Statement on Governor’s May Revise
SACRAMENTO – The California Housing Consortium released the following statement today from Executive Director Ray Pearl in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise, which includes affordable housing in its top priority investments for encouraging the state’s economic recovery.
Governor Presents 2020 May Revise
Today, Governor Newsom unveiled the May Revision to his January 10th budget proposal based on updated revenue projections for the state. As expected, the updated projections represent a dramatic shift from a $5.8 billion budget surplus to a budget deficit that is $41.2 billion below January’s projections. The new budget reflects the severe impact that […]
CHC joins state and regional partners to release a new Affordable Housing and Homelessness Framework
On May 13, CHC joined with our state and regional partners to release 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. The Framework includes a series of detailed funding proposals that can be addressed as part […]
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.
Senate Democrats unveil proposal for the budget and California’s economic recovery
On May 12, Senate Democrats unveiled their proposal for the budget and California’s economic recovery. The budget approach aims to keep the budget balanced over a multi-year period through pragmatic spending decisions, use of reserves and other traditional solutions, and federal support. Senate Democrats also are proposing two specific recommendations that would aid California in […]
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 […]
Industry Insight – May 2020
This month’s edition of Industry Insight includes:
-A Note from our Executive Director Ray Pearl
-In Case You Missed it
-Affordable Housing in the News
-CHC Member Spotlight
-Event Save the Date
Note from the Executive Director – May 2020
There is no doubt that we are all in this together. At all levels of government, elected officials have quickly responded to the threat posed by COVID-19. In spite of that unprecedented and collaborative response, new research from the Terner Center shows the dramatic impact the crisis is having on California: 2.3 million renter households […]
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 […]