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Sen. Bill Dodd announced legislation this week that would assist in the creation of affordable housing in California by identifying excess state property that could be used for development, advancing earlier initiatives from Gov. Gavin Newsom to address the state housing crisis. “The rapid creation of affordable housing is vital to Californians, who are experiencing increased homelessness and instability because Read More
More than 3 million Californians with lower incomes could get a break on their taxes under a bill that would significantly increase the credit for renters for the first time in more than 40 years. Single filers who make less than $43,533 or joint filers making less than $87,066 currently receive $60 or $120, respectively – amounts that haven’t been increased Read More
California Housing Partnership, an NLIHC state partner, released a report on the state’s affordable housing shortage and investments in housing production. Over the past three years, the California Affordable Housing Needs Report 2022 shows, California has more than doubled its production of new affordable homes. Despite this progress, the state is funding 16% of the total number of affordable homes needed to meet Read More
In a joint project between Los Angeles Metro and two private development companies, the North Hollywood station’s park-and-ride lot is proposed to be replaced with a $1 billion mixed-use complex called District NoHo. Only 20% of its units will be dedicated to affordable housing, and those units will be segregated from the rest of the development. Metro entered into an exclusive Read More
In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to prioritize building affordable housing on government-owned land. “In California, affordable housing is a significant concern,” Acting State Auditor Michael Tilden said. “There’s over 1.4 million low-income renter households in California that don’t have access to affordable housing.” Tilden said of the 44,000 state-owned properties the Department of General Services looked at, 92 Read More
A state audit report found that the state has failed to act effectively to produce affordable housing necessary to alleviate the state’s housing crisis. “The rapid creation of affordable housing is critical because more than 1.4 million low-income California renter households lack access to affordable housing,” Tilden wrote in a letter Tuesday to the governor and other state leaders… …The Read More
Sacramento County did the right thing last week by reversing course on the imminent closure of three motels housing more than 300 formerly homeless people. Following criticism aired at the supervisors’ meeting Tuesday, the leaders of the largest government in the region decided to extend the housing program known as Project Roomkey. Sacramento County only extended Roomkey until the end Read More
California must build millions of homes by 2030 to address severe housing supply and demand challenges. That’s according to a new report published Wednesday by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, which is updated every four years and outlines challenges and strategies to address the state’s housing crisis over the next decade… …Matt Schwartz, president and CEO of the Read More
Running a campaign for mobile home park rent protections from her Huntington Beach living room was not on Carol Rohr’s retirement bucket list. Travel and kayak excursions are more this 65-year-old’s speed. But Rohr now spends up to 12 hours a day working to get rent stabilization for mobile home parks on the city’s November ballot — reading city handbooks, Read More
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced Friday comprehensive legislation to address the affordable housing and homelessness crises in California and across the country. The Housing for All Act of 2022 would invest in proven solutions to address critical affordable housing shortages and provide a surge of funding for strategic, existing programs to reduce homelessness as well as for innovative, locally-developed solutions to help those Read More