August 31, 2023
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Legislative Guest: Senator Caballero
Senator Caballero spoke extensively about her passion for homeownership and her experiences in a farmworker community and in local government that drive that passion. Here are the top priorities she shared.
Increasing homeownership
Community development
Poverty reduction
Water
Sosan is happy to connect members of this group with her Legislative Director, Jeffrey Roth, to further discuss these priorities or your policy ideas.
Spotlight/Local Update: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
Maurilio provided an inside look at the unique challenges permanent supportive housing providers face, and shared his vision for a better financial framework for supportive housing and a look at TNDC’s plan for a local 2024 ballot measure to create more funding for affordable housing.
You can learn more about TNDC and their core values, Home, Health, and Voice by going to their website, or reaching out to Maurilio at mleon@tndc.org.
Summary of legislation that was shared:
SB 684 (Caballero) Entry-Level Homeownership Production: expedites the construction of small homeownership development projects.
SB 225 (Caballero) Community Anti-displacement and Preservation Program (CAPP): Creates CAPP, which creates the framework and technical assistance program within The Housing and Community Development Department to assist with the acquisition and rehabilitation of market rate units and conversion to deed-restricted affordable rental units.
ACA 1 (Aguiar Curry) Funding affordable housing: will lower the public vote necessary to pass a local bond measure or special tax that will fund affordable housing and public infrastructure projects from a two-thirds supermajority down to 55%.