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Corporate tax cuts blocked at least 15,000 affordable homes in California. Here’s how
Affordable housing advocates warned that the corporate tax cuts passed by Republicans in 2017 could have disastrous effects on the development of more affordable housing. More than two [...]
A few bucks off the rent won’t do much to make the region more affordable
(Aired 2:52:00 pm) As the [NLIHC Out of Reach] report finds, a number of Bay Area counties remain among the least affordable in the country, with average rental [...]
Apple taps first $400 million of $2.5 billion California housing pledge
Making a downpayment on its housing pledge, Apple announced Monday it has committed $400 million to affordable housing projects this year across California, including immediate assistance for struggling Bay [...]
White backlash to Black Lives Matter was swift. It was also expected
A 2018 report by UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project and the California Housing Partnership studied housing prices and demographic changes in the county from 2000 to 2015 to, among other [...]
Proposed Ballot Measure Could Add 7,500 New Housing Units For Homeless, Veterans
This November, San Diegans could be voting on a ballot measure that would approve 900-million dollars in spending on affordable housing. The ballot measure would approve a bond [...]
Bay Area Rents Drop But Are Still Too High – Dashboard Series #1
In this California Housing Needs Dashboard blog series, members of the Partnership’s research team highlight key indicators accessible in our new online data tool. The Dashboard provides key [...]
Half a billion in half a year: The ticking clock on California’s newest homeless plan
“We need a new approach,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in February when he dedicated his State of the State address to California’s worsening homelessness crisis. Now we have one: [...]
The Pathway to New All-Electric Low Income Housing in CA
The winds of change are blowing in California—toward all-electric new buildings powered by an increasingly clean electric grid. A key question for equity, health, and the environment is [...]
Retrofitting homes of low-income Californians will stimulate our economy and fight climate change
A stimulus plan that electrifies the homes and apartments of low-income Californians as well as small businesses, will help fight climate change, create jobs, contribute to more affordable [...]
Survey shows rise in homelessness
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless County shows 66,433 people in the county are homeless. This represents a 12.7% rise from last year’s [...]
Time Off this Friday to Honor Juneteenth
In light of evolving current events, our organization is encouraging staff who can to take all or at least part of this Friday off to commemorate Juneteenth. We have invited [...]
Oakland, S.F. neighborhoods fastest gentrifying in U.S.
Nearly one-third of poor neighborhoods in Oakland and San Francisco experienced gentrification between 2013 and 2017, the highest rate in the country according to a new national study. San [...]
New Online Dashboard from the California Housing Partnership Visualizes California’s Housing Needs
The California Housing Partnership is excited to announce the launch of a new Housing Needs Dashboard, an interactive online affordable housing data portal. The Partnership designed the dashboard as a [...]
LA-area homelessness spike could get worse post-coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12.7% over the past year to more than 66,400 and authorities fear that [...]
After coronavirus chill, Chico’s market heating up again for summer
CHICO — After a two-month stall due to COVID-19, the housing market in Chico is growing hotter. Prices and inventory seemed to chill beginning in March through much of [...]
Black Lives Matter
Dear friends and colleagues, The staff and board of the California Housing Partnership are heartsick at the pervasive and systemic injustices that George Floyd’s murder, and those of [...]
55 of California’s Counties Lacked Enough Affordable Homes Even Before the Pandemic
NEWLY PUBLISHED: 2020 Affordable Housing Needs Reports From the California Housing Partnership Recent events have amplified the longstanding injustices caused by social inequities that continue to plague our society. Since [...]
Millions of Californians could lose affordable housing in recession, advocates warn
With rent due for another new month in the coronavirus outbreak, affordable housing advocates warn that the new recession could trigger a domino effect wiping out protections for [...]
GREEN Webinar: Clean Energy Resources for COVID-19 Response
The California Housing Partnership (the Partnership), in coordination with SCANPH, is excited to host a webinar discussing Clean Energy Resources for COVID-19 Response on Wednesday, June 3 at [...]
Governor’s Budget Makes Critical Downpayment to House the Homeless; Bolder Action Needed Ahead
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom released a revised state budget for California (May Revision). The California Housing Partnership is heartened to see that despite the state’s anticipated record budget deficit, the [...]
Housing advocates breathe sigh of relief after California’s coronavirus budget cuts
After Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out his new coronavirus-decimated budget proposal this week, some affordable housing advocates expressed relief the damage wasn’t worse.
Newsom’s Budget Puts New Focus on Buying Hotels to House Homeless
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thursday a scaled-back plan to address housing and homelessness in California as part of a revised budget that attempts to tackle a projected [...]
Bay Area Housing Post-Pandemic: What’s in Store?
Real estate experts around the Bay Area knew the region’s red-hot housing market was due for a cool down, but few expected the deep freeze brought on by [...]
Housing Famous, But Winning Housing Rights in Oakland Will Make Their Impact Last
As Black children slept in a quiet home on Magnolia Street, Oakland residents watched as militarized law enforcement officials from the Alameda County’s Sheriff’s Office arrived at the Wedgewood Properties–owned [...]
