California’s State Budget Prioritizes Affordable Housing: What You Need to Know California has reached a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to address the state’s housing crisis on June 30. Following months of budget negotiations, state leaders have advanced major housing investments and policy initiatives that could shape the future Read more…
People of Our Town St Helena: Building More Than Homes with Trainor Builders For more than two decades, Trainor Builders has helped shape the Napa Valley landscape, constructing custom homes that reflect the beauty, character, and craftsmanship of the region. But beyond building exceptional homes, the company has demonstrated a Read more…
Home Is Where Health Begins: How Affordable Housing Protects the Well-Being of St. Helena There is a moment anyone who has worried about losing their home knows well. It arrives at 2 a.m., when the bills don’t add up. It follows you to work — into the classroom, the vineyard, Read more…
Meet Board President Polly Ogden Every town is shaped by the people willing to show up for it over time. At Our Town St Helena (OTSH), one of those people is Board President Polly Ogden. Polly has served on the OTSH board for about four years addressing the growing housing Read more…
Meet Ramona & Iliana Ramona has lived in St. Helena since she was an early teen, when she moved to the United States with her family 35 years ago. She attended Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School and St. Helena High School and has built her life in this community. She Read more…
A TOWN THAT HAS had a notoriously difficult time building affordable housing is celebrating a big win. Families are set to move into Gamble Grove, a new 10-unit housing project on Pope Street in St. Helena. It was a collaboration between the nonprofits Our Town St. Helena and Napa Valley Read more…
2026 California Affordable Housing Production Pipeline Nearly 40,000 affordable homes that could serve more than 432,000 low-income households over the next 55 years are awaiting final funding to begin construction in California, according to Enterprise research. While the 2026 California Affordable Housing Pipeline shows strong development momentum, the analysis makes Read more…
Our Town St Helena has acquired 12 apartments on Monte Vista Avenue, preserving long-term affordability for at least 55 years for working families and seniors. Thank you to our partners Poppy Bank and Bay Area Housing Finance Authority. Read the full story in the Napa Valley Register.