May 1, 2025 If President Trump succeeds in lowering corporate taxes from 21 percent to a historic low of 15 percent, as he has promised to do, the California affordable housing industry would lose out on some $250 million, according to a new estimate of little-known “tax credits” that are key to financing low-income housing. “Although it seems less likely to be Read More
April 30, 2025 In four Bay Area counties, you can now earn a six-figure salary and still be considered low-income. According to the latest state eligibility requirements for affordable housing, a single renter making up to $109,700 a year in San Mateo, Marin or San Francisco counties qualifies as having a low income. In Santa Clara County, the limit is Read More
May 1, 2025 More extremely low-income residents in Humboldt County spend more than half of their income on housing than in any other county in California north of Sonoma, according to new statistics released by the California Housing Partnership. 85% of extremely low-income (ELI) households here are spending more than half of their income on housing. Though other counties in the “North Read More
April 24, 2025 U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) and U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) recently announced the reintroduction of the Housing for All Act, described as “a comprehensive approach to address the homelessness and affordable housing crises in California and across the nation,” in an April 21 statement from Padilla’s office. The legislation “would invest in proven solutions to address affordable Read More
April 24, 2025 Several high-profile housing and homelessness bills are moving through key legislative committees this week, as lawmakers act with renewed urgency to address the affordability crisis facing Californians. While the housing shortage has long been a top concern at the Capitol, voters last fall made it clear that the high cost of living was their number one issue. “The urgency for action Read More
April 22, 2025 A new report by the California Housing Partnership and Enterprise Community Partners studying the outcomes of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program found that AHSC has significantly advanced affordable housing and climate goals by linking housing development with sustainable transportation. AHSC has reduced 5.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions across California through the production of Read More
April 21, 2025 Housing for All Act would invest in proven solutions to address affordable housing shortages and provide historic level of federal funding for existing programs and innovative solutions to keep people housed and reduce homelessness CALIFORNIA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.-36) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.-24) announced the reintroduction of the Housing for All Read More
March 25, 2025 Updated plans for a proposed affordable housing development at the former site of Parking Structure 3 were presented recently in a staff report to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board. The project, located at 1318 4th Street is being developed by EAH Housing and envisions a six-story building with 122 apartments above street-level commercial space and underground parking for Read More
March 23, 2025 A new report released by the California Housing Partnership and Enterprise Community Partners highlights the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program as one of California’s most powerful tools for simultaneously addressing the state’s housing crisis and its ambitious climate goals. Since its inception in 2014, the AHSC program has invested $4 billion in 209 integrated housing Read More
March 18, 2025 Courtney Welch, an Emeryville city councilmember since 2021, has been appointed to the California Housing Partnership Corp., Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said last week. The partnership assists nonprofit and government housing agencies to create and preserve housing that is affordable to lower-income households, according to is LinkedIn page. Welch has been the director of external affairs of Read More