NEWS & UPDATES
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May 2026 Newsletter
The Human Impact of the Palm Springs Encampment Resolution Fund Program: Luke’s Journey Home
Article Contributor: Lizeth Hernandez Herrera, Case Manager, Jewish Family Service Despite the intractable nature of homelessness nationally, local success can still be achieved through coordinated, [...]
FY 2026 HUD Funding Enacted; Bipartisan Housing Reform Advances
After weeks of negotiation against the backdrop of a continuing resolution and broader appropriations process, Congress finalized full-year funding for the U.S. Department of Housing [...]
California Housing Update: Budget Constraints, Bond Momentum, and Innovation
Article Contributor: Jacqueline Woo, Senior Associate, Research & Policy, Global Policy Leadership Academy As the Legislature reconvened for the second year of its two-year cycle, housing [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
Key Advances Toward a One-Stop Shop for Affordable Housing in California | Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley | April 2026
Enabling Environments: Local Strategies for the Redevelopment of Public Land | Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | April 2026
Beyond Urban Renewal: Retooling Redevelopment Authorities to Create Social Housing in Massachusetts | Harvard Joint Center for Housing | April 2026
Has Adding More Homes Than People Eased California’s Housing Crisis? | Public Policy Institute of California | April 2026
Revolving Loan Funds: The Hottest Trend in Housing Finance | Remapping Debate | May 2026
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Multifamily Housing Starts rose in March, but Permits Fell | Construction Dive | May 1, 2026
Your Guide to the California Governor Candidates’ Views on Housing and Homelessness | LA Times | April 30, 2026
Trump Administration Proposes Rolling Back Gender Identity Protections in Federal Housing | Stateline | April 28, 2026
Using AI to Map Homelessness | Axios | April 21, 2026
California Blocks Trump Administration from Withholding Homelessness Funds | CalMatters | April 21, 2026
Making Money for Housing Go Further | Shelterforce | April 21, 2026
More Than 200,000 Lost Their Homes in the L.A. County Fires. For People Already on the Streets, the Damage Ran Deeper | LA Times | April 16, 2026
New York City to Spend $4 Billion From Pension Funds on Affordable Homes | New York Times | April 16, 2026
Cities Scramble to Comply with or Fight Major State Housing Law | Calmatters | April 15, 2026
Hundreds of Affordable Housing Units Funded by New L.A. County Agency | LA Times | April 15, 2026