October 2024 Newsletter
Governor Signs Majority of Key Housing and Homelessness Bills by Deadline
The Governor signed the majority of key housing and homelessness bills by Monday, September 30, 2024, concluding another legislative year by signing nearly 1,000 bills. Key themes of the [...]
Harris-Walz and Ocasio-Cortez-Smith Housing Plans Reference Social Housing Elements
Underscoring the intensity of the housing crisis, two plans to address the issue were recently introduced, one from the Harris-Walz presidential campaign and the other from Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and [...]
Federal Stopgap Bill Maintains Funding for Federal Programs Despite Cost Increases
On September 30, President Biden signed a continuing resolution (CR) that extends funding for the Federal government until December 20, setting up a spending fight in December. The CR [...]
ADU Programs as an Affordable Housing Strategy: Insights from a New Paper
A newly published paper from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies highlights programs that use Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) as a form of affordable housing. A growing body [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
Helping Middle-Income Renters: Tradeoffs and Costs | Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies | September 20, 2024
An Update on the State of the Nation’s Housing | Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies | September 13, 2024
Governor Newsom Seeks to Harness the Power of GenAI to Address Homelessness, Other Challenges | Governor Gavin Newsom | September 5, 2024
Excelling for the 2028 Olympics | Economic Roundtable | September 4, 2024
Addressing the Housing Needs of Low-Income Households in the Bay Area: The Importance of Public Funding | Terner Center for Housing | August 21, 2024
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith: Our Solution to the Housing Crisis | New York Times | September 18, 2024
If Interest Rates Go Down, Do Home Prices Go Down? Not Quite | Vox | September 18, 2024
No Sleeping Bags, Keep Moving: California Cities Increase Crackdown on Homeless Encampments | CalMatters | September 12, 2024
A Plot of Land in Southern California Could Be a Game-Changer for the Housing Crisis | Vox | September 12, 2024
Exclusive: California’s Homeless Population Grew Again this Year, Especially in These Counties | CalMatters | September 10, 2024
Rental Markets are Cooling, but Rents Still Far Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels | Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies | September 3, 2024
Sacramento Closed Its Sanctioned Homeless Camp, Evicting Dozens Who Were Promised Housing. What Happened? | LA Times | September 3, 2024 (possibly paywalled)
What’s Happening with the Billions in Climate Funding for Low-Income Communities? | Shelterforce September 3, 2024
More Affordable Housing Funds Could Come with New Labor Requirements | CalMatters | August 30, 2024
Redlining Maps Didn’t Affect Neighborhoods the Way You Think They Did | Shelterforce | August 21, 2024
Californians: Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates | CalMatters | August 13, 2024