Wednesday, January 7 Round Up: Become an NPH member, submit a nomination for the NPH Leadership Awards, & more! |
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🎉 The CA Housing Bond Moves Forward! |
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NPH staff and partners with SB 417 sponsor Senator Cabaldon |
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Great news! Yesterday, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 passed out of the Senate Housing Committee and is one step closer to appearing on the November 2026 ballot. SB 417 (Cabaldon) was approved by a vote of 8-1 and now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee. NPH Executive Director Amie Fishman (pictured below) was proud to represent our members in testifying in support of the housing bond during the hearing in Sacramento.
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The 2026 Affordable Housing Bond Act would place a $10 billion affordable housing bond measure before voters in 2026 and provide communities across the state with a stable source of funding for affordable housing production, preservation, and first time home-buyer programs.
Affordable housing is a top issue for Bay Area and California communities, and must remain a top priority for California lawmakers. We applaud Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón’s commitment to affordable housing solutions by bringing this proposal forward during the first week of this year’s legislative session. |
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📝 New Year, New You: Become an NPH Member |
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Get your new year started the right way by becoming an NPH member or renewing your membership. NPH’s membership runs on a calendar year, so sign up today to take full advantage of member benefits. Key member benefits include: |
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Networking opportunities and collaboration with decision-makers, peers, and industry leaders.
- Participation in working groups that share best practices and shape NPH’s policy priorities and strategies.
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Technical assistance, trainings, and workshops — as well as early access to NPH publications, toolkits, and resources — to build the capacity of your organization and get the resources you need.
- Discounts to NPH events, including the Annual Conference and Awards.
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🏅 Honor Our Industry: Submit a Nominee for the NPH Awards |
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| Do you know someone who exemplifies excellence in affordable housing? Who helped bring our industry to the forefront of impact and change in 2025 with innovation, leadership, and inspiration?
Help recognize our industry’s incredible leaders by nominating your favorite housers for NPH’s 30th Affordable Housing Leadership Awards, happening on Thursday, April 30, at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco! |
Submission deadline: Friday, February 13, 2026 at 12PM PT |
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🌱 Help Grow Our Industry: Host a BAHIPer |
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Help advance equity and inclusion in the affordable housing industry by becoming a Bay Area Housing Internship Program (BAHIP) host agency in 2026! As a host agency, you will support the crucial mission of racial equity and inclusion while benefiting from the unique insights and contributions of BAHIP interns. |
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🏗️ Upcoming Trainings: PSH Compendium + Building Developer Capacity |
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| Don’t miss these upcoming learning opportunities from NPH: |
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PSH Compendium Training, Wednesday, January 21 from 12-1PM Join us virtually for a training session that will provide an overview of our soon-to-be published PSH Workgroup Compendium that summarizes the resources we’ve developed to help PSH properties thrive. We will share the operational tools and resources to strengthen our PSH community programs and services, and policy recommendations that can position regulating governing bodies and lawmakers with the best information and data to help defend the Housing First paradigm.
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Building Power, Unlocking Capital: Advancing Equity Through Developer Capacity, Wednesday, January 28 from 11:30AM-1PM Join us virtually to explore how supporting BIPOC and emerging community-based developers is key to creating deeply affordable, community-rooted housing. Participants will learn how investing in organizational capacity strengthens long-term access to capital, enabling developers to sustain and scale their impact. Attendees will also gain advocacy tools and storytelling strategies to advance capacity-building within their organizations.
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✨ Meet our New NPH Board Members! |
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| Last month at our NPH Annual Member Party, our members elected four new NPH Board members to help lead our strategic efforts in the year ahead! Please join us in welcoming to the NPH Board:
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- Janelle Chan, CEO, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
- Jennifer Dolin, CEO, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
- Noni Ramos, CEO, Housing Trust Silicon Valley
- Michelle Whitman, Executive Director, Sonoma County Community Development Commission
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We also want to send a big “Thank You!” to all of the outgoing members who served on the NPH Board and helped to move our collective work forward during their terms: |
- Larry Florin, CEO, Burbank Housing
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Fathia Macauley, Chief Real Estate Development Officer, Decro Corporation
- Randy Tsuda, President and CEO, Alta Housing
- Cindy Wu, CEO, Our Neighborhoods Capital Fund
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MEMBER EVENTS AND PARTNER OPPORTUNITIES
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