Governor Gavin Newsom has released his 2023-24 state budget proposal, which preserves critical investments for the production of rental affordable housing and homelessness response, but includes potential cuts to homeownership programs.

In order to prevent regression on our progress, we urge the Administration to explore all avenues available between now and May to increase housing investments for working families and low-income Californians.

Don’t miss these upcoming events:

• 2023 ELPN Year Kick Off Event, Wednesday, February 2, 5:30PM-8:00PM PT Join ELPN for their first social event of 2023 at Chambers Eat + Drink in Downtown San Francisco. This event is a great way to connect with fellow housers and even introduce a colleague to the ELPN community!
   
• Brown Bag: Building Strong Relationships With Cities To Promote Affordable Housing, Thursday, March 2, 12:00PM - 2:00PM PT More often than not, interpersonal relationships make the difference between affordable housing proposals sailing through the entitlement process or dying a painful death of delay. This training would orient housing activists toward productive, collaborative involvement with local policymaking processes.

Deepen Your Engagement Are you or someone you know interested in joining the ELPN Steering Committee? We are looking for someone to take on a co-secretary role. Learn more and apply here.

There are only 10 days left to nominate for NPH’s 27th Affordable Housing Leadership Awards! Do you know somebody who has gone above and beyond? Who deserves kudos, recognition, props, and recognition? Our call for nominations is officially open, and you can submit until Monday, February 6, 2023.

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NPH is currently looking for an experienced California political Campaign Director to lead a two-pronged campaign strategy, a state ballot initiative in 2024 to lower the threshold for local housing bond measures to a simple majority, followed by local measures to take advantage of the lower threshold. Our ideal campaign director has experience with statewide ballot measures, political or electoral campaigns. Affordable housing policy or legislative experience is not required.

Farewell, Andrea! NPH is sad to share that Andrea Bañas has transitioned out of her current role as Senior Program Manager, Campaigns & Community Engagement. We want to wish Andrea well in her next endeavors, and thank her for her contributions to NPH's community engagement programs. Please direct all emails to Ze-Kun Li at [email protected].

2/7, SF Fed: Inflation and the Economy Join the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for a live discussion on Inflation and the Economy with Sylvain Leduc, EVP and Director of Research at the SF Fed. Sylvain will cover the drivers of high inflation, current labor market dynamics, and the Fed’s efforts to restore price stability.

2/24, HCD: Housing and Local Land Development Opportunities Map This webinar introduces the Housing and Local Land Development Opportunities Map, a new interactive public map of local government-owned properties and housing element sites to help find land for housing development.