September 2024 Newsletter
Rising Housing Insurance Rates Impact Owners and Developers
Last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded 28 weather and climate disasters, eclipsing the previous high of 22 in 2020, resulting in at least $92.9B in damage [...]
Momentum on Social Housing Continues in Los Angeles
In late May, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman, Eunisses Hernandez, and Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced a motion to build the City’s capacity to establish a large-scale social housing program [...]
Major May Deadline Cuts Notable Bills and Retains Many Others
May 24th marked the last day for each house in the Legislature to pass bills introduced in that house, with many housing and homelessness bills continuing to be in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
Tenant Protection Toolkits | National Low Income Housing Coalition | August 2024
Project-Based Vouchers: Lessons from the Past to Guide Future Policy | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | July 2024
Converting Vacant Office Space into Housing | Center for American Progress | July 2024
Homeowner’s Insurance Amid Greater Climate Disaster Risk | Urban Institute | July 2024
Reducing Housing Burdens While Creating a Longer-Term Affordable Housing Solution | Center for American Progress | July 2024
Five Key Learnings from the State Public Health & Homelessness Playbook | Community Solutions | June 2024
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Modular Construction Is on the Rise. Can It Build High-Quality Affordable Housing? | NextCity | August 15, 2024
California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers | CalMatters | August 13, 2024
The Lack of Eviction Data Obscures the Extent of the Affordable Housing Crisis | Governing | August 12, 2024
Will the US Ever Embrace Social Housing? | FastCompany | August 12, 2024
Bad Math Sinks the $20B Bay Area Housing Bond Before It Reaches Voters | The San Francisco Standard | August 14, 2024
More Americans Are Moving into Flood and Fire Hot Spots | Washington Post | August 5, 2024 – possibly paywalled
States Most Impacted by the Climate Crisis Lack Sufficient Shelter and Housing for the Most Vulnerable | National Alliance to End Homelessness | July 30, 2024
Koreatown Building’s Transformation into Homeless Housing is a Win for LA4LA Program | LA Times | July 23, 2024 – possibly paywalled
California Cities Rethink Homelessness Tactics After Supreme Court Ruling | CityLab | July 22, 2024