Props 1 and 2 PASS – Thank you!
I’m so proud to share in this Prop 1 and Prop 2 victory today with each of you. Now, because of your support, we can move forward with building more affordable housing for veterans, working families, people with disabilities, Californians experiencing homelessness, and many others.
CHC and Partners Launch Housing Bond Campaign
Affordable. Housing. Now. Those three words sum up what we continue to hear across California from people who need a safe, affordable place to call home. High housing costs and skyrocketing rents are impacting families all over California and leading to an increase in homelessness and despair. We are fortunate to have potential help on […]
Poll Reveals Strong Support for Large Affordable Housing Bond
Sacramento – Amid Californian’s mounting concern over rising homelessness and out-of-reach rents, California State Treasurer John Chiang and a coalition of affordable housing advocates today released the results of a new poll, which shows strong voter support for a $6-9 billion statewide affordable housing bond in 2018. Today in California, more than 1 in 3 […]
Assembly Democrats Release Statement on Affordable Housing
Statement on Affordable Housing For Immediate Release: July 17, 2017 The Assemblymembers listed below today issued the following statement on the effort to address California’s housing affordability crisis: “Today’s affordable housing commitment by Governor Brown, Speaker Rendon, and Senate President pro Tempore de León is welcome news for all Californians who are suffering from crushing rents and unreachable […]
SENATE PASSES KEY FUNDING BILL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Sacramento, CA (July 7th) – The California Housing Consortium (CHC) applauds the Senate’s approval today of Senate Bill 2 (Atkins) by vote of 27-12, the Building Homes and Jobs Act is a much-anticipated intervention to ease the state’s affordable housing crisis. The Building Homes and Jobs Act would establish a permanent funding source for affordable […]
AB 71 Ending Tax Break on Second, Vacation Homes Clears Assembly Appropriations Committee
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium (CHC) applauds the Assembly Appropriations Committee’s approval today (5/26) of AB71 (Chiu) and AB 72 (Santiago). Both measures are critical to jumpstarting affordable housing production and easing the housing crisis ravaging the state. “We are encouraged by the actions taken today by the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and the […]
SB 2 Funding Affordable Housing Passes Senate Appropriations Committee
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium (CHC) applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee’s approval today of SB 2 (Atkins). The Building Homes and Jobs Act creates an ongoing funding source to create affordable housing without having a state general fund impact. “With the harsh reminder again just this week that the five-county Southern California region alone needs […]
AB 71 Ending Tax Break on Second, Vacation Homes Clears Key Assembly Committee
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium (CHC) applauds the Assembly Tax and Revenue Committee’s approval today of AB71 (Chiu) by a vote of 7-2. The Bring California Home Act, A CHC-Sponsored bill, is a critical investment in easing the state’s housing affordability crisis that is hammering every community across the state. “Decisions at the […]
Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal Ignores State’s Housing Crisis
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium released the following statement from Executive Director Ray Pearl on Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017-2018: “California has made a bold commitment to protect the health and well-being of our residents from federal action that undermines these priorities, so it is deeply disappointing to […]
Legislature Adjourns with Little Action on Tackling CA Housing Affordability Crisis
When 2016 began, we had high hopes this would be the year state leaders would finally make headway on a housing affordability crisis. They called the shortfall of affordable homes “one of the key threats to our economy,” a driver of the state’s “a high homeless population,” a “costly” problem for local governments, and a […]