Assembly Committee Moves to Fix Backwards Housing Policy with AB 71 Vote
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium applauds the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee’s approval today of AB 71 (Chiu). The bill advanced through the committee after a vote of 5-2. The Bring California Home Act is crucial for California to invest in alleviating a housing affordability crisis that drives jobs out of state and […]
Key Affordable Housing Measure Advances in Senate Committee
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium applauds the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee’s approval today of SB 2 (Atkins), a measure that is vital to chipping away at California’s devastating housing shortage. “California is in the throes of our worst housing crisis since World War II due to a shameful lack of investment in […]
Note from the Executive Director – February 2017
Preparing for CHC’s 20th Anniversary has afforded me a tremendoous opportunity to learn from our founding and long-term board members about CHC’s evolution over two decades. Most striking has been the universal view that CHC’s mission and the founders’ foresight to bring the diverse voices of the housing industry together to speak with one message […]
Federal Update from David Gasson – February 2017
With so much rancor and noise coming out of Washington, DC, it is an unexpected pleasure that the LIHTC industry is continuing to advocate for the LIHTC and bond programs without being included in the fray. Our conversations with the tax writing staffs in both the House and Senate have proceeded with no speedbumps to […]
New Factsheet for SB 2 and AB 71
CHC partnered with Housing California to develop a Factsheet for SB 2 & AB 71 to inform decision-makers as they take action this year to address the state’s affordable housing crisis. These two pieces of legislation come at a crucial time for California, when state housing investment has plummeted by 69% in the last decade, […]
OP-ED: California’s Affordable Housing Crisis Must Be Addressed
California leaders have pledged to protect our state’s prized values of inclusion, equity and opportunity as the nation ushers in a new political era. There is nothing that embodies these principles more than ensuring that all Californians have a safe place to live.
Note from the Executive Director – January 2017
“California values” is a phrase that has been thrown around regularly by our elected officials at the start of this Presidential Administration. They have drawn clear lines about where California stands in direct contrast to where they believe President Trump stands. They have vowed to fight for California values in the face of any challenges […]
Support Letters – SB 2 & AB 71 Building Homes & Jobs Act
Please voice your support of SB 2, the Building Homes and Jobs Act. Our community desperately needs the jobs and affordable places to live that this important legislation will help to generate. Click here to view the SB 2 sample support letter Build support for AB 71. This important legislation protects the mortgage interest deduction that […]
CHC responds to the Governor’s 2017 State of the State
Governor Jerry Brown delivered his annual State of the State address Tuesday morning, promising to defend California’s laws and values. Brown touched on key topics from immigration and jobs to healthcare and climate change, and offered a laundry list of the state’s recent accomplishments in his speech. Unfortunately, in the 1570 words used in his speech, not […]
Note from the Executive Director – December 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, I want to thank you each for your engagement with CHC over the past year and your ongoing commitment to make affordable homes available to all Californians. It’s hard to look ahead to 2017 without feeling somewhat uneasy. The investment markets are uncertain, the political situation in Washington is […]