Join us on February 4th for our first project review in the new year!

We will be reviewing Harvest Properties Mixed-Use Stevens Creek project in Cupertino.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Tour of The Clark on 54th (Los Angeles)

Join the Housing Action Coalition for an on-site tour of The Clark on 54th, a community-based housing project being developed by Praxis Development Group in partnership with the family that has owned the land since the 1990s.

Led by Praxis Development Group, the project is a joint venture between Praxis and the brother-and-sister owners of the land. The project pays tribute to their mother, who operated a hair salon on this site for decades. The Clark on 54th is woman-owned, Black-owned, and locally owned, rooted deeply in neighborhood history and stewardship.

The site is located within and adjacent to some of Los Angeles’s most historically significant Black communities, including Leimert Park and View Park/Windsor Hills. Today, the surrounding area is dominated by high-value single-family homes, making this project a thoughtful, community-rooted addition that expands access to family-sized homes and long-term affordability while remaining grounded in the neighborhood’s cultural legacy.

The project will deliver 48 family-sized homes, with 20% of the building affordable at 50% AMI, adding much-needed housing in a high-opportunity area with strong transit access and longstanding community assets.

Post-Tour: Afterwards, we'll walk over to Dulan’s on Crenshaw for a complimentary lunch. Hope to see you there!

More details available on the RSVP page above.

This event is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next HAC Education Meeting!

We’re excited to feature:

Tom Mayhew, partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP and HAC’s lead attorney, who will walk us through the status of our lawsuits challenging cities that are failing to comply with Housing Element law—what’s happening, what’s next, and what it means for our broader advocacy.

Nia Bratton, Public Affairs Manager at The Michelson Center for Public Policy brings her expertise in tenant protections, research, and policy advocacy. Nia will walk us through current tenant-focused legislative efforts and the trends shaping renters’ rights across the state.

This meeting is limited to members only. If you are a member, please make sure you’re signed up for HAC-ED emails in order to attend. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next HAC Education Meeting!

We’re excited to feature:

Michael Gunning, Senior Policy Advisor at California Building Industry Association, one of California’s leading voices on insurance and resilience policy. Michael returns to provide an updated briefing on the state’s fire insurance crisis.

Jesse Zwick - Southern California Director, and Ali Sapirman, Policy & Advocacy Manager, on the HAC team will share their insights and work into single stair reform. From the Bay Area down to SoCal, we'll hear how their work is shaping California’s housing future.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!

We’re excited for our committee to review:

Project TBA

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

HAC is headed to Oakland for the final Happy Hour of the year!

For December’s Happy Hour, HAC is going to be hosting at Einwiller Kuehl’s office in downtown Oakland. Join us to mingle, connect, and talk all things housing! All guests must RSVP by atleast 24 hours before the event.

Attendance for this event is limited to HAC members. Not a member and interested in joining? Please contact Brianna Morales, HAC’s Community Organizer, at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join the HAC team and your fellow members on Wednesday, December 10 for our Quarterly Breakfast Briefing, your inside look at the most important work HAC is doing this year to support a stronger housing development ecosystem.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

The Housing Action Coalition has officially expanded in Southern California, and we’re throwing a happy hour to celebrate!

Join Executive Director Corey Smith and our new Southern California Director Jesse Zwick for drinks, views, and good vibes at Perch LA -- just steps from Pershing Square Metro.

Come raise a glass to more housing, more advocacy, and our next chapter in SoCal: drinks are on us 🍸

Got questions? Reach out to Jesse at jesse@housingactioncoalition.org. See you soon!

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!

We’re excited for our committee to review:

Mowry Village in Newark which will transform a 50-year-old auto wrecking yard into a fully all-electric mixed-use neighborhood. The plan calls for 196 single-family homes and 30 affordable apartments, paired with a new all-abilities park and redesigned streetscapes for improved walking, biking, and safety.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!

We’re excited for our committee to review:

The Hillsdale Mall redevelopment, envisioning up to 1,670 new residential units, including 14 % below-market rate homes, anchored by a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood with high-quality retail, offices, and transit access. It’s a bold step toward a more inclusive, walkable, and connected San Mateo.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next HAC Education Meeting!

We’re excited to feature:

Newly elected policymaker and longtime housing leader Councilmember Tordillos. Elected to represent District 3 on the San José City Council, he brings deep housing expertise and years of experience from their time on the San José Planning Commission.

Nia Bratton, Public Affairs Manager at The Michelson Center for Public Policy brings her expertise in tenant protections, research, and policy advocacy. Nia will walk us through current tenant-focused legislative efforts and the trends shaping renters’ rights across the state.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

HAC’s Member Legislative Planning Session on Wednesday, October 15, from 12:00-2:00pm will focus on shaping HAC’s state legislative package for 2026. The bills and reforms we advance in Sacramento have some of the biggest impacts on housing production across California and we want your expertise to guide where we focus our efforts.

As housing industry leaders, HAC members know better than anyone what works (and what doesn’t) in moving projects forward. Your insight will help us decide which state-level policy levers to prioritize: financing tools, impact fees, zoning reforms, permitting streamlining, small business and tenant protections, or other changes that can unlock more housing and produce better urbanist outcomes.

Lunch provided for in-person attendees

In person: HAC Office – 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 720

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our Q3 Quarterly Breakfast Briefing!

We’ll be featuring everything HAC’s been working on this past quarter and what to look forward to ahead of 2026.

Along with our Quarterly Breakfast Briefing, we’re putting together our annual recap of everything that happened in state housing legislation this year, including what moved forward from our sponsored bill package. We'd love to have you join us, either in person or virtually, to collaborate with HAC staff as we walk through the highlights and what it all means for 2025.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join HAC on October 2nd at 2:00pm for a tour of the Sophie Maxwell Building (Block 7B) at Power Station — workforce housing & waterfront renewal in Dogpatch. For more information on the plan please visit the project website HERE.

Only 30 spots available!

Afterwards, we will walk to a local spot for a complimentary, mid-week Happy Hour. Hope to see you there!

This event is open to the public. Please direct questions to HAC’s Community Organizer, Brianna Morales, at Brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!

We’re excited for our committee to review:

1105-1121 E Valley Blvd in San Gabriel, a mixed-use project with 65 residential units, including 6 very low-income units from our members Longo Realty Inc.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Regulatory Committee Meeting!

We’re excited to feature:

Ramie Dare, Director of Real Estate Development for the Bay Area at Mercy Housing California, who will offer insights from the affordable housing front -- what’s working, what’s not, and what the development landscape looks like for the rest of the year.

Kyle Vansice to introduce Cedar, an Austin-based startup rethinking how infill housing gets built. Cedar’s software helps developers quickly understand what can be built on a site by combining real estate data with smart design tools. The goal: save months of time and significant upfront costs while making it easier to deliver housing in walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

San Francisco is on the verge of a historic vote and your voice is needed.

The City is preparing to vote on the Family Zoning Plan: a once-in-a-generation rezoning proposal that could finally make it legal to build more housing in neighborhoods that have long excluded it. This plan is a major step toward a more inclusive, affordable, and sustainable San Francisco.

After years of work, months of community input, and multiple public hearings, the Planning Commission will take its vote on September 11. That means now is the time to show up and speak out.

What the Plan Would Do:

• Create more options for families by legalizing backyard cottages, in-law units, and small apartments so families can stay together and renters can live near work, school, and community.

• Prioritize smart growth by focusing new housing near transit, schools, parks, and local businesses.

• Protect essential funding by keeping San Francisco in compliance with state housing law, which helps preserve funding for transit, affordable housing, and infrastructure.

This plan is supported by affordable housing developers, pro-housing advocates, labor unions, and residents from across the city. But opposition has been organizing hard and showing up in force at every hearing. We need to match their energy and show the broad, growing support for a more livable city.

Join us to rally before the vote and help pack the hearing room with housing supporters.

11:30 AM – Rally on the steps of City Hall
We’ll gather outside City Hall for a short rally and hear from community members, housing advocates, and civic leaders who are fighting for a more livable San Francisco. (Speaker lineup coming soon!)

12:30 PM – Planning Commission Hearing, Room 400
After the rally, we’ll head upstairs together to give public comment in support of the Family Zoning Plan.

This vote is the most important one yet. Let’s show San Francisco’s leaders that we’re ready for real change and ready to say yes to more homes.

For questions regarding this rally please contact HAC’s Community Organizer Brianna Morales at Brianna@housingactioncoalition.org

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Regulatory Committee Meeting!

We’re excited to feature:

RJ Mahadev of RaaP, a San Francisco–based modular housing design and construction firm working to streamline multifamily and hotel development through prefab design and efficient contractor matchmaking. To learn more about RaaP’s work and what will be discussed at this Regulatory Committee, please see our blog HERE.

Lisa Follman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where she has led the design and execution of a wide range of projects—from small-scale urban work to large commercial developments—for over two decades.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join HAC for an exciting tour of 2550 Irving, a new 100% affordable housing development in the Sunset, designed by Pyatok and built by Guzman Construction. Led by TNDC in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, this project brings 90 new homes for working families to a neighborhood that has seen far too little affordable housing in recent decades.

The building also includes community-serving ground-floor space, green areas, bike parking, and proximity to high-performing schools—making it an ideal location for family-focused affordable housing in a historically under-built part of the city.

Afterwards, we will walk to a local spot for a complimentary, mid-week Happy Hour. Hope to see you there!

This event is open to the public. Please direct questions to HAC’s Community Organizer, Brianna Morales, at Brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

The Family Zoning Plan is so close to becoming reality, and we’re raising a glass to push it across the finish line!

On September 11, the Planning Commission will vote on this historic rezoning that will finally make it legal to build more homes in more neighborhoods, especially in places that have long been off-limits. This is our chance to create a more inclusive, affordable, and vibrant San Francisco.

Join the Housing Action Coalition and YIMBY Action for a high-energy happy hour that’s equal parts fun and impactful:

• Celebrate how far we’ve come

• Connect with a representative from the Planning Department

• Connect with housing advocates from all over the city

• Gear up to speak out at the September 11 hearing

The opposition will show up strong. Let’s show them housing supporters know how to turn out and have a good time doing it.

RSVP HERE!

Attendance for this event is limited to HAC members. Not a member and interested in joining? Please contact Brianna Morales, HAC’s SF Organizer, at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Regulatory Committee Meeting!

We’re excited to feature:

State Senator Scott Wiener, who will discuss the new housing bills that went into effect for 2025 and taking a look ahead at the new year.

Rachael Tanner of SF Planning Department - Director of Citywide Planning.

This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Please join Senator Scott Wiener, DM Development, MRK Partners, Six Peak Capital, Forge West, and HAC’s Executive Director Corey Smith on August 25th to celebrate the groundbreaking of 300 De Haro in Potrero Hill. This innovative, stylish, and 100% affordable housing project marks one of the largest ground-up affordable developments in the City to break ground in recent years.

Originally approved in 2020 as a mixed-income project, 300 De Haro has since evolved into a fully affordable development. It will provide 425 furnished and unfurnished studio units and neighborhood retail, along with a variety of amenities designed to foster community, empower individuals and families, and provide lasting comfort, security, and opportunity.

We look forward to celebrating this important milestone with you!

For questions about this event, please contact Luis Cuadra from Southwest Strategies at lcuadra@bergdavis.com.