Federal Update for April 2024 from David Gasson
March Madness is coming to a conclusion (now that it is April) and although I will lament the end of men’s and women’s basketball seasons, I will not lament the end of what has turned out to be a disappointing March for the tax bill. The high hopes we all had after the passage of […]
Industry Insight for April 2024
This month’s edition of Industry Insight includes:
-A Note from our Executive Director Ray Pearl
-2024 Policy Forum
-ICYMI
-AH News of the Month
-Federal Update from David Gasson
-Member Spotlight
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 […]
Industry Insight – March 2024
This month’s edition of Industry Insight includes:
-A Note from our Executive Director Ray Pearl
-2024 Policy Forum
-ICYMI
-AH News of the Month
-2024 Merritt Scholars Program
-Federal Update from David Gasson
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 23, 2024
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: The state budget picture may be worse than expected, according to a report released this week by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which says “further weakness” in revenue collections has added $15 billion to the budget shortfall—raising the total budget problem, by the LAO’s calculations, to $73 billion for […]
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 […]
Federal Update for January 2024 from David Gasson
All the groundwork we have been doing to prepare for a potential tax bill has finally come to fruition over the past few weeks. Shortly after the House and Senate returned from the holiday recess, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) announced an agreement on a […]