Recent Newsletters
May Revise Drastically Cuts Housing and Homelessness Funding
The Governor’s May Revise, released on May 10, projected a larger budget shortfall than in January and proposed severe cuts to key housing and homelessness programs that went further than the Governor’s January proposal. [...]
Supreme Court Hears Case on Homelessness
On April 22, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what could be the most consequential ruling regarding homelessness in decades, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The central question before the court is [...]
Interest Rates and Impact on Housing Production and Homeownership
At the end of 2023, Federal Reserve officials penciled in three interest rate cuts in 2024 as inflation seemed to wane. In general, the Federal Reserve typically utilizes an increase in interest rate as [...]
Bay Area and LA County Housing Finance Agency Ballot Measures Move Forward on November Ballot
In April and May, two regional ballot initiatives from California’s two regional housing finance agencies, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) and LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA), are marching towards getting [...]
Report now available: “Social Housing in Vienna: Reflections from Los Angeles Area Housing Leaders”
In May 2023, a delegation of housing leaders from the City and County of Los Angeles traveled to Vienna, Austria, as part of the Global Policy Leadership Academy’s Vienna Social Housing Field Study to [...]
Federal Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Awardees Announced
In April, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced the awardees of the federal Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF), a first-of-its-kind, national-scale program to mobilize financing and private capital to address the climate crisis, including [...]