November 2024 Newsletter

By Jacqueline Woo, Manager, CA Legislative Analysis|2024-11-14T16:20:15-08:00November 14th, 2024|Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Legislative Update, National Updates, Elections|

On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump made sweeping electoral gains across the country, winning the popular and electoral vote and defying predictions of a razor-thin race. Coupled with a Senate [...]

State Housing Production Legislation Focuses on Spurring Development Despite Budget Constraints

By Holly Fraumeni de Jesus, Political Consultant, Lighthouse Public Affairs|2024-11-14T16:43:23-08:00November 14th, 2024|Affordable Housing, State Updates, Governor Newsom, CA State Budget Update|

The 2024 legislative session ended at the end of August when the legislature passed more than 70 bills attempting to alleviate the housing crisis in California. The Governor had [...]

State-Level Election Results Signal More Pro Housing Legislators

By Holly Fraumeni de Jesus, Political Consultant, Lighthouse Public Affairs|2024-11-14T16:46:22-08:00November 14th, 2024|Affordable Housing, Legislative Update, State Updates, Governor Newsom|

While national attention was focused on the Presidential and U.S. Senate races, a significant number of pivotal contests here in California deserve attention. Homelessness and housing affordability continue to [...]

What We’re Reading

REPORTS / RESOURCES

10 Major Stories from the Latest ACS Data | Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies | October 2024

California Passed Prop. 1: What’s Next for Behavioral Health System Reform? | California Budget and Policy Center | October 2024

The Emerging Spectrum of Government-Led and Publicly-Owned Housing Development Models | NYU Furman Center | October 2024

Getting Vouchers to Households in Need: Learning from Hawaii’s Lease-in-Place Preference | Terner Center for Housing | October 2024

Rent Burden May Not Hinge on Election Result | Moody’s CRE | September 2024

ARTICLES/MEDIA

LA Has a Different Solution to Homeless Camps. But It’s Not Working for Everyone. | CalMatters | October 28, 2024

A Look at the State of Affordable Housing in the U.S. | Pew Research Center | October 25, 2024

Can Public Housing Play a Role in a New American Social Housing System? | Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University | October 24, 2024

Climate Change Is Killing Buildings in Slow Motion | Bloomberg | October 21, 2024

Eviction Data Is Lacking. Here’s How Local Governments Can Help. | Smart Cities Dive | October 14, 2024

If Their Plans Became Reality: How Would Harris Build 3 Million New Housing Units? | New York Times | October 16, 2024

The HomeWork: October 9, 2024 | California YIMBY | October 9, 2024

Takeaways from AP’s Report on Affordable Housing Disappearing Across the U.S. | Associated Press | October 6, 2024

New California Law Gives Tenants More Time to Respond to Eviction Notices | CalMatters | September 24, 2024

How Americans Voted Their Way into a Housing Crisis | CityLab | September 8, 2024