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With advocacy efforts in full swing, Holden Weisman, Director of Policy & Advocacy, recaps a whirlwind of events from Sacramento to Washington, DC and shares how you can join the fight to fund CalHome with $500 million for affordable homeownership in California.

As 2025 comes to a close, Holden Weisman, Director of Policy & Advocacy reflects on our challenges and achievements, sharing gratitude for recent wins, and looking ahead with hope toward our advocacy campaigns in 2026.

Fall marks a new chapter for advocacy at Habitat Greater San Francisco. Holden Weisman, Director of Policy & Advocacy, highlights recent progress and outlines how our new Advocacy Plan for FY 2026 will help advance affordable homeownership across the Bay Area.

Holden Weisman, Director of Policy & Advocacy, shares the disappointing news about CalHome, what it means for Habitat and other self-help housers, and for members of our community. Read about this, plus how we are facing the challenges this latest funding cut poses.

In turbulent times, it’s often easy to forget how much we share. Safe, stable housing is something we can all agree on – it’s essential for health, work, education and community. While our culture and politics are divided at times, helping people meet their basic needs can inspire unity and collaboration. 

It’s no secret that California – and the nation – are facing a brutal housing crisis. What is often missing from the conversation is a clear understanding of government’s responsibility, and potential opportunity, to drive real solutions. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the state budget unveiled by Governor Newsom this month.

Habitat Greater San Francisco recently joined forces with CleanPowerSF’s EV Charge SF program to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to their latest affordable homeownership development in San Francisco at Amber Drive.

Habitat Greater San Francisco recently joined forces with CleanPowerSF’s EV Charge SF program to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to their latest affordable homeownership development in San Francisco at Amber Drive.

Across our region families are struggling to afford to remain in the towns in which they grew up. This displacement has effects on the families and their broader communities. Hear from Abby Shewmaker, a Tiburon resident, about her experiences.

Eight families became homeowners in San Francisco at the end of 2023.