Dealing with COVID-19 at Affordable Housing Developments
CHC has a taskforce working on issues specifically related to potential challenges for affordable housing owner/managers, lenders/investors, and service providers. In the meantime, below are resources that may be helpful: Yesterday, HUD released guidance for multifamily housing stakeholders. The National Multifamily Housing Council has also released Guidance on how owners/managers can prepare for COVID-19. On Thursday, March […]
Affordable housing advocates ready to work with Governor Newsom as he pledges to “tackle the underproduction of affordable housing in California”
SACRAMENTO – The California Housing Consortium released the following statement today from Executive Director Ray Pearl in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s State of the State Address, where the Governor urged the Legislature to make “a commitment—right now, this year—to major reform that will eliminate red tape and delays for building critically needed housing, like affordable, multifamily homes, especially near transit and downtowns.”
Statement on Governor’s 2020 January Budget
SACRAMENTO – A group of 11 affordable housing organizations released the following joint statement today after Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2020-21 state budget. The group sent a detailed letter to the Governor in November outlining proposals for investing $5 billion in this year’s budget to address the housing and homelessness crisis.
Governor Signs CHC-Sponsored Bills to Increase Production of Affordable Housing
At a signing ceremony in Los Angeles today, Governor Newsom signed several bills designed to help jumpstart housing production. Included was AB 1763 (Chiu), a CHC-sponsored bill that will significantly boost production of affordable housing. CHC released the following statement from Ray Pearl, Executive Director: “The California Housing Consortium worked closely with Assemblymember David Chiu […]
HUD’s Proposed Mixed-Status Rule
CHC submitted comments on HUD’s proposed mixed-status rule to express our strong opposition. If implemented, the rule would result in the displacement of thousands of families across the country and disproportionately affect California residents.
California Housing Consortium applauds Governor Newsom for signing historic budget with substantial new investments aimed at affordable housing crisis
SACRAMENTO – The California Housing Consortium released the following statement from Executive Director Ray Pearl following Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature today of the 2019-20 state budget:
CHC applauds Legislature for approving historic budget with unprecedented investments for addressing the affordable housing crisis
SACRAMENTO – The California Housing Consortium released the following statement from Executive Director Ray Pearl following the Legislature’s approval today of the 2019-20 state budget: “Today’s budget vote is an enormous, positive step in the right direction toward supporting millions of Californians struggling to find affordable housing—and a hopeful sign of things to come as […]
ACTION ALERT – Support CHC Priority Bills
Building on the voter-approved investments of Propositions 1 and 2, CHC is pursuing legislation this year that will accelerate the development of affordable homes for Californians and remove barriers that hamper production in communities that need affordable housing the most. With this strategic mix of solutions, we can provide a stable path forward to help […]
Governor’s Budget Focuses on Increasing Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Production
Governor Newsom’s proposed 2019-2020 state budget directly addresses the state’s housing crisis and proposes significant one-time and ongoing investment to increase housing production, particularly for low- and moderate-income housing. “Housing is a statewide issue and a lack of affordable housing directly contributes to the increased homelessness seen across the state.” Among other things, the budget […]
2019 is Shaping Up to be a Busy Year for Housing
Happy New Year and welcome to a busy week in the Capitol! As you have read from news reports, Gavin Newsom took the oath of office to become California’s 40th Governor and inauguration ceremonies filled the Capitol for he and several other officials. In his inaugural address, Governor Newsom briefly mentioned plans to “launch a Marshall Plan for affordable […]