The Metropolitan Transportation Committee and Association of Bay Area Governments will vote on the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) at today's MTC/ABAG meeting Wednesday, June 24. BAHFA was created in 2019 by AB 1487 (Chiu), an NPH sponsored bill, to provide the 9-county Bay Area with the robust regional housing infrastructure and capacity needed to advance the “3 Ps” of production, protection, and preservation. BAHFA presents opportunities to address the region’s housing crisis through its existing capacity and with potential state, federal, corporate, and philanthropic resources and support.

After nearly two years in the making, the California Housing Partnership "Housing Needs" Dashboard is live! Explore the dynamic and interactive visuals on housing metrics and key indicators statewide, by county and by category:

• Housing Needs
• Market Trends
• State and Federal Funding
• Productions and Preservation

This is an important tool to better understand our communities, support our advocacy conversations, and help build the case for a more racially equitable future. The dashboard includes all fifty-eight counties of California, and users can view up to four geographies at a time side-by-side. We hope this new resource provides you with informative research and valuable insights.

Save the Date for NPH's Upcoming Virtual 41st Annual Conference on Friday, September 25th! We will keep communities healthy and maintain our vibrant networking and learning with an all new on-line format.

We’re working to create an online experience filled with interactive and timely sessions and booths, break-out room networking opportunities, live music, and more! Stay tuned as we evolve the NPH signature conference experience to meet our community's emerging and ongoing needs.

Sponsor today! Join us by increasing your visibility and impact as a conference sponsor in our virtual 41st Annual Affordable Housing Conference! Click on the link for details and see our early sponsors. Huge thanks for your invaluable support in this unusual and challenging time.

Join the Emerging Leaders Peer Network (ELPN) on Wednesday, July 1 for “Loan Docs – Encore Presentation Of 'Everything You Want To Know From The Comfort Of Your Home.'” Join ELPN for a training where attorneys Isabel Brown and Jeff Streiffer will help you learn to review, understand, and negotiate loan documents, such as loan agreements, regulatory agreements, promissory notes, deeds of trust, and assignment agreements. 

Join NPH on Wednesday, July 8 for our upcoming Resident Services training, “Sustaining Ourselves In Our Work: Critical Elements Of Self Care And Resiliency” with Dr. Diane Johnson (Mmapeu Management Consulting). This highly interactive, experiential, and engaging workshop will address the variety of components that assist us in self-care and sustaining ourselves, the prevention of burn out, and identifying innovative and new ways to support community and team building. 

Join NPH on Thursday, July 9 for our upcoming brown bag workshop, “LIHTC Tax Concepts Demystified.” It’s more important than ever for developers and local governments to understand these critical tax concepts. This Brown Bag training, convened by Mengxin Zhou of California Housing Partnership Corporation, will demystify all – in plain English! Don’t miss this discussion on deductions, investor IRR, capital accounts, and minimum gain, and how they can affect affordable housing developments.

Please help us welcome Azul Cortez, our new Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager. Azul (they/them) will have the opportunity to engage deeply with affordable housing residents and developers alike to support voter registration and engagement. Azul believes in elevating the voices of community members to ensure affordable housing is accessible and equitable.

Prior to joining NPH, Azul worked at MEDA, a direct service nonprofit focused on cultural place keeping and affordable housing in San Francisco’s Mission District. Azul managed the Artist’s Accessing Affordable Housing program and supported folks in renting and purchasing below market rate units through MOHCD & HUD programs. Azul is interested in advancing affordable housing opportunities for marginalized communities and believes in the power of intergenerational wealth building. 

Azul is proud to be a Queer/NB, first generation Latinx professional from la frontera de Baja California. They hold a B.S. in Community and Regional Development from UC Davis. In their free time, Azul loves to travel, be a brujx, and spend time with their partner.

Be the change you want to see by working in the in the affordable housing sector. Our jobs board offers a myriad of positions that work with a variety of skill sets in the affordable housing sector!

6/26: EBHO- Affordable Housing Advocacy 101: Join EBHO for a four-part webinar series to build our skills and knowledge to be better informed housing advocates! 

Register here

6/30: Phone bank for Schools & Communities First! Join Schools and Communities First to make calls, educate voters, and ensure SCF passes in November! Training for the first half-hour before we make calls. 

Register here

[COALITION CORNER] 7/1: Palo Alto Forward - Texodus: What does it mean for tech to leave the Bay Area? Join Palo Alto Forward for a 90-minute virtual salon about what Palo Alto might look like as our city and California begin to re-open.

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[COALITION CORNER] 7/1: SPUR - What the Pandemic Means for the Fiscal Health of Cities. As the Bay Area inches toward reopening, cities throughout the region’s nine counties are planning cuts in the services that so many depend on. What will it take to balance budgets in the coming fiscal year, and how will COVID-19 impact the ability of cities to provide critical services now and in the future?

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[COALITION CORNER] 7/7: SPUR - The State of Homelessness in the Bay Area. Join SPUR for a snapshot of the state of homelessness across the region and a conversation about the efforts that are being taken to keep this vulnerable population safe in the wake of the pandemic and beyond. This program is in support of Tipping Point Community's All In campaign.

Register here