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Stanislaus County Housing Need Report 2018
Stanislaus County needs 19,746 more affordable rental homes to meet current demand. Read more about solutions to the housing emergency in Stanislaus County.
Tulare County Housing Need Report 2018
Tulare County needs 12,994 more affordable rental homes to meet current demand. Read more about solutions to the housing emergency in Tulare County.
County has new plan to end homelessness but no funding yet
Faced with mounting public concern and an uptick in homelessness, the Kern County Board of Supervisors held a community meeting Monday to discuss how to address the issue. [...]
5 Things Affordable Housing Owners should know about Default TOU Electricity Rates
Starting in 2019 and 2020, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will move its residential customers to default [...]
A 2018 Snapshot of Homelessness in Los Angeles County
According to homelessness counts between 2010 and 2017, the number of homeless people across Los Angeles County went from 38,700 to over 55,000 – an increase of 42%.
Changes to AHSC Program Revealed by Latest Awards
On June 28, the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) announced $257 million in Round 3 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) awards to 19 developments, primarily in disadvantaged communities [...]
Opinion: Kamala Harris’ rent subsidy bill the wrong solution to California’s housing crisis
In response to rising rents in California, Sen. Kamala Harris introduced legislation last month intended to provide relief to renters. The Rent Relief Act would create a refundable tax credit to aid individuals [...]
One Viral Photo Illustrates The Alarming Employment And Housing Problems Of The Bay Area
“This is my make-it-or-break-it moment,” David Casarez said. “I have to do something crazy.” The 26-year-old told an NBC affiliate that he was just looking for a big [...]
City Building List of Affordable Housing ‘Time Bombs’
Affordable housing advocates think they’ve got a way to combat San Diego’s affordable housing shortage: keep track of the city’s affordable housing.
CZI Goes to Bat for Affordable Housing
With a $250,000 donation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has stepped forward to support an effort to ease California’s affordable housing difficulties.
Close to Home: Give Santa Rosa renters a floor and a ceiling
Sonoma County’s affordable housing crisis, which was challenging prior to the Tubbs fire, is now on the verge of catastrophe. The county and all nine cities must adopt emergency [...]
The Outrageous Burden of Housing Costs in Southern California
Housing costs are climbing across Southern California, but low-income families are the ones being hit the hardest. If you pay more than 30 percent of your income on [...]
GREEN Updates: New Funding Opportunities and Policies
The California Housing Partnership continues to engage with public agencies and electric and water utilities to ensure that multifamily affordable housing properties have the necessary resources to meet [...]
Coalition applauds California’s low-income rooftop solar investment
Solar industry, renewable energy and environmental justice organizations and advocates applauded a decision today by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will increase opportunities for low-income households [...]
Los Angeles Annual Affordable Housing Outcomes Report 2018
Los Angeles County’s shortage of affordable and available homes to lower-income families continues to grow. This report is designed to help guide LA County’s allocation of resources across [...]
Report: Workers need to make $27 an hour to afford median rent in Sacramento County
In Sacramento County, a renter needs to earn nearly $27 an hour to afford the area’s median rent of $1,400 per month, according to the California Housing Partnership. [...]
GREEN Talk: Best Practices on Solar Energy Investments in Affordable Housing
Investing in solar energy systems for affordable housing properties continues to be a critical opportunity and issue for nonprofit housing owners and public housing authorities throughout California. The [...]
LA rental prices are on an upward crawl
Rental prices in Los Angeles creeped up slightly in May, according to a new report from Apartment List. The median price for a two-bedroom apartment is now $1,750—$10 higher than [...]
LA’s homeless population is finally falling
The number of homeless residents across Los Angeles County has dropped to 53,195, new figures show. That 3 percent dip since 2017 is the first decline in the [...]
Homeless numbers fall in LA County, but in San Fernando, San Gabriel valleys and South Bay, it’s a different story
After three years of growing homelessness, the population of people without a permanent or stable roof over their heads in Los Angeles County fell by 3 percent to [...]
Our View: Hits & Misses: Kern is the king of wind power
HIT – Kern County is the king of wind power. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Kern’s 4,581 wind turbines are more than any other county in the [...]
California’s housing shortage is not sustainable
New reports from the nonprofit California Housing Partnership provide insight into just how significant the shortage of affordable housing in Southern California really is. According to the reports, [...]
The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis
When Rosalina Hernández and her husband moved into their studio apartment on Los Angeles Street in South Central LA 15 years ago, the place was just for the [...]
Report: San Diego Housing Pinch Linked To Redevelopment Loss
The loss of redevelopment funding was a major cause of San Diego’s housing and homelessness crisis. That’s the conclusion of a new report released by the San Diego Housing Federation.
