Press Release
February 25, 2025
What you need to know: Governor Newsom is expanding access to the state’s program to create new housing on underutilized state property by streamlining the effort. Today the Governor launched a revamped Excess Sites Program and…
February 24, 2025
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom today announced stronger accountability measures to hold local governments accountable if they fail to make progress in addressing homelessness. The Governor also unveiled a new online…
February 20, 2025
Sacramento, CA —
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Department of General Services (DGS) today celebrated the grand opening of the Reedley affordable housing development, Guardian Village.
The departments also…
February 19, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez issued the following statements after yesterday’s decision by the Los Angeles County…
February 11, 2025
Los Angeles, CA —
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced new efforts to provide accountability with ongoing Los Angeles firestorm recovery efforts and support firestorm survivors.
California launched a new dashboard on the…
January 13, 2025
What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to streamline the rebuilding of homes and businesses destroyed in the recent Southern California firestorms.
LOS ANGELES — Governor Gavin…
December 30, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
As the new year soon begins, California continues its forward momentum with a new set of laws signed by Governor Newsom that improve the health, safety, and well-being of all Californians.
“California's new laws tackle today's biggest…
December 27, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Bucking national trends and outperforming a majority of other states, California continues to blunt decades-long increases in homelessness. With more shelter available than ever before, the state continues…
November 26, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
Continuing the state’s commitment to creating more housing and providing support faster, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that local communities now have access to new streamlining tools to expedite the development of new supportive housing…
November 22, 2024
What you need to know: Native American communities throughout California will receive more than $91 million in state funding to help create more affordable housing and address homelessness through the state’s Tribal Homekey…