This November, Bay Area voters will have the opportunity to approve a groundbreaking $20 billion affordable housing bond, the largest in California's history.
Aimed at addressing the region's housing crisis, the bond measure seeks to build or preserve up to 90,000 affordable homes across the nine-county Bay Area. The initiative, put forth by the Bay Area Housing Financing Authority (BAHFA), would allocate funds varying from $118 million to $2.4 billion per county, depending on the need and population.
This significant financial commitment represents a major step towards tackling affordability and accessibility issues in one of the country's most expensive housing markets.
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@MagpieNickProgressive2yrs2Y
Finally, a real step towards making the Bay Area a place where regular folks can afford to live again!
Throwing $20 billion at the housing crisis sounds like a classic case of big government trying to fix a problem it probably helped create in the first place.
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$20-Billion affordable housing bond measure makes the November ballot
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, or BAHFA, passed a resolution on Wednesday to put a $20 billion affordable housing bond on the ballot this November.
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Voters To Decide On $20B Affordable Housing Bond In November
Voters in the nine Bay Area counties will see a $20 billion affordable housing bond from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority on the ballot in November. If passed, each county would receive anywhere from $118 million, like Napa County, to $2.4 billion ...
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