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December 2025 Newsletter
US House and Trump Administration FY 2026 Budget Proposals Pose Challenges to Housing and Homelessness
On July 24, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved its FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill, while earlier in July, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations voted to approve its FY 2026 draft Transportation and Housing and Urban Development bill. Both proposals largely reject the severe cuts proposed by President Trump in his FY 2026 HUD proposal, but these proposals still pose challenges to housing and homelessness.The House and Senate proposals largely reject the severe cuts proposed by President Trump in his FY 2026 HUD proposal; however, the House’s proposal would slightly decrease funding to HUD [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
Early Outcomes from the Los Angeles County Homelessness Prevention Unit | California Policy Lab | July 2025
Annual Trends Among the Unsheltered in Three Los Angeles Neighborhoods | RAND Corporation | July 2025
Locked Out: Why Homeownership is Out of Reach for Many Young Hispanic Families | Joint Center on Housing Studies | July 2025
Housing Policy and Poverty: The Case of California | Niskanen Center | July 2025
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Contentious Housing Bill Narrowly Clears California Statehouse | Politico | September 12, 2025
A ‘Third Way’ Between Buying or Renting? Swiss Co-ops Say They’ve Found It. | New York Times | August 26, 2025
Is New Housing Being Built In Your California Neighborhood? Search This Map To Find Out | San Francisco Chronicle | August 13, 2025
The Matchmakers Bringing Churches and Developers Together | Shelterforce | August 6, 2025