News & Updates
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…
Eden Team Members Sharing their Holiday Celebration Traditions
December 16, 2022
Eden team members took a moment to share some of their most memorable holidays from years past and the traditions they treasure today. La Famiglia Mandolini Pasta Quest When I was 13, my Nonna (Italian for grandma) taught me how to make pasta. For Christmas, we have a family tradition of making a type of…
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…
Adapting to Climate Change: Affordable Housing must be Sustainable Housing
November 21, 2022
As President Biden recently shared at the COP27 United Nations Climate Conference in Egypt, the climate crisis is about “human security, economic security, environmental security, national security and the very life of the planet.” Eden Housing continually strives to adopt climate conscious practices that benefit the planet, as well as the people it serves. Eden…
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…
Eden Housing Awards $100,000 in Scholarship Funds to 29 Students Throughout California
September 8, 2022
— Organization celebrates 30th annual Howard T. Collins Memorial Scholarship; over $950,000 donated to deserving students since program’s inception — HAYWARD, California – (September 8, 2022) – Eden Housing, a leading affordable housing nonprofit, announced today it is awarding a total of $100,000 to 29 students who reside on a property managed by the organization…
Eden Housing is the Selected Developer of 120 Affordable Housing Units in San Diego
September 7, 2022
— New apartments aim to enhance the area architecturally, socially and environmentally — September 7, 2022 — Eden Housing has been selected by the County of San Diego to negotiate the development of 120 affordable housing units in the City of San Diego at 5001 73rd Street. Centrally located in the College Area community of…
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…
Eden Housing Welcomes Shola Olatoye as New Chief Operating Officer
August 29, 2022
Eden Housing is excited to announce the hiring of our new Chief Operating Officer, Shola Olatoye. Shola brings extensive experience in the housing and community development sector to Eden. Prior to joining Eden Housing, Shola served as director of Housing and Community Development for the City of Oakland. As an appointed member of the city’s executive team,…