When a collaborative composed of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the San Francisco Foundation, LISC, Facebook and others announced their Partnership for the Bay's Future this week, the media sat up and took note. Fast Company, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, NBC-TV Bay Area and Bloomberg were just some of the outlets that touted the $500 million investment fund and LISC's key part in pushing for affordable housing and shared prosperity in the region.
Find the highlights from yesterday's announcement below, everything from trending Tweets to high profile news coverage.
For additional information on the Investment Fund that LISC is managing, please contact BaysFuture@lisc.org.
Top Tweets
Find a full recap of the Twitter activity here.
Print Coverage
- Bloomberg
Chan Zuckerberg-Backed Fund Targets Bay Area Housing Crisis - CNBC
Facebook and others pledge hundreds of millions of dollars toward affordable housing in Bay Area - CNN Business
Facebook and others are raising $500 million for Bay Area housing crisis - Fast Company
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has a $500 million plan to ease the Bay Area housing crisis - Impact Alpha
The key to new $500 million affordable housing fund? A $40 million grant from Facebook’s founder. - Los Angeles Times
Mark Zuckerberg's personal charity is part of a push to steer $500 million to affordable housing - The Mercury News
Partnership seeks to ease Bay Area housing crisis, op-ed from Elliot Schrage, vice president of Facebook. and LISC CEO, Maurice A. Jones.
Bay Area housing gets $500 million boost from local tech, foundations - Multi-Housing News
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Other Businesses Launch $500M Bay Area Housing Fund - The New York Times
$500 Million Pledge in Bay Area Supports Affordable Housing - Politico
Silicon Valley, facing pressure, pledges to help on housing shortage - San Francisco Business Times
Bay Area groups team up on housing plan that seeks to raise $500 million fund - San Francisco Chronicle
Bay Area partnership seeks to raise $540 million to develop affordable housing - The Wall Street Journal
Facebook CEO, Firms to Raise $500 Million for San Francisco-Area Housing
TV Coverage
Learn more about the Partnership for the Bay's Future at www.baysfuture.org.