John,

Thursday is almost here.

On September 24, more than a thousand affordable housing leaders, developers, organizers, lenders, and residents will come together for the NPH Affordable Housing Conference. It’s a full day of workshops and hallway conversations that turn into real homes, and I’m excited to announce it’s sold out!

If you're joining us, take a look at the agenda before you get there. There are three workshop sessions and a lot of good options in each one, so it's worth mapping out your day in advance. We’re also excited to hear from State Senator Christopher Cabaldon, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and San Francisco Supervisor Myrna Melgar at our plenary keynote!

Explore the Agenda
Doors open at 8 a.m. and we'll close out with a networking reception from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Come find me — I'd love to hear what you're working on.

And whether or not you can be in the room on Thursday, there's something you can do this week.

Because the work doesn't stop when the reception ends. On November 3, California voters will decide on an $11.25 billion investment in affordable housing, and Bay Area voters will decide whether to shore up funding for the public transit systems that keep us connected.

Yes on Proposition 1: Build the Affordable Homes California Needs
Proposition 1 is the highest profile housing issue on California’s ballot. It will invest $11.25 billion in affordable housing in every part of our state and deliver more than 40,000 affordable homes — including homes for veterans, and it's sponsored by Bay Area Assemblymember Wicks and Senator Cabaldon.

A measure this big doesn't pass on its own. It passes because tens of thousands of people put their names behind it, tell their neighbors, and show up in November. If you haven't endorsed Prop 1 yet, it takes about thirty seconds:

Endorse Prop 1
Yes on the Regional Transit Measure (RTM): Keep the Bay Area Moving
RTM protects the public transportation that connects people to jobs, schools, and opportunities in the Bay Area. Without the measure, Caltrain, BART, Muni, and AC Transit will have to reduce services, cancel routes, and close stations.

Here's why NPH is in this fight: housing and transit are the same fight. The affordable homes we build near stations and bus lines only work for the people who live in them if the train actually comes. Our residents ride transit at far higher rates than the region as a whole. And the programs and developers that make transit-oriented affordable housing count on their being transit to orient around.

Yes on RTM shores up funding for our public transportation system, eliminates the need for cuts, and keeps the pipeline open for transit-focused housing development in the Bay Area.

Learn More
So, come to the conference, endorse Prop 1, and vote Yes on RTM. Three steps toward a Bay Area where everyone has a safe, stable, affordable place to call home.

See you Thursday.


Bill Barnes
Director of Campaigns & Community Engagement

Paid for by NPH Action Fund Political Issues Committee. Committee's top donors: Mercy Housing California, San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, Nibbi Brothers Associates, Inc.
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