September 2024 Newsletter
California Housing Ballot Initiatives Continue Shifting Prior to November Election
As campaigns gear up for the November 3 elections, ballot measures have shifted. Most notably, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) board voted in mid-August to remove the [...]
2024 California Legislature Concludes its Session; Multiple Housing and Homelessness Bills Await Governor’s Signature
The 2024 California Legislative session concluded early on Sunday, September 1, 2024, following an unsuccessful attempt by the Governor to call a special session to pass a bill to [...]
Fifth Vienna Social Housing Field Study Inspires and Unites 50+ Multisectoral Delegates
In July, 55 delegates from the Bay Area, San Diego, Fresno, the Inland Empire, and Los Angeles attended the Global Policy Leadership Academy’s (GPLA) Summer 2024 Immersive Social Housing Field [...]
La Semilla Community Resiliency Center Breaks Ground in San Ysidro
Casa Familiar's La Semilla Community Resiliency Center, an innovative first-of-its-kind project dedicated to environmental justice in San Ysidro, a San Diego neighborhood at the US-Mexican border, held its groundbreaking [...]
Senate Housing Budget Released; Bipartisan Tax Package Fails
The busy and eventful run-up to the 2024 election has impacted work in Congress. Following the U.S. House’s June release of its draft spending bill for HUD programs for [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
Tenant Protection Toolkits | National Low Income Housing Coalition | August 2024
Project-Based Vouchers: Lessons from the Past to Guide Future Policy | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | July 2024
Converting Vacant Office Space into Housing | Center for American Progress | July 2024
Homeowner’s Insurance Amid Greater Climate Disaster Risk | Urban Institute | July 2024
Reducing Housing Burdens While Creating a Longer-Term Affordable Housing Solution | Center for American Progress | July 2024
Five Key Learnings from the State Public Health & Homelessness Playbook | Community Solutions | June 2024
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Modular Construction Is on the Rise. Can It Build High-Quality Affordable Housing? | NextCity | August 15, 2024
California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers | CalMatters | August 13, 2024
The Lack of Eviction Data Obscures the Extent of the Affordable Housing Crisis | Governing | August 12, 2024
Will the US Ever Embrace Social Housing? | FastCompany | August 12, 2024
Bad Math Sinks the $20B Bay Area Housing Bond Before It Reaches Voters | The San Francisco Standard | August 14, 2024
More Americans Are Moving into Flood and Fire Hot Spots | Washington Post | August 5, 2024 – possibly paywalled
States Most Impacted by the Climate Crisis Lack Sufficient Shelter and Housing for the Most Vulnerable | National Alliance to End Homelessness | July 30, 2024
Koreatown Building’s Transformation into Homeless Housing is a Win for LA4LA Program | LA Times | July 23, 2024 – possibly paywalled
California Cities Rethink Homelessness Tactics After Supreme Court Ruling | CityLab | July 22, 2024