Governor Gavin Newsom recently released his 2025-26 budget proposal, showing a slightly higher-than-expected balance due to a stock market and state economy that performed stronger than earlier predictions.

While this first proposal of the state budget process does not include many housing programs important to NPH members, it lays out a new vision for addressing California’s housing needs: a cabinet-level housing and homelessness agency that would enable our members to build more affordable housing more quickly for Californians.

What's Next NPH, with our members, is committed to partnering with the Governor and Legislature through the state budget process as lawmakers balance the fiscal reality facing California with the critical housing affordability and homelessness needs across the state. Also, the upcoming legislative session will be a crucial time to protect Californians and the progress we have made — and must continue making — for housing solutions.

Do you know someone who exemplifies excellence in affordable housing? We’re now accepting nominations for the 29th NPH Affordable Housing Leadership Awards! Submit your nominee today and help us recognize the outstanding contributions of our peers.

Submission deadline: Wednesday, February 12 at 12PM

The application to apply as a host agency for NPH’s Bay Area Housing Internship Program (BAHIP) closes this Friday!

BAHIP host agencies help the affordable housing field fulfill the crucial role of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion while also benefiting from the unique insights and contributions of BAHIP interns. Check out the BAHIP FAQs and email NPH Racial Equity & Inclusion Program Manager Izanie LoveNed to get a recording of the program info session.

Don’t miss these upcoming opportunities to learn and network together, brought to you by the Emerging Leaders Peer Network:

• Cost Savings Through Value Engineering, Thursday, January 30 from 12:30PM-2:00PM PT Join ELPN for a virtual training to learn all about Value Engineering, a systematic and iterative process that aims to reduce costs while maintaining quality by analyzing a project’s design, materials and construction methods.
   
• 2025 ELPN Kickoff, Thursday, February 20 from 5:30PM-7:30PM PT Kick off 2025 with a casual, social get-together of affordable housing professionals! This is a great opportunity for folks new to the field to network, make friends, and learn from peers.

1/23, EBHO: Lunch & Learn Join East Bay Housing Organizations for their January Lunch & Learn! This month they'll be discussing their Leadership Academy and ways to participate in Residents United Network (RUN), a branch of Housing California that brings together people who live in or need affordable housing and who believe every Californian deserves a safe and stable place to call home.

1/30 - 1/31, Novogradac: LIHTC 101 - The Basics The LIHTC 101: The Basics webinar presents a basic overview of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) incentive, primarily as it relates to the rental property generating the tax credits at the "lower-tier" operating partnership. This webinar airs in two parts on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31 from 10AM-12PM PT on both days.