CHC Board Application

CHC’s Board of Directors application window is now open! Please complete the linked Board Application and return to Nancy Martin by October 4th, 2024.

CHC Appoints Marina Espinoza as Policy Director

The California Housing Consortium announced today that Marina Espinoza has joined the organization as its next Policy Director. Espinoza previously served as legislative director in the Office of Assembly Majority Leader Emerita Eloise Gómez Reyes and as a senior legislative analyst for the California State Association of Counties (CSAC). She started her policy work as […]

Thank You 2024 Event Sponsors!

Thank you to all the attendees, panelists, and Hall of Fame honorees at CHC’s 2024 Policy Forum & CA Housing Hall of Fame Awards!

CHC’s Marina Wiant Appointed Executive Director of TCAC and CDLAC

CHC issued the press release below this morning, following the announcement by State Treasurer Fiona Ma that Marina Wiant, formerly VP of Government Affairs at CHC, has been appointed Executive Director of TCAC and CDLAC. Treasurer Ma’s release is here. Press Release – California Housing Consortium January 11, 2024Press Contact: Mike Roth916-444-7170, mike@paschalroth.com California Housing […]

CHC 2023 Policy Forum

September 7, 2023 – Anaheim, CA

Governor Unveils January Budget Proposal for FY 2023-2024

Governor Unveils January Budget Proposal for FY 2023-2024

CHC’s 2022 Policy Forum & Housing Hall of Fame Awards

During our 25th anniversary, we are fortunate to have the support of our phenomenal group of sponsors. We sincerely appreciate your contributions and look forward to having you all back in 2023!

22/23 Final Budget Package

The Legislature and the Governor reached agreement late Sunday on the Budget Act of 2022, which will be encompassed in SB 154, which passed the Legislature earlier this month, SB/AB 178 Budget Bill Jr, which amends SB 154, and SB/AB 180 Budget Bill Jr, which amends the 2021-22 budget to make current year allocations. We […]

Governor Unveils May Revision to the 2022-2023 Budget Proposal

This morning, Governor Newsom unveiled his revised May budget proposal, which projects a $97.5 billion surplus, maintains support for his January budget’s affordable housing and homelessness investments, and includes new proposals for adaptive reuse ($500 million) and rental assistance ($2.7 billion) that are outlined below. The proposal now goes before the Legislature, which must approve […]

The Legislature just showed everyone they can solve the affordable housing crisis—if they want to

By Ray Pearl, Executive Director, California Housing Consortium As the legislative session moves into spring, one issue seems to have caught everyone’s attention: The state Supreme Court’s decision this month to freeze enrollment at UC Berkeley after a neighborhood group’s CEQA lawsuit brought new housing development (and the admission of 3,000 incoming undergraduates) to a […]