Policy Updates
Q&A with Erin Edwards, Councilmember for the City of Riverside
September 27, 2023
As a Councilmember for the City of Riverside representing Ward 1, Erin Edwards has auspicious goals: to address homelessness, invest in neighborhoods and put Riverside on the map. With a background in nonprofit work, Councilmember Edwards brings considerable expertise in all facets of advocacy, as well as diverse experiences collected from living in France, Canada…
Q&A with California Congresswoman Anna A. Eshoo
July 31, 2023
Throughout her tenure in Congress, Representative Anna Eshoo has been a tireless advocate for expanding affordable housing options in the state of California. Her commitment to secure federal funding for affordable housing programs, promote fair housing practices and support initiatives that empower low-income families and individuals has made a significant impact. Given the ongoing affordable…
Q&A With San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan
June 28, 2023
Mayor Mahan’s background growing up with working-class parents – one a school teacher, one a letter carrier – gives him a unique perspective on housing affordability. It’s no secret that service professionals are among many who have trouble paying the escalating housing prices that would allow them to live close to their workplace, and it’s…
The Upcoming Expiration of Two Critical Local Affordable Housing Measures Spurs Additional Efforts to Continue Addressing the Challenge
June 2, 2023
While most regions are enduring a housing crisis, there’s agreement across the board that the Bay Area’s need is particularly acute, given that the area has some of the nation’s highest housing prices. Every year the National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes a report, Out of Reach, which documents the significant gap between renters’ wages…
End of Year – State Legislative Activity
December 21, 2022
Eden was proud to support some of this year’s most innovative affordable housing bills, including high-profile legislation that will increase affordable housing development on underused commercial sites, a new aging-in-place program for senior housing residents, and a pro-housing constitutional amendment that will appear on the 2024 ballot. Eden also joined with NPH and housing advocates…
Q&A with Cedric Bobo, Co-Founder and CEO of Project Destined
December 15, 2022
Cedric Bobo is the co-founder and CEO of Project Destined, a leading social impact platform that partners with schools, corporations and nonprofits to train underserved students in financial literacy, entrepreneurship and real estate. This year, the organization joined forces with Eden Housing, National Intermediary Housing Partnership Network (HPN) and Beacon Communities to host an Affordable…
Q&A with Vincent Tong, CEO of BC Housing
November 21, 2022
Vincent Tong is the acting CEO for BC Housing, a trusted leader and partner in sustainable housing solutions for British Columbians. Its mission is to make a positive difference in people’s lives and communities through safe, affordable and quality housing. We sat down with Vincent to talk about the ways in which BC Housing is…
Q&A with Shola Olatoye, Eden Housing Chief Operating Officer
October 28, 2022
Shola Olatoye is Eden Housing’s new Chief Operating Officer. She joined the team in October of 2022 and is overseeing Property Operations, Human Resources and Talent Development, and Business Technology. Shola brings extensive experience in the housing and community development sector. Prior to joining our organization, she served as Director of Housing and Community Development…
Q&A with Jennifer Hernandez, Partner, Holland & Knight
September 27, 2022
As the leader of Holland & Knight’s West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group, law firm partner Jennifer Hernandez is well-versed in the issues surrounding California’s acute housing shortage. In a newly released report, Anti-Housing CEQA Lawsuits Filed in 2020 Challenge Nearly 50% of California’s Annual Housing Production, Hernandez sheds light on a key contributing…
Q&A with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Long-time Champion of Affordable Housing
August 30, 2022
A long-time champion of affordable housing, Buffy Wicks is wielding her influence as Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee to oversee several pieces of legislature designed to address the housing crisis. Notably, her bill AB 2011, The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act, just passed the State Legislature and is on…