NEWS & UPDATES
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April 2025 Newsletter
Strategic Growth Council (SGC) Factory-Built Housing RFI
The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) is seeking developers, jurisdictions, and other market participants’ input related to the factory-built housing (FBH) landscape in California. The SGC recognizes factory-built housing (FBH) [...]
Governor’s 2025 Budget Proposal
Governor Newsom highlighted the state's housing progress as part of his 2025 budget proposal. Under the Surplus Land Act of 2021, over 30,000 new units have been added to [...]
California Legislature Convenes in Light of Wildfire Disasters, Focusing on Key Housing Themes
In Fall 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law over 60 housing-related bills, most of which became effective January 1, 2025. These new laws will likely shape housing [...]
Rising Housing Insurance Rates are Impacting Owners and Developers
Nearly every day since the recent wildfires in Los Angeles started on January 7th, 2025, the Governor has issued executive orders waiving fees, permitting and review requirements under the California [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
2025 California Legislative Preview: Rebuilding, Accelerating Production and Funding Affordable Housing | Terner Center for Housing | March 2025
California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program: AHSC Impact Report, Rounds 1 to 8 | California Housing Partnership and Enterprise Community Partners | March 2025
The 2025 California Affordable Housing Pipeline | Enterprise Community Partners | March 2025
No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable Rental Housing for the Lowest-Income Renters | National Low Income Housing Coalition | March 2025
Governor Newsom Expands First-in-the-Nation Program to Transform Underutilized State Land into Affordable Housing | Office of Governor Gavin Newsom | February 2025
State of California Accountability | State of California | February 2025
ARTICLES/MEDIA
‘Quiet Panic’ as National Rental Assistance Program Set to Run Out of Cash | CalMatters | March 18, 2025
Affordable Housing Threatened as Trump Halts $1 Billion Slated for Extending Life of Aging Buildings | AP | March 12, 2025
Trump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing Groups | Bloomberg | March 12, 2025
Builders Stockpile Lumber, Swap Out Materials to Work Around Tariffs | WSJ | March 11, 2025
Apartment, Multifamily Housing Groups Ask Trump to Review Housing Regulations | Smart Cities Dive | March 10, 2025
How California Homeless Programs Are Helping People Get Fit and Off the Streets: ‘It’s The Bike’ | CalMatters | March 10, 2025
They Tried to Pay Their Overdue Rent. Their Landlord Wouldn’t Accept It. | CalMatters | March 10, 2025
Trump Is on Track to Ditch a Time-Tested Approach to Combating Homelessness | Vox | March 7, 2025
Los Angeles Stops Accepting New Applicants for Section 8, Citing Budget Uncertainty in Washington | Los Angeles Times | March 6, 2025
Renters, Builders Defend San Diego’s ADU Program as Council Backs Off Repeal Effort | KPBS | March 5, 2025