CHC Members Win 2014 ULI Awards
Congrats to CHC members Eden Housing and the City of Pasadena for their 2014 Urban Land Institute Center for Housing awards! Eden Housing was a Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Award winner for their Emerald Vista project in Dublin, CA. The City of Pasadena received the Robert C. Larson Workforce Housing Public […]
What’s Next: A Look at Housing in 2014-2015
On September 3, 2014, CHC presented “What’s Next: A Look at Housing in 2014-2015.” This event provided an in-depth look at the newly-created housing programs from the 2013-2014 legislative session and a look forward to what might come in 2015. We heard from agency leads and policy experts to better understand opportunities to create more […]
Legislature Approves Funding for Housing Programs
California lawmakers approved a $156.4 billion state budget Sunday, June 15, rushing to pass legislation less than six hours before the constitutional deadline. The spending plan, includes: $100 million in 2014-2015 for the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP), with half designated for supportive housing; $872 million in Cap-and-Trade revenue for 2014-2015, with $130 for the Affordable […]
CHC Applauds Legislative Passage of 2014/2015 State Budget to Invest in Homes and Provide Greenhouse Gas Reductions for State
Sacramento, CA – Ray Pearl, Executive Director of the California Housing Consortium, and Shamus Roller, Executive Director of Housing California, issued the following joint statement upon Legislature’s passage of the 2014/15 budget. “Today’s announcement of a $65 million investment of cap and trade revenue to develop affordable homes near transit in this year’s budget, and […]
Report Proves Climate Change-Fighting Power of Building Affordable Homes Near Transit
Investment of Cap-and-Trade Funds Would Yield Reduction of More Than 100 Million Miles of Driving Annually As the California legislature debates how to spend Cap-and-Trade revenues, a new report shows the greenhouse gas reduction power of building affordable homes near public transportation. Released by TransForm and the California Housing Partnership Corporation and based on robust […]
Cap-and-Trade Proposal Directs 20% of Funds to Affordable Housing Near Transit
Senator Steinberg Announces Proposal Directing 20% of Cap and Trade Revenue to Fund Affordable Housing Near Transit Today, CHC and Housing California participated in a press conference held by Senator Darrell Steinberg to release his long-term investment strategy for revenues generated by California’s Cap-and-Trade program. His proposal included 20 percent of Cap-and-Trade revenues directed to the […]
For First Time in 30 Years, CA Making Almost No Investment in Affordable Housing
Check out more great press on the housing crisis. This article in the California Economic Summit, featuring Ray Pearl, is a comprehensive recap of the struggles faced by the affordable housing industry as well as the current policy options. Read it here: ‘For first time in 30 years, California making almost no investments in affordable […]
CHC 2014 Policy Forum & Housing Hall of Fame Awards
May 22, 2014 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel 2014 Honorees Lucy Dunn, Orange County Business Council Private Sector Bill Huang, City of Pasadena Public Sector Joel Rubenzahl, Community Economics Non-Profit Sector Enterprise Community Partners Philanthropic Jeanne Peterson Lifetime Achievement Dianne Spaulding Honoring 25 Years of Service at NPH
CHC 2014 Advocacy Days
On March 18 and 19, CHC members traveled to Sacramento to meet with members of the legislature. On Tuesday, CalHFA Executive Claudia Cappio and California TCAC Executive Director Bill Pavao met with the group to give updates on their respective organizations. Assemblymember Ed Chau, Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, and Senator […]
SB 391 In The News
Check out today’s KQED blog post on how the lack of redevelopment funds affect Bay Area housing, featuring CHC Board Chair Linda Mandolini and Boardmember Leslye Corsiglia.