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California needs affordable housing now. Repealing this racist measure is a good start | Opinion
Sept 28, 2024 Everyone agrees it’s a problem, but no one’s doing anything about it: Article 34 of the California Constitution is widely viewed today as a stain [...]
On the ballot: What is Prop 5?
Sept 27, 2024 Proposition 5, one of 10 propositions coming to the California ballot this November, if passed will allow local infrastructure and housing bonds for low and [...]
Housing Justice Advocates Cheer Bill Becoming Law That Will Save Affordable Housing for Tenants Across California
Sept 21, 2024 Housing advocates including the National Housing Law Project, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation this week applauded Governor Newsom for [...]
Why the California Housing Market Is So Expensive in 2024
Sept 11, 2024 California is an expensive place to call home. It’s such a fundamental part of California life it almost feels silly to say. Along with good [...]
SM.a.r.t Column: Part II: The Affordability Crisis: Unmasking California’s RHNA Process and Its Role in Gentrification
Sept 2, 2024 In the ongoing saga of California’s housing crisis, we’re witnessing a classic case of good intentions paving the road to economic hell. The state’s approach [...]
More affordable housing funds could come with new labor requirements
Aug 30, 2024 The Legislature has foisted a $500 million compromise on affordable housing developers and one of the state’s largest construction unions. Not everyone likes the deal [...]
If California wants to build more housing, the ballot measure easing bond votes is crucial
Aug 16, 2024 A key principle of our democratic process is that the will of the people prevails. But right now, one-third of our voters can override the [...]
Governor Signs/Vetoes Key Affordable Housing Bills
While state leaders ultimately decided not to approve any new long-term funding for affordable housing production this year beyond the narrowly-focused resources included in Proposition 1 approved by [...]
This SF group says it solved the math on affordable housing. Can it get others to follow?
Jul. 26, 2024 Time kills all deals, so the saying goes. As a process drags on, doubt, uncertainty and expenses tend to multiply. That has been a recurrent [...]
Community Voices: Voters Must Demand Concrete Plans for Affordable Housing From Political Candidates
April 16, 2024 As an advocate for equitable housing solutions, I am deeply concerned about the lack of affordable housing across our state—particularly in the Coachella Valley. Affordable [...]
California Housing Is Even Less Affordable Than You Think, UC Berkeley Study Says
May 2, 2024 As California tries to claw its way out of its housing affordability crisis, policymakers have been asking the wrong question, according to a new study [...]
Santa Clara County affordable housing sees huge funding drop
June 5, 2024 State and federal funding for affordable housing took a steep drop in Santa Clara County last year, putting more of a burden on local governments [...]
Too much affordable housing? Concord rejects low-income project downtown, draws state scrutiny
June 12, 2024 At a public hearing last month, a real estate developer approached the Concord City Council with a proposal that, to many, might have seemed too [...]
Find out which lobbying groups get their way most often in the California Legislature
June 12, 2024 Los Angeles and the Bay Area tend to get their way in the California Legislature. So do labor unions, social justice organizations and defense attorneys. [...]
Majority of Voters Support Affordable Housing Bond on November Ballot
June 5, 2024 Sacramento, CA – Earlier this spring, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ office released the result of a poll that shows “[a] strong majority of Californians would support [...]
We want to hear from you: How has the cost of living in San Diego impacted your life?
June 17, 2024 On average, a single person in San Diego County needs to make $47.67 an hour to afford the average monthly rent. That’s according to a report [...]
‘The market has been overrun’: Maps of vacation rentals in San Diego are fueling a fiery debate about America’s housing crisis — here’s why
July 9, 2024 Online maps displaying a peppering of short-term rentals in San Diego have sparked a furor on social media, with commenters discussing whether the proliferation of [...]
Mayor London Breed Celebrates Groundbreaking of Family and Veteran Affordable Housing Development in the Sunset
June 26, 2024 San Francisco, CA — Today, Mayor London N. Breed joined City officials, local leaders, and development partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of 2550 Irving Street, a new [...]
LAHSA Reports Decline in Los Angeles Homelessness in 2024
June 30, 2024 The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced the results of the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, revealing a slight decline in homelessness. Los [...]
The housing situation in Orange County is grim
May 31, 2024 When it comes to the housing situation in Santa Ana and Orange County the news is mostly grim despite attempts by the City of Santa [...]
State Budget Wins for Affordable Housing
With the Governor’s signature yesterday on the main state budget bill (a few others remain pending), the Partnership is pleased to summarize the outcomes of this year’s difficult [...]
Report: San Diego County Needs 134,500 More Affordable Housing Units
May 9, 2024 The San Diego Housing Federation said Thursday its latest research shows that the county is short 134,500 affordable housing units as wages fail to keep up [...]
Report: 80 percent of low-income San Diegans spending more than half their income on rent
May 9, 2024 The vast majority of low-income renters in San Diego County are spending more than half of their income on rent, said a new study. San [...]
Annual report finds county needs 134k more affordable homes
May 13, 2024 The region’s voice for affordable housing issued its annual report on housing supply and the results were alarming: San Diego is failing to halt the [...]
