Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every four weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...

No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...

Creating widespread economic opportunity in the Bay Area, especially for communities of color, requires a better understanding of what a decent standard of living actually costs in our region. The commonly used federal poverty measure vastly...

Jahahara Alkebulan-Ma'at, an Oakland resident and activist, lived in the same small rental home on a property near Lake Merritt in Oakland for 22 years until a new owner changed the locks, shut off water and power to the house, and threatened his...