Places to learn more about housing policy in California and current state legislation
State Government:
California Department of Housing and Community Development www.hcd.ca.gov – Extensive library of regulations, demographic information, housing needs and projection numbers, NIMBY resources and much more
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/ – Administers the state and federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit programs
California Legislative Analyst’s Office www.law.ca.gov – Publications: Several including analysis of housing budget
California Housing Finance Agency www.calhfa.ca.gov
California State Senate and State Assembly www.senate.ca.gov or www.assembly.ca.gov – Access or Download any bill or legislation
Think Tanks and Research Organizations:
California Budget Project www.cbp.org – Publications: Locked Out 2004: California’s Affordable Housing Crisis; State Budget Analysis
Public Policy Institute of California www.ppic.org – Publications: Several relevant on housing element, redevelopment, land use
The California Housing Law Project www.housingadvocates.org – Publications: Information on Housing Budget and Housing Legislation
Regional Housing Associations and Housing Advocacy:
National Housing Conference www.nhc.org – CHC’s national affiliate. NHC hosts “Paycheck to Paycheck” an online, interactive database which presents wage information for more than 60 occupations and home prices and rents for nearly 200 metropolitan areas. Visit NHC’s Open House blog to participate in a national conversation about how to best meet the need for decent, affordable housing
HousingPolicy.org – An online guide to state and local housing policy developed and maintained by the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the NHC.
California Coalition for Rural Housing www.calruralhousing.org
Homes 4 California www.homes4ca.org – Committed to maintaining state funding for more affordable homes in California
Housing California www.housingca.org
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) www.nonprofithousing.org – Publications: Inclusionary Housing in California: 30 Years of Innovation
San Diego Housing Federation www.housingsandiego.org
Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing www.scanph.org
www.inclusionary.org - Resources from the 2007 National Inclusionary Housing Conference
Housing Allies:
California Association of Realtors www.car.org
California Building Industry Association www.cbia.org
California Redevelopment Association www.calredevelop.org
League of California Cities www.cacities.org
Resources for Developers:
Greenbelt Alliance, Compact Development Team, Developer Information Center - Information for Bay Area Developers on project endorsement from the Greenbelt Alliance
California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database – Searchable database of city and county policies across California from the California Coalition for Rural Housing
Novogradac & Company Affordable Housing Resource Center - Valuable source of information on a variety of state and federal affordable housing topics
Green Building and Smart Growth:
Residential Green Building Programs Matrix from Heschong Mahone Group, Inc. Includes a summary comparison of the major residential green building programs including links to more information on each of the programs. This is a good starting point for research into green building incentive and rating programs. In California these major programs include:
Utility Energy Efficiency Programs (Flex Your Power and Heschong Mahone Group, Inc. websites)
Green Affordable Housing Coalition a collaboration between Bay Area LISC and Build It Green
Greening Affordable Housing Initiative at program of Global Green USA