Weekly Update for March 17, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: State update: The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank this month continues to have repercussions for affordable housing, with CHC and our members pressing state and federal leaders for clarity on the status of outstanding construction loans made by SVB to projects across the state. Over the last two decades, […]
Weekly Update for March 10, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: California’s response to the homelessness crisis was the subject this week of a joint hearing of the Senate Housing Committee and the Senate Human Services Committee, with members hearing testimony on the state’s rising homelessness numbers (now climbing past 170,000 people) and state and local efforts to help […]
Federal Update for March 2023 from David Gasson
Coming off a great three-day trip to Washington DC, I felt energized and enthusiastic about prospects for affordable housing legislation. No matter the office we visited, Democratic, Republican, the House physician (I needed a band-aid) or the White House, we found enthusiasm for affordable housing and the LIHTC. For those of us that work in […]
Industry Insight — March 2023
This month’s edition of Industry Insight includes:
-A Note from our Executive Director Ray Pearl
-ICYMI
-Legislation Roundup
-Save the Date 2023 Policy Forum
-AH News of the Month
-Federal Update from David Gasson
-CHC Member Spotlight
Weekly Update for February 24, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: State update: The legal battle between the state and City of Huntington Beach escalated again this week, when Attorney General Rob Bonta and HCD put the city on notice once again for violating multiple housing laws—in this case local proposals to ignore applications under SB 9, SB 10, and […]
Weekly Update for February 17, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: State Update: The deadline for introducing new bills is today. Members have already introduced many housing bills, which will begin to move through the Legislature. At a press conference on Monday, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), joined by co-sponsor CHC and other housing advocates, announced the introduction of SB 423, […]
Weekly Update for February 10, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: Top news stories: Governor Newsom announces awards of more than $825 million to build affordable housing through accelerated approval processGovernor’s Office – Press ReleaseGovernor Gavin Newsom announced the first funding awards under a new streamlined application process aimed at accelerating the development of new projects while saving time and money […]
Federal Update for February 2023 from David Gasson
Can you believe it is February already? And January was so much fun for us DC types that revel in the comity and compromise of our legislative process! So, after surviving the Boston Marathon of Speakers elections, Kevin McCarthy has the gavel, the office and the accompanying headaches of leading the U.S. House. The question […]
Weekly Update for January 27, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: Top news stories: Will Newsom’s new mental health plan reduce homelessness?Gimme Shelter Podcast: Los Angeles Times & CalMattersLater this year, Los Angeles and seven other counties will inaugurate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new plan to address severe mental illness by compelling treatment for people who are in serious crisis—one of […]
Weekly Update for January 20, 2023
This week in affordable housing news…: Top news stories: A new California housing law has done little to encourage building, report saysLos Angeles TimesOnce seen as the death knell for single-family-home neighborhoods in California, a new law meant to create more duplexes has instead done little to encourage construction in some of the largest cities […]