Federal Update for July 2022
The demand for affordable housing is far outstripping production across the country—with the U.S. now at least 3.8 million homes short of meeting housing needs, double the number from 2012, according to a report from Up for Growth released this week. The report, Housing Underproduction in the U.S., finds a shortage of nearly 1 million homes […]
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 […]
Weekly Update for June 24, 2022
Two CHC-sponsored bills, AB 2011 (Wicks) and AB 2006 (Berman), advanced out of the Senate Housing Committee this week, 6-1 and 8-0 respectively. AB 2006 (Berman), a bill that aims streamline the state’s compliance monitoring system, was placed on the Consent Calendar with members recommending it be moved there. Asm. Wicks and CHC’s Marina Wiant joined a large rally hosted by the California Conference of […]
Weekly Update for June 17, 2022
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: CHC’s two sponsored bills, AB 2006 (Berman) and AB 2011 (Wicks) will be heard this Tuesday in Senate Housing Committee. AB 2006 aims to streamline the state’s compliance monitoring system. AB 2011 will open underused commercial sites to affordable housing, while creating strong labor protections that support all of the workers on these projects. AB 2334 (Wicks), […]
Weekly Update for June 10, 2022
This week in affordable housing news…: State update: CHC’s three sponsored bills will be heard later this month in Senate policy committees, and it is time to resubmit your organization’s support letters now that the legislation has moved to its second house. As a reminder: AB 2011 (Wicks) will open underused commercial sites to affordable […]
Weekly Update for June 3, 2022
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: Assembly and Senate leaders released their joint budget agreement this week—the Legislature’s formal response to Governor Newsom’s revised May budget proposal. CHC’s most recent budget request with our affordable housing partners organizations is available here.The legislative package funds several key elements of the Administration’s affordable housing budget, including: $500 […]
Federal Update for May 2022 from David Gasson
Summer has arrived and there are around two months left before Congress departs Washington for the August recess. In a normal cycle this might be a relatively benign period with elections a few months away and partisan sniping at its peak. Partisan sniping is reaching a plateau and national events are adding fuel to the rancor. That […]
Weekly Update for May 20, 2022
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: All three of CHC’s sponsored bills are moving to the Assembly Floor next week after passing out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee this week. AB 2011 (Wicks) will open underused commercial sites to affordable housing, while creating strong labor protections that support all of the workers on these projects; AB […]
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 […]
Weekly Update for May 13, 2022
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 a final […]