Yesterday, SB 4 (Wiener) passed out of the Senate Committee on Housing! Next, it will head to the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. Big thank you to everyone who showed up to the rally at the Capitol yesterday. Your presence and support made a difference!

SB 4 Continues to Gain Momentum! SB 4, which would create new opportunities for faith leaders and independent colleges to build critically needed affordable homes on their own land, continues to gain momentum and support, most recently by earning endorsements from the CA State Council of Laborers and the Conference of Operating Engineers. They join the Southwest Mountain States Carpenters, Northern California Carpenters, Service Employees International Union California(SEIU), & California School Employees Association (CSEA) in support of this bill.

Next Steps: We Need Your Help to Pass SB 4! Help us pass this critical bill by submitting an organizational support letter today.

We're excited to share this year’s incredible awardees for NPH’s 27th Affordable Housing Leadership Awards, happening on Thursday, April 27 from 5PM-8PM PT in-person at The City Club of San Francisco!

And don’t forget to register for this special event no later than Wednesday, April 5!

Call for Volunteers! Interested in helping with the Leadership Awards? As a volunteer, you will help NPH check vaccination status and registration. Sign up here before April 7.

Our fourth Bay Area Housing Internship Program (BAHIP) cohort completed their program in June 2022 and we are thrilled to share the impressive details and results!

Check our how the year went, from trainings to hands-on experience, as well as the stats on what past interns are doing today!

FYI: We are still accepting applications for the current BAHIP cohort until Friday, March 24, 2023. Please help spread the word through your networks!

Don’t miss these upcoming learning and sharing opportunities:

• Emerging Leaders Peer Network (ELPN): Social Housing Forum, Thursday, April 5, 12PM-1PM PT ELPN’s Social Housing Forum will be an open and exploratory discussion on the prospect of introducing a social housing model in California. We’ll discuss what “social housing” really means, what it looks like abroad, and what it might look like in California.
   
• Strategies to Successfully Implement Supplier Diversity Goals, Tuesday, May 9, 10AM-12:30PM PT Join us alongside the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) for a webinar that will explore industry implementation of AB 2873, new legislation that seeks to address historic inequities and underrepresentation of disadvantaged contractors/businesses in the construction trades and affordable housing development industry. We’ll discuss the availability of services to support adherence to new requirements and deliberate the challenges and opportunities for the capturing of such data.

According to the 2023 Housing Needs Report from California Housing Partnership, Califonia is only funding 20% of what it needs to meet its new affordable housing production goals, even though the state has more than tripled affordable housing production in the past 4 years.

Check out the report for key findings and policy suggestions for California to meet the needs of low-income renters.

Join ULI San Francisco for the Housing the Bay Summit 2023 on May 4 for a half-day of exciting speakers, invigorating discussions, new ideas, and tangible actions that can make a real difference for housing in the Bay Area.

The theme for Housing the Bay 2023 will be Reflect, Recalibrate, and Build as we collectively work toward a more inclusive and equitable Bay Area.

March/April, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Grant Partner Training Sessions CZI continues to support their grantee community with training, consulting and coaching to grow key capacities, and tools and organizational building blocks to unlock greater impact over the long-term.

3/30 & 5/4, Gen H: Housing Solutions Summit Generation Housing invites you to join them for a two part summit on Housing Solutions! At the end of this summit, you will walk away with an understanding of how you are a part of the solution, knowing that change IS possible.