COVID-19 Update for June 12, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: Counties across California continued to reopen, with many parts of the state moving into “Phase 3,” though state officials continued to urge caution, even as gyms, bars, and […]
COVID-19 Update for May 29, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: This week, 47 of California’s 58 counties received state approval to begin moving into “stage 2” of reopening their economies—with new guidelines for restaurants, shopping malls, and hair […]
COVID-19 Update for May 22, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: This week, 40 of California’s 58 counties received state approval to begin moving into “stage 2” of reopening their economies—clearing them to reopen restaurant dining rooms and more […]
COVID-19 Update for May 15, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: Governor Newsom released his revised May budget proposal this week—projecting unemployment levels as high as 25% this year and identifying $14 billion in cuts to state programs that […]
Affordable Housing Advocates Release Plan for Providing Immediate Assistance to Struggling Low-Income Households, Maintaining Access to Affordable Housing During the COVID-19 Emergency
SACRAMENTO – Eleven of the state’s leading affordable housing and homelessness advocacy organizations today jointly released a new Affordable Housing and Homelessness Framework, highlighting a package of immediate and long-term policy solutions needed to support vulnerable Californians during and after the COVID-19 emergency.
COVID-19 Update for May 8, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: California’s jobless numbers have climbed to 4.1 million since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency—with national numbers reaching levels not seen since the Great Depression. The state Department […]
COVID-19 Update for May 1, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: Governor Newsom announced this week that the state is “very close” to “meaningful augmentations” to the state-at-home order that has kept millions of Californians sheltering in place since […]
COVID-19 Update for April 24, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: Governor Newsom announced late last week that “we are now in a pandemic-induced recession,” and tapped former presidential candidate Tom Steyer to lead a new Task Force on […]
Keep CA Housed
California Housing Consortium unveils “Keep California Housed” proposal to support lower-income households struggling to remain in their homes during the COVID-19 emergency
COVID-19 Update for April 17, 2020
CHC is closely monitoring the state and federal response to COVID-19—and we are working with our members to preserve and protect access to affordable housing: California situation: California’s unemployment numbers have climbed to 2.8 million since the beginning of the COVID outbreak, with another 661,000 unemployment claims submitted last week. According to the Sacramento Bee, […]