Recent Newsletters
Narrow Supreme Court Decision on Impact Fees Leaves Ambiguity
On April 12, the Supreme Court issued its decision on the case of George Sheetz, who applied for a permit to place a manufactured house on his land in El Dorado County and was [...]
April Vienna Social Housing Trip Inspires Housing and Homelessness Delegates
Last month, 30+ West Coast delegates from the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, the Inland Empire, San Diego, and Portland, and sectors including philanthropy, government, research and academia, housing, homelessness, and advocacy, attended [...]
State Early Action Budget Update
In early April, Governor Newsom, Speaker Rivas (D-Salinas), and Senate pro tempore McGuire (D-Santa Rosa) announced an agreement on $17B of early actions to reduce the state’s budget shortfall to somewhere between $9 and [...]
Proposition 1, Historic Mental Health and Housing Ballot, Passed by Voters
Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure, which crucially addresses the homelessness crisis through funding housing and shelter, was narrowly approved by voters in late March, indicating a greater acknowledgement of [...]
Federal Budget Makes Tradeoffs to Address Funding Constraints
Following multiple continuing resolutions and budget negotiations, congressional leaders finalized the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development budget (THUD) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 in early March. The final spending bill provides HUD programs with [...]
Social Housing Makes Headway in California, New York, and Seattle
Social housing, the concept of large-scale, mixed-income housing that promotes permanent affordability, tenant protections, and resident control, has typically been implemented in cities outside of the US, including in Europe, South America, and Asia. In [...]