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CalHFA’s Mixed-Income Program (MIP): Outcomes Analysis, Rounds 1-3
By the California Housing Partnership The California Housing Partnership recently analyzed data from the first three years of program awards of CalHFA’s Mixed Income Program (MIP) to assess [...]
Press Release: Asm. Wicks Introduces Housing Opportunities for Everyone (HOPE) Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 25, 2022 CONTACT: Erin Ivie, Communications Director erin.ivie@asm.ca.gov / 510-619-8495 Asm. Wicks Introduces Housing Opportunities for Everyone (HOPE) Act ACA 14 [...]
Rents Trend Upward for Older, More Affordable Properties during the Pandemic – Microblog Series
Launching our inaugural microblog! Throughout the year, the Partnership’s Research team will spotlight various key points from our recent research to provide you with extra perspectives on the [...]
Press Release: Padilla Announces Legislation to Address Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crises
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2022 CONTACT: Tess Whittlesey (202) 224-3553 Senator Padilla joins local stakeholders in Sacramento to introduce Housing for All Act SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, U.S. Senator Alex [...]
Press Release: Amid Worsening Housing Crisis, California Legislators Seek to Combat Imminent Loss of Affordable Housing
Innovative New Tax Credit Would Help to Preserve 25,000 Units of Affordable Housing Over the Next Five Years FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 10, 2022 Dana Alpert Legislative/Communications [...]
How Many Affordable Homes are At Risk of Conversion in California?
The current California affordable housing crisis will only worsen if nothing more is done to protect the thousands of subsidized affordable rental homes at risk of market rate [...]
Press Release: Berman Introduces Legislation to Boost Affordable Housing Supply
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) announced that he has introduced two bills, AB 2006 and AB 2063, focused [...]
Press Release: Senator Becker Introduces Bill to Cut Costs for Affordable Housing Projects in California
Legislation would free up significant financial resources for affordable housing developments by shifting individual project reserves to a pooled statewide model SACRAMENTO — Senator Josh Becker introduced a [...]
Press Release: Governor Newsom Announces New Awards to Create 2,300 Housing Units
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Governor’s Press Office Thursday, February 3, 2022 (916) 445-4571 Governor Newsom Announces New Awards to Create 2,300 Housing Units Under California Housing Accelerator program, [...]
Statement on Governor Newsom’s Budget 1/10/2022
“We applaud Governor Newsom’s proposal to make new short-term investments that will help California communities reduce the negative impacts of the homeless and housing crises. But the roughly [...]
Reaching Decarbonization Goals through the Electrification of Affordable Housing
In order to meet climate goals set by the state, cities across California have passed, or are considering efforts to pass, new local building energy codes aimed at [...]
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: A Path Forward for California’s Housing Agencies
Addressing Segregation and Unequal Access to Opportunity in California with Affordable Housing Investments: A Path Forward for a Comprehensive Approach State housing funding agencies recently implemented program [...]
Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions in 2021?
As California’s housing crisis has deepened in recent years, more and more families have been affected, leading some state and local leaders to consider investing scarce resources to [...]
New Research: Rents Increase For Low-Income Californians During COVID-19 Pandemic
The prevailing narrative across much of California during the pandemic has been that rents have fallen dramatically in the state’s most populated urban centers, as residents fled in [...]
Housing Experts Caution Local Governments on JPA Proposals to Convert Luxury Apartments to Government-Owned Middle-Income Housing
The California Housing Partnership joins CSG Advisors and HR&A Advisors, Inc. in highlighting the urgent need for local governments to carefully weigh the potential pitfalls and opportunity costs associated with using property tax exemptions [...]
New Program Provides Energy Burden Relief for Tenants in LA
This blog was co-authored by Agustin Cabrera (LAANE), Blanca De La Cruz (California Housing Partnership), Michele Hasson (NRDC), Kate Heller (EEFA), and Braxton Bridgers (AEA). The Los Angeles [...]
Where Are California’s Affordable Homes and How Do They Benefit Local Communities?
The California Housing Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the next phase of our Affordable Housing Map & Benefits Calculator! The newly expanded data tool serves [...]
Leading housing advocates call for Build Back Better investment in affordable housing
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 8, 2021 Contact: Adam Bink | abink@spitfirestrategies.com | 716-725-4569 (cell) Leading housing advocates call for Build Back Better investment in affordable housing As Congress and the [...]
Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit 2021
The California Housing Partnership is pleased to announce that we will hold our second annual Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit on October 12-14, 2021! Scheduled on three consecutive [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
56 of California’s 58 Counties Lacked Enough Affordable Homes Even Before the Pandemic
RELEASE: New 2021 Affordable Housing Needs Reports from the California Housing Partnership Every spring, the Partnership publishes Housing Needs Reports assessing the failure of California’s housing markets to meet the needs of low-income [...]
The American Jobs Plan, President Biden’s $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal
The American Jobs Plan (AJP) includes: $45 billion for the National Housing Trust Fund for the construction and preservation of homes affordable to people with the lowest incomes, [...]
PRESS RELEASE: New Reports On Bay Area Housing Costs Demonstrates Need For CA Legislature And State Budget To Prioritize Affordable Housing Now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Yesenia Jameson, NPH Alina Harway, NPH Christina Gotuaco, California Housing Partnership May 6, 2021 (San Francisco Bay Area) – In anticipation of the [...]
