Published 06/26/2024 9:45:14 p.m.

BAHFA to Place $20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Measure on November Ballot

Summary by Benzinga

First-of-its-Kind Measure to Help Build and Preserve More Than 70,000 Homes SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today adopted a resolution to place a general obligation bond measure on the November 5 general election ballot in each of the nine Bay Area counties to raise and distribute $20 billion for the production of new affordable housing and the preservation of existing affordable housin…

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Benzinga

BAHFA to Place $20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Measure on November Ballot

06/26/2024 5:40:00 p.m.·New York, United States

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The Mercury news

Bay Area voters to decide on $20 billion affordable housing bond in November

Can a $20 billion housing bond make the Bay Area more affordable?

06/26/2024 9:45:14 p.m.·San Jose, United States

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Kron 4 News

Final vote Wednesday on $20B affordable housing bond

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- California requires that the Bay Area build more affordable housing, totaling 441,000 units in the next seven years. Wednesday is the first step toward that when the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority will vote on a $20 billion bond to appear on November’s ballot. Wednesday’s action could allow voters in all Bay Area counties to decide if they want to fund more affordable housing. In this case, it’s 90,000 units. BART Red…

06/26/2024 2:54:22 p.m.·S F, United States

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NBC Bay Area

MTC to vote on proposed $20B bond measure to boost Bay Area affordable housing

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is set to vote Wednesday on a proposed $20 billion bond measure that would boost affordable housing across the Bay Area.

06/26/2024 6:47:31 a.m.·S F, United States

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KQED

$20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Heads to Bay Area Voters

With state funding constrained by a budget deficit, advocates say the bond is crucial to making a dent in the homelessness crisis.

06/27/2024 3:01:50 a.m.·S F, United States

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sonomasun.com

Affordable housing bond ballot measure now set for $20 billion instead of $10 billion

The Sonoma Sun newspaper was just notified that early this afternoon, the BAHFA (Bay Area Housing Finance Authority) Board voted to increase the planned Affordable Housing bond on this November’s ballot from $10 billion to $20 billion. Accordingly, the amount project to each of the nine Bay Area counties and the cities within each county […]

06/26/2024 11:33:32 p.m.

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