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March 29, 2023
Governor Newsom Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of approximately $736 million in Homekey funding for local governments to build or purchase housing for individuals experiencing homelessness. 

To date, Homekey has created 12,774…

Success Stories Couple staring at Camp Fire
March 29, 2023
Camp Fire Survivor Moves Back Home

Like so many in Butte County, Leon* lost his home in the devastating 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California history. Since then, Leon had been living in a recreational vehicle on his property.

While the RV had some…

Press Release The City of Los Angeles is Prohousing
March 10, 2023
Governor Newsom Announces Los Angeles as the Newest Prohousing City in California
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the City of Los Angeles is the latest jurisdiction to receive a Prohousing designation for their efforts to act with urgency, and in partnership with the state, to build more housing, faster. Cities and…

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February 21, 2023
California Attorney General Bonta and Department of Housing and Community Development Again Put City of Huntington Beach on Notice for Potentially Violating Multiple Housing Laws
Sacramento, CA —  

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today each issued letters under their separate enforcement authority urging the Huntington Beach City Council to…

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February 13, 2023
California Department of Housing and Community Development Sends City of Huntington Beach Second Warning that Proposed Ordinance Would Violate State Housing Law
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) Housing Accountability Unit today sent a second Notice of Potential Violation to the City of Huntington Beach, a day ahead of a proposed vote by the City’s Planning Commission…

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February 9, 2023
Governor Newsom Announces Awards of More Than $825 Million to Build Affordable Housing Through Accelerated Approval Process
Sacramento, CA —  

To continue expanding the state’s affordable housing stock and increase capacity for additional climate-smart infill housing, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the first funding awards under a new streamlined application process aimed at…

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February 3, 2023
Governor Newsom Announces Designation of Three More California Jurisdictions as Prohousing for Strides Made to Accelerate Housing Production
Sacramento, CA —  

Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that an additional three communities, the city of El Cerrito and the counties of Placer and Sacramento, have earned the state’s Prohousing Designation. Cities and counties earn Prohousing designations by…

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January 24, 2023
California releases map of local government-owned surplus properties and housing element sites to spur affordable housing development
Sacramento, CA —  

The Department of General Services (DGS) in partnership with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released an interactive public map of property identified by local governments to help developers find land for housing…

Success Stories City of Needles California
January 24, 2023
HCD Technical Assistance Helps City of Needles Adopt Housing Elements
Sacramento, CA —  

It’s not often a housing plan receives literal applause, but recently the City of Needles had local partners up on their feet after the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) approved the City’s latest housing element.

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