Recent Newsletters
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 Bay Area Affordable Housing Bond [...]
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 Study in Vienna, Austria, representing [...]
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 at the end of July. [...]
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 FY 25, the Senate released [...]
State Budget Sees Overall Reduction in Housing Spending
The Governor signed the 2024-25 budget on June 27, which saw an overall reduction in spending on housing and an approximately neutral spending on homelessness. The $297.9B spending plan relies on reserves and pauses some [...]
Ballot Initiatives for November Election Finalized
Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber announced in late June that ten measures have qualified for the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot. June 27th also marked the last day for qualified ballot measures [...]