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December 2025 Newsletter
Looking Back on 2025 and Moving Forward to 2026
As we reflect on the events of 2025, we see both significant headwinds and continued opportunities for those committed to expanding stable, safe, and affordable housing in California and across the nation. Given the acute state of the housing and homelessness crisis, 2025 was defined by bipartisan policy movement, ongoing economic uncertainty, and renewed attention - at all levels of government - to the reforms needed to meet the scale of the challenge. Despite the precariousness and uncertainty that have dogged 2025, our work continues to demonstrate that progress is possible when partnerships and political will align. Federal Landscape: A [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
Early Outcomes from the Los Angeles County Homelessness Prevention Unit | California Policy Lab | July 2025
Annual Trends Among the Unsheltered in Three Los Angeles Neighborhoods | RAND Corporation | July 2025
Locked Out: Why Homeownership is Out of Reach for Many Young Hispanic Families | Joint Center on Housing Studies | July 2025
Housing Policy and Poverty: The Case of California | Niskanen Center | July 2025
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Contentious Housing Bill Narrowly Clears California Statehouse | Politico | September 12, 2025
A ‘Third Way’ Between Buying or Renting? Swiss Co-ops Say They’ve Found It. | New York Times | August 26, 2025
Is New Housing Being Built In Your California Neighborhood? Search This Map To Find Out | San Francisco Chronicle | August 13, 2025
The Matchmakers Bringing Churches and Developers Together | Shelterforce | August 6, 2025