Graphic map of California with text overlayed: Today's federal investment of $185 million will include 1,284 new permanent, affordable homes through NHTF.
June 6, 2024
California Awards Federal Funds to Build 1,284 New Permanent Affordable Homes for Lowest-Income Residents
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced awarding federal funds to create 1,284 new affordable rental homes for extremely low-income Californians in 18 projects across the state.

Through the…

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May 31, 2024
State Housing, Veterans Departments Celebrate Expansion of Permanent Supportive Housing to Serve Those Who Served Nation
Los Angeles, CA —  

After a week full of remembrances honoring the lives of those who died in service to our nation’s freedoms, state leaders were greatly moved by the opportunity to help The Veterans Collective—led by Century Housing and U.S.Vets—welcome 87 new…

HCD-recommended changes to RHNA income categories will better account for homelessness in future planning.
May 7, 2024
Governor Newsom Sponsors Legislation to Expand Local Governments' Responsibility to Plan for the Housing Needs of People Experiencing and at Risk of Homelessness

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Governor is sponsoring new legislation that will add measures to hold cities and counties accountable when they fail to adequately address homelessness. The legislation, AB 3093 (Ward), will ensure that local…

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April 24, 2024
State Reaches Agreement with City of Malibu on Compliance with Housing Element Law
Sacramento, CA —  

California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced a settlement with the city of Malibu that will enable the city to reach compliance…

Prohousing banner over city scene.
April 19, 2024
California Recognizes 10 Communities for Prohousing Policies
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the cities of Berkeley, Brea, Crescent City, Fairfield, Pinole, Rancho Cucamonga, Richmond, South Lake Tahoe, and West Hollywood and the County of Los Angeles have earned the coveted Prohousing…

Graphic of multifamily housing. Text reads - The multifamily finance supernofa awards issued in round 2 will create 4,018 new homes in 14 counties and fund infrastructure improvements that support infill development.
April 17, 2024
In Year Two, Super NOFA Helps Advance More Than 4,000 Affordable Homes and Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Them
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the second round of awards from California’s innovative Multifamily Finance Super NOFA (MFSN), designed to spur much-needed housing development by reducing…

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April 16, 2024
State Housing Officials Give Legislators Recommendations on How to Most Effectively Assess Future Housing Needs
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today published California’s Housing Future 2040: The Next Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). In this report, HCD recommends to legislators the changes to the…

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February 16, 2024
Homekey on Track to House 167,164 Californians Over Lifetime
Sacramento, CA —  

California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced Homekey grant awards to six new projects that will create 369 homes for Californians at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including several developments focused on young people transitioning to…

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February 2, 2024
Court Agrees Anaheim Violated State Law. Decision is a Big Win for Fair Housing in California
Sacramento, CA —  

The Orange County Superior Court today ruled in favor of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), finding that the City of Anaheim violated multiple state housing laws when it denied a well-established local nonprofit…

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January 31, 2024
Seven California Communities Earn Prohousing Designation
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the cities of Eureka, Healdsburg, Mountain View, Petaluma, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Monica, and the County of Tulare, have earned the coveted designation as Prohousing communities for their efforts to…