April 2024 Newsletter
Historic Mental Health and Housing Ballot Initiative on March 2024 Ballot
On March 5th, California state voters will vote on Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure, which crucially addresses the homelessness crisis through funding housing and [...]
Homelessness Leaders Ascending to Key Housing Positions in California
In the acclaimed book, Homelessness is a Housing Problem, authors Gregg Colburn and Clayton Aldern reiterate the growing consensus that homelessness needs to be solved through housing solutions. They [...]
Looking Back on 2023 and Moving Forward to 2024
Reflecting on the accomplishments of the past year, we celebrate the strides made towards more stable, safe, and affordable housing in California. At the same time, there are fresh [...]
2024 Governor’s Budget Proposal
The Governor announced his budget on January 10th, detailing several reversions and reductions in funding, including those for housing and homelessness programs, to address the State’s anticipated budget deficit. [...]
What We’re Reading
Reports
2024 Legislative Preview: Housing and Homelessness Legislation Amid New Leadership and Budgetary Challenges | Terner Center | March 2024
Biden Administration Releases FY25 Budget | NCSHA | March 2024
Fact Sheet: Using Modular Building To Increase Affordable Housing Stock | Center for American Progress | March 2024
Lessons From California’s Homekey Program: Adding Affordable Housing by Buying Market-Rate Apartment Buildings | UCLA Lewis Center | February 2024
Articles
The Feds Want to Study Giving Cash to Renters. Will Californians be Included? | CalMatters | March 22, 2024
Biden Suggests a Bigger Federal Role to Reduce Housing Costs | New York Times | March 21, 2024 (possibly paywalled)
The End of Skid Row’s Cheap Hotels? L.A. Leaders Want to Replace Last-Resort Homeless Housing | LA Times | March 19, 2024 (possibly paywalled)
For the First Time in 15 Years, Federal Housing Administration Increases Loan Limits to Expand Financing for Manufactured Homes | HUD | March 18, 2024
Fresh Batch of YIMBY Housing Bills Clash with Coastal Protections (Again) | CalMatters | March 18, 2024
How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing | New York Times | March 17, 2024 (possibly paywalled)
Why Private Developers Are Rejecting Government Money for Affordable Housing | Wall Street Journal | March 16, 2024 (possibly paywalled)
Cities Face Cutbacks as Commercial Real Estate Prices Tumble | New York Times | March 14, 2024 (possibly paywalled)
After Leading a Back to the City Movement, Many Millennials Moved to the Suburbs | Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies | March 14, 2024
In Hospitals, Affordable Housing Gets the Long-Term Investor It Needs | New York Times | March 12, 2024 (possibly paywalled)