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How Long Before Fresno Ends Homelessness? What’s Dyer’s Plan?
The latest report from HUD shows California leading the nation in homelessness and more than 80% of unsheltered individuals in the state’s big cities, Fresno among them. The high [...]
Developer Thomas Safran & Associates Builds Affordable Housing at Record Pace
One of the biggest topics in Los Angeles right now is the need for affordable housing. In L.A. County, the number of people experiencing homelessness topped 66,000 [...]
How a workforce rent program aims to plug ‘missing middle’ affordable housing gap
During the past 2 ½ years, 28 new workforce housing programs — the so-called “missing middle” of the housing market — have been created, with 21 of them [...]
Squeezed In and Squeezed Out of L.A.’s Koreatown
Thousands of affordable apartments lay hidden like easter eggs inside brand-new, often luxurious apartment buildings across Los Angeles. …Demand for such housing at below market rents far exceeds [...]
New Key Indicators of Affordable Housing Need
The California Housing Partnership is pleased to announce that based on input from focus groups and users, we have upgraded our interactive online Housing Needs Dashboard — first [...]
Rising rents, pandemic leave Modesto grandma and her 9-year-old grandson homeless
Weightman is not alone in her struggle to find affordable rental housing in Stanislaus County. In May, the Central Valley’s rental market was ranked among the most competitive [...]
‘An impossible situation.’ Elderly Clovis renters priced out as affordability contract expires
As many as 36 households at Sierra Ridge are at risk of being priced out of their homes as the apartment complex’s contract to maintain affordable housing units [...]
Buy a luxury building, then lower the rent: A housing fix for California’s middle class?
In hopes of plugging the state’s affordable housing shortage, some California government agencies are purchasing buildings, usually luxury ones, and doing the opposite of most real estate buyers. [...]
L.A. sets goal of 25,000 new housing units for homeless people
Facing an acute housing crisis and rising public anger over tents in public spaces, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved an ambitious goal of building 25,000 [...]
Los Angeles County Makes Progress in Addressing Affordable Housing Needs
The California Housing Partnership is pleased to announce the release of Los Angeles County’s 2021 Affordable Housing Outcomes Report. Significantly, the report finds that Los Angeles County’s investments (including [...]
L.A. County Approves More Than $500 Million in Homeless Spending
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $527.1 million in funding for strategies to battle homelessness in fiscal year 2021-22, while expressing frustration over the rising [...]
Los Angeles Goes to War With Itself Over Homelessness
In May of this year, Newsom announced that $12 billion, the biggest investment by any state, would be spent to fight homelessness. Housing advocates say that’s not nearly enough. [...]
Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Enactment of the 2021/22 State Budget
The California Housing Partnership applauds the historic investment of state resources to help address the dire housing needs of California’s low-income families, including those experiencing homelessness. The enacted state budget [...]
Fresno County’s affordable housing needs increased significantly even before COVID pandemic
For many Fresno County renters, finding affordable housing is even more challenging than in previous years, a new report shows. According to the 2021 Affordable Housing Needs Report by the [...]
More than 15,000 households in Stanislaus can’t find an affordable home. Here’s why
Over 15,000 low-income households in Stanislaus County can’t find an affordable rental home, according to a new report from the California Housing Partnership. The report, one of 58 released for [...]
L.A. County’s shortage of affordable rental housing persists
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated challenges faced by low-income renters in Los Angeles County, according to a new report published by the California Housing [...]
Officials Share Affordable Housing Plans for Santa Cruz County
A new report from the California Housing Partnership showed that a lack of affordable housing continues to trouble communities in Santa Cruz County. Among other findings, the data suggests [...]
Housing Needs Report Reveals Depths Of Affordable Housing Shortage
Local housing advocates are calling on the state to help preserve affordable housing. A recent housing needs report from the California Housing Partnership revealed more than 100,000 low [...]
Joint Statement on San Diego County Housing Need Report and San Diego Housing Federation Call to Action
The San Diego County Housing Need Report released today underscores that the severe shortage of affordable homes and the crisis of unaffordability facing San Diego residents continues unabated. [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Housing Costs Put Low-Income Families At Risk of Homelessness, New Report Shows Deficit in Affordable Housing and Funding in the San Joaquin Valley
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Alicia Sebastian, California Coalition for Rural Housing Christina Gotuaco, California Housing Partnership Housing Costs Put Low-Income Families At Risk of Homelessness, New Report [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Annual Housing Needs Report Shows Affordable Housing Shortfall – San Diego
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amanda Nelson, San Diego Housing Federation Annual Housing Needs Report Shows Affordable Housing Shortfall Housing Advocates call for State action to support local response [...]
‘It’s Heartbreaking.’: Sacramento County’s Affordable Housing Shortage Continues To Squeeze Lowest-Income Renters
Erica Jaramillo knows what it’s like to struggle to find affordable housing. At the end of July, her lease will expire in the Oak Park duplex she’s called [...]
What California lawmakers could do to boost homeownership for Black families
When she was in grad school to become a therapist, Merika Reagan sketched out her future with a friend. They would each start their own practice, buy homes [...]
‘Unprecedented’: Nearly 60,000 Sacramentans can’t find an affordable home
Nearly 60,000 low-income households in Sacramento County can’t find an affordable home to rent, a new report from the California Housing Partnership found. The lack of cheaper homes and apartments [...]

