With the majority of Bay Area cities now having certified Housing Elements—state-mandated plans outlining how they will address local housing needs—the focus must now shift to implementation. How can we ensure these commitments lead to real action? This event will delve into strategies for tracking cities' progress, overcoming implementation challenges, and leveraging resources to support […]

Homelessness advocates from All Home and our partners will be out in the community talking to neighbors about how we can solve homelessness: it takes more permanent housing, interim housing options, and a lot more homelessness prevention, as well as strengthening planning and coordination. We'll be sharing visual aids, handouts, and inspiring stories of solutions […]

Part of National Cohousing Open House Week (organized by the National Cohousing Association (Coho/US) and Affordable Housing Month in the East Bay (organized by East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) Come see what it looks like to live in cohousing neighborhoods Free and open to all; individual communities may have refreshments for sale or other opportunities […]

Hosted by East Bay Cohousing as part of National Cohousing Week Come get a (literal) taste of living in long-term affordable cohousing in the East Bay: Led by East Bay Cohousing, the regional umbrella network for cooperative community living, in partnership with EBHO, the National Cohousing Association (Coho/US), and more. Note: The listed location will […]

Join us for the Grand Opening of Valor Village, an affordable housing community dedicated to veterans, proudly brought to you by Satellite Affordable Housing Associates in the heart of Pinole! With 33 thoughtfully designed units, Valor Village marks a major milestone in our commitment to providing quality, affordable homes for those who have served. Let's […]

“The Legacy of West Oakland and the 980 Freeway” Participants will gather at the Preservation Park fountain for a short presentation and discussion that covers the history of the I-980 freeway’s development and its displacement of Black residents and community institutions. We will also discuss the current Vision 980 Study, sponsored by Caltrans, which is exploring […]

This virtual panel discussion will highlight Enterprise Community Partners, LISC Bay Area and HAF’s new report, Decarbonizing Unsubsidized Affordable Housing: A Roadmap for Equity and Sustainability. Incorporating the recent decarbonization experiences of two local partners, Northern California Land Trust and Chinatown Community Development Corporation, we will discuss creative solutions and unmet needs for the funding […]

Hosted by Alameda County Housing and Community Development Community Film Screening of the documentary "The Apology." THE APOLOGY  investigates an incident in the 1960s in which Alameda County, the City of Hayward and other government agencies dismantled the entire community of Russell City, pushing 1,400 residents out of their homes and off their land – […]

Hosted by City of Oakland Housing and Community Development Department and Green & Healthy Homes Initiative The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department is hosting "Addressing Lead Hazards in Oakland’s Housing Stock" as part of Affordable Housing Month in May 2025. This goal of the event is to bring together residents, advocates, […]

Hosted by Eden Housing Speaking program to include local/county/state officials, project partners, lenders/investors and residents, followed by ribbon cutting photo-op and lunch.

This hybrid event is hosted by Oakland United Coalition This will be a gathering to begin the conversation about long term housing justice structural transformation. We will talk about social housing and begin to envision what Visionary Housing could be. We will receive community visions of Visionary Housing to later incorporate into the Housing Terms […]

Hosted by Satellite Affordable Housing Associates Ancora Place, constructed in 2024, is a 77-unit affordable housing community in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood.

​Are you a real estate developer, an architect, or a builder interested in building interiors, modular construction, sustainability, and circularity? Come learn about Kit Switch, a building products company selling ready-to-install apartment interiors. Our kitchen, bathroom, and storage modules brings much needed predictability, speed, and low-carbon practices to interior renovation and construction. Register for the […]

Hosted by Housing Trust Silicon Valley How does affordable housing financing work? Get an an inside look at how Housing Trust, public entities, private lenders, and equity investors are working to create more affordable housing in our region. You’ll learn the basics of affordable housing finance, how developments go from early financing of project sites […]

Abode Services is excited to soon join local stakeholders and community partners at the Grand Opening of Fremont Family Apartments — a new affordable housing development that will rehouse formerly homeless families or those on the verge of experiencing homelessness. Fremont Family Apartments will add 54 units of permanent supportive housing on a 1.37-acre property […]

Hosted by Partnership for the Bay's Future Too often, housing policies are developed without meaningful input from the communities they impact most—exacerbating inequities and limiting the effectiveness of policy solutions. The Policy Fund, a core initiative of the Partnership for the Bay’s Future (PBF), is changing that by fostering deep collaboration between local governments and […]

Hosted by: East Bay Housing Organizations • Hope Solutions & the Resident Empowerment Program • Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County • LISC • Multi-faith ACTION Coalition This interactive workshop explores how faith-owned land can be transformed intoaffordable, permanent cottage communities with supportive services through cross-sector collaboration. By bringing together faith leaders, faith communities, people withlived […]

Get to know the California Social housing eco-system through bottom-up and middle-down networking and collaborations. The East Bay's Gray Panthers network has been hosting Affordable Housing Month events for the last 5 years. Despite heroic efforts by members of East Bay Housing Organizations --- prospects can look daunting this year. Crippling budget cuts at HUD, […]

This virtual event is hosted by City of Oakland's Department of Housing and Community Development Join the City of Oakland's Department of Housing & Community Development (Oakland HCD) and community-based partners for a virtual conversation about the community engagement process and equity-driven investment framework that will inform Oakland's upcoming Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan focused on […]

LISC Bay Area launched our first Faith and Housing cohort in 2020. In the last 5 years, the program has expanded from its initial start in Alameda County to the 9-County Bay Area and has now supported 40 organizations, completed construction on 12 units, and is supporting 20 active projects with a pipeline of over […]

Hosted by East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, ARTogether, Chapter 510 A healthy neighborhood allows residents to live, work, shop and play within, and have the collective power to shape the future of their community.To build and sustain healthy neighborhoods requires vision, stewardship, and powerful stories; all of which artists, creatives, and culture-bearers are uniquely […]

Hosted by EBHO and California Green New Deal Coalition. Join the California Green New Deal Coalition and a panel of community leaders, organizers, and practitioners in a conversation about the growing grassroots movement for green social housing. From Oakland to Vienna, green social housing offers a model for permanently affordable, public- and community-owned housing that creates […]

Resources for Community Development (RCD) invites you to celebrate the Grand Opening of Maudelle Miller Shirek Community, our newest affordable housing community in Berkeley. Please join us for light refreshments, remarks from our partners and a resident, and a tour of the property.Maudelle Miller Shirek Community is a vibrant residential development with 87 new affordable […]

Join us for a neighborhood tour in South Berkeley, a historically Black community with a rich legacy in resident-organized solutions. We’ll explore the community land trust as a vehicle for residents and neighbors to secure permanently affordable homes, achieving collective home ownership through the housing cooperative model. Visiting two BACLT apartments, we’ll hear residents share […]

Hosted by Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department Description: A lively and solution-oriented discussion with leaders in the housing field of what the future of federal funding will look like in light of the heavy cuts to HUD and other federal programs, the effect they’ll have on housing and homelessness in the community, and […]

Hosted by Eden Housing Speaking program with local/county/state elected officials, project partners, lenders/investors, followed by ceremonial groundbreaking photo-op and lunch.