Why the Gambles Took a Gamble on 951 Pope Street When OTSH and its partner, Napa Valley Community Housing, were in the throes of assembling financing for the approved 963 Pope Street project, the adjacent property at 951 Pope Street came on the market. OTSH founder John Sales met with Read more…
Where Working Families Live in St. Helena Change usually comes slowly to St Helena, which is one of the many advantages of living in a small town. As we marvel at the incredible natural beauty that still surrounds us, it is easy to forget about how our town has evolved. Read more…
2025 Housing Needs Report for Napa County The California Housing Partnership recently published an annual report utilizing statewide and county-level data to illustrate housing needs. Some of the key findings for Napa County include: 3,395 low-income renter households in Napa County do not have access to an affordable home. Renters Read more…
A Mid Year Message August 2024 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE It has been a productive and exciting year so far, and we want to take this opportunity to update you on what we’ve been working on and the progress we’ve made. Pope Street Workforce Housing We are nearly fully funded Read more…
How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford to Live in Napa Valley? Napa County recently commissioned the State of Housing in Napa Valley report, prepared by Generation Housing (aka Gen H). And the California Housing Partnership recently published the Napa County 2024 Affordable Housing Needs Report. We want Read more…
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE It’s exciting to leap into 2024 as a year of building for Our Town St. Helena (OTSH), which takes on many forms. Building on Our Momentum After several years of predevelopment work and assembling multiple funding sources, this year OTSH will begin constructing 9 new rental apartments Read more…
As wages stagnate and rents continue to rise across the U.S., lower-income renters are increasingly vulnerable to being housing cost-burdened, meaning more than 30 percent of their earnings are spent on housing costs. As a result, they are more frequently threatened with eviction due to their inability to pay rent. Read more…
They teamed up to help build each other’s homes—now they’ve teamed up to score some goals. Brenkle Court FC poses for a photo during the 28th Annual Holiday Cup at Epicenter Sports City in Santa Rosa. Homeowners at Brenkle Court, the first project developed by local affordable housing non-profit Our Read more…
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE A St. Helena landlord I know recently had an apartment for rent in town. It was a 2-bedroom, 1-bath, upstairs unit with one assigned parking space. The monthly rent is $1,850 and the landlord covers water and garbage. Here is a sampling of applicants who ultimately were Read more…
