"HPS is part of a proliferating family of interventions predicated on the notion that the cheapest way to address homelessness is by keeping struggling tenants from being turned out on the streets in the first place."
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UC Law San Francisco has a free moot court program for attorneys arguing cases in the California Supreme Court. Congrats to Academy member Leah Spero for her work on this!
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Well said @jenloving23 and John Sobrato! It’s remarkable what Measure A has accomplished, supporting over 6k new units of housing, but still so much more work to be done. mercurynews.com/2023/04/25/c…
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🧵Great @mercnews story about our amazing Measure A housing bond. We've been able to accomplish so much with this bond as the anchor for bringing so many jurisdictions together to aggressively create ELI and PSH affordability (47 projects and counting). This success is due to 1/
"They put a lion’s share of this money and brought other money home to address and ensure thousands of people can get off our streets. We would be looking to the same thing with any future measure.” @jenloving23 @mercnews 📰ow.ly/q7nT50NtXAG
Have 24 extra minutes to burn? Today’s @GrowthCapCo podcast features me on my soapbox. Thanks @rjlumba for having me!
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Homelessness can feel intractable in the Bay Area, but it's incredible what @SCCgov has accomplished over many years of hard work in partnership with @DSTNHome. Still so much to be done, but it's worth celebrating the impact on 000s of people's lives and the whole community.
The @SCCgov team shared this slide at our CoC meeting yesterday (we consistently measure our collective progress against the Community Plan) and it’s notable for a few reasons. 1) the magnitude of people who have moved into homes in just under 4 years is 8,392 (👏🏼👏🏼) AND 1/🧵
Go Cousin Jessie!
"Jessie Edelman’s new paintings seduce with abandon..."
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Grateful to @Erin_CiscoCSR @ChuckRobbins & the whole @Cisco team for so fully embracing homelessness, understanding the root causes for how we got here & what we must do together to solve it.
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Big news - @Headspace and @carebyginger are merging to form Headspace Health. Just like physical fitness saw widespread participation in the 1980s, a similar evolution is underway in mental health. Thoughts on why we're so excited
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Welcome Kim!
We’re excited to welcome Kimberly Jabal to the Lucid board of directors! With 30+ years of experience in the tech industry, her expertise and guidance will support us in our mission of helping teams see and build the future. prn.to/3i7jqSX
Amazing external validation for the @Lucidchart @Lucidspark teams! Grateful for the team and our customers. Onward.
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Today @SurveyMonkey announced that it is relaunching as Momentive, an agile experience management company focused on helping customers shape what's next. Follow them here: @MomentiveAI.
Read more about the news here: bit.ly/3vZl79C
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After a year of lost income, she asked, “where are we going to get all that money we owe?”
Our lowest-income neighbors are more vulnerable than ever, facing average rental debt in the thousands & putting their lives further at risk to avoid homelessness.
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Exciting milestone @alltrails and it feels like we're just getting started
1 million subscribers. 10 thousand trees. And a community of 25 million outdoor lovers. It’s been a joy to help you all get outside over the past ten years, and we can’t wait to keep spreading the stoke for many more to come. prn.to/3a4rY7P
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1 million subscribers. 10 thousand trees. And a community of 25 million outdoor lovers. It’s been a joy to help you all get outside over the past ten years, and we can’t wait to keep spreading the stoke for many more to come. prn.to/3a4rY7P
Thanks to @Facebook for this big commitment in the fight to end homelessness. @DSTNHome is thrilled to partner with you.
Today in partnership w/@Facebook & @LISC_HQ we’re launching the $150M #CommunityHousingFund--CA's largest private fund dedicated to extremely low-income housing. This fund will help bridge a critical housing gap for our most vulnerable neighbors. bit.ly/37LTBRW
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If we want to end & prevent homelessness we must build Extremely Low Income housing. We started this movement w/ @SCCgov Measure A, @CityofSanJose @SCC_HousingAuth & in partnership w/ @Cisco & @Apple. Now w/ @Facebook. Priorities matter. Let’s bring more people home. Read more ⬇️
Today in partnership w/@Facebook & @LISC_HQ we’re launching the $150M #CommunityHousingFund--CA's largest private fund dedicated to extremely low-income housing. This fund will help bridge a critical housing gap for our most vulnerable neighbors. bit.ly/37LTBRW