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The need for farmworker housing and 555 Kelly Avenue in the San Francisco Chronicle

A year after Half Moon Bay mass shooting, farmworkers still waiting for better housing Source: San Francisco Chronicle By Jessica Flores [caption id="attachment_11824" align="alignnone" width="720"] Amairani Cortes walks to the gate at California Terra Garden in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 26, 2023, days after the mass shooting […]

180 Jones achieves TCO

Congratulations to the 180 Jones team as they achieved Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) on Friday! "The San Francisco building code permits building officials to issue TCOs prior to completion of all work covered by the permit, provided it is found safe for occupancy (2013 SFBC-Section […]

Community Feature: EAH Housing

COMMUNITY FEATURE: EAH Housing was formed in response to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the riots following his murder, and the 1967 Kerner Report which articulated that violence and poverty arose from lack of jobs, education, and housing. In 1968, a group of […]

Please support Jamilla Afandi as SFNOMA 2024 Vice President/President-Elect

Today we ask you to support Jamilla Afandi as the 2024 SFNOMA Vice President/President-Elect. Jamilla has served NOMA and SFNOMA since 2013, dedicating her time and passion to NOMA's mission of advocacy, equity, and justice for communities of color. As the current 2023 SFNOMA Vice President, […]

555 Kelly in Half Moon Bay gets $2 Million for farmworker housing

Half Moon Bay gets $2M for farmworker housing By Mark Sayre Source: Half Moon Bay, KTVU FOX 2 It has been a tough year in the coastal community Half Moon Bay – still reeling from a shooting in January that left seven farmworkers dead. That shooting prompted calls for […]

Santa Clara County approves six affordable housing projects with some of the last of Measure A funds including VMWP’s Terra Bella and Kooser

Measure A money has now funded 4,749 affordable homes By GRACE HASE | ghase@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: December 5, 2023 at 5:40 p.m. | UPDATED: December 6, 2023 at 1:58 p.m. Santa Clara County is adding 716 new affordable homes to its housing stock, largely using Measure A money, leaving the […]

Unanimous endorsement for affordable housing at 1 Hamilton in Mill Valley

Mill Valley commission advances Hamilton Drive housing City-owned property at 1 Hamilton Drive in Mill Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) By KRISSY WAITE | kwaite@marinij.com The Mill Valley Planning Commission has endorsed a controversial affordable housing development at 1 Hamilton Drive. The commission’s unanimous vote on […]

Burbank Housing and VMWP present 46-unit workforce housing for Methodist Church in Napa

The new housing would be located at Napa’s First United Methodist Church property.| EDWARD BOOTH THE PRESS DEMOCRAT November 15, 2023, 2:17PM A proposal to create 46 apartments for the workforce in downtown Napa is coming together. About 100 people attended an open house Nov. 13 to learn about the […]

SAP Feature: 2022 AIA Summary Data Report 

SAP Feature: 2030 By the Numbers: 2022 AIA Summary Data Report The AIA 2030 Commitment just released the 2030 By the Numbers: AIA Summary Data Report for the 2022 year. The overall numbers of the impact of the 2030 Commitment are inspiring. We encourage you to […]

New senior housing project on former Journey’s End site opens 6 years after Tubbs Fire

The opening of the project marks a milestone in Santa Rosa’s recovery six years after the Tubbs Fire and was celebrated by regional officials and housing advocates Friday as a testament to the community’s resiliency. Author: PAULINA PINEDA Source: THE PRESS DEMOCRAT [caption id="attachment_11508" align="alignnone" width="720"] Shelley Silva […]

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