Weekly Update for March 22, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State update: Proposition 1, the mental health bond championed by Governor Newsom, secured enough votes to pass this week, with the Associated Press calling the race more than two weeks after the election. The measure currently leads by 29,000 votes out of more than 7 million votes cast. The […]
Weekly Update for March 15, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: Proposition 1 appears increasingly likely to pass by a narrow margin, with the Governor’s mental health and housing measure earning the support of 50.2% of voters with just under 500,000 ballots still to count on Friday morning. Opponents of the $6.4 billion bond proposal conceded earlier this week, but the […]
Weekly Update for March 1, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: Top News Stories: Your guide to the California Senate candidates’ views of housing and homelessnessLos Angeles TimesNo issues excite, interest or anger California voters more than the housing crisis and homelessness. Because seeing tents on street corners is how most Californians process the crisis, it’s often viewed the domain […]
Weekly Update for February 16, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: Is housing health care? California policymakers certainly think so, according to a KFF Health News story this week showcasing the national trend toward using federal Medicaid dollars to provide housing to vulnerable populations. California has embraced this approach on a scale larger than any other state—launching a massive CalAIM initiative in 2022 that […]
Weekly Update for February 9, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) was sworn in this week as the new Senate President Pro Tempore, replacing Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), who is termed out this year and is running for governor. Sen. McGuire announced a number of major changes to Senate committee chairs—promoting Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San […]
Weekly Update for January 26, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: Does California need a new state agency to successfully respond to the affordable housing crisis? A new report from SPUR says emphatically yes, arguing that to achieve the state’s climate, transportation, and housing goals, major reforms are needed to integrate fragmented systems of land use planning, housing needs assessment, […]
Weekly Update for January 19, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: A lawsuit brought by the City of Millbrae could pose an “existential threat” to the state’s Homekey program, according to a story published this week in Politico, with a superior court judge in San Mateo County expected to rule next week on an initial injunction sought by the city […]
Weekly Update for December 8, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: California is facing a $68 budget deficit next year—the largest in state history—after revenues came in far lower than expected this fall, according to a new report from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office. Due to delayed tax filing dates, the state did not have a complete revenue picture […]
Weekly Update for December 1, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced a wave of leadership changes in the Assembly just before Thanksgiving, elevating affordable housing champions to several key positions: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), author of ACA 1, was named Majority Leader, Asm. Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), the former housing committee chair, was tapped to lead the Appropriations […]
Weekly Update for November 17, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: ICYMI – Top news stories: Editorial: L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’ is a lifeline to ease homelessness, but it remains in limboLos Angeles TimesIf any city needs a financial lifeline to help homeless people get permanent housing and prevent people from losing their housing, it is Los Angeles—where 36% of renter households pay […]