is now on the verge of laying down a welcome mat for most major affordable housing projects across the state.” |
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NPH was proud to partner with our members and supporters to advance eight priority bills that will work to move our region and state forward in advancing stable, affordable, and equitable homes for all our community members, no matter their race or income. While each bill has its own role in moving solutions forward, there was a clear, common thread. NPH’s approach this cycle, as apparent in the bills we sponsored and supported, was to dig deep to remove barriers and unlock opportunity that will meaningfully change the landscape of affordable housing at large. We did not resign ourselves to small adjustments and pilot programs; we set out to break down large obstacles that have been in our path, now allowing us to build from our proven, vetted solutions. |
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From making it easier to build affordable housing to addressing outdated state rules that limit local communities’ ability to to invest in affordable housing and more, we set out with big ambitions, scaled to our communities’ urgency. And that ambition led to eight successful priority bills that will advance our goals and clear the way for affordable housing solutions to break ground. |
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And while each of these bills still have one final threshold to cross, there’s no turning back from this turning point. |
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