Press Release
October 25, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
One year after being the subject of an unprecedented review of policies and practices impeding housing development, San Francisco has made critical changes to earn the Prohousing Designation, the California Department of Housing and Community…
October 17, 2024
Further utilizing an executive order to prioritize developing housing on excess state lands, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that a new affordable housing project in South Lake Tahoe is opening 68 units to residents. Sugar Pine Village,…
October 4, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced nearly $130.7 million in Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program grants to help 18 cities, counties, and Continuums of Care (CoCs) resolve critical encampment concerns and address the housing and health…
October 3, 2024
What you need to know: Governor Newsom today announced a new project in San Francisco that will transform a dated Department of Motor Vehicles building into a modern DMV office with 372 new homes, including homes dedicated to low…
October 3, 2024
What you need to know: The state is decertifying the City of Norwalk’s housing element following the city’s action breaking state housing law and implementing an illegal shelter ban. The state’s action makes the city ineligible…
September 19, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom signed into law a comprehensive bipartisan housing package to build on California’s long-term strategy to help address homelessness and housing scarcity. The Governor also announced the…
September 18, 2024
What you need to know: Since 2022, Governor Newsom’s Housing Accountability Unit has “unlocked” more than 7,500 housing units for California families, meaning the unit has ensured these new homes are approved for…
September 16, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Department of Housing and Community Development today sent a Notice of Violation to the city of Norwalk for the city’s unlawful ban on the development of new homeless shelters and other housing sites.…
August 14, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced $130.6 million in Homekey grant awards for nine new projects that will create 533 permanently supportive homes for Californians at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The new awards include…
August 1, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced Napa, San Leandro, and Walnut Creek as the three most recent cities to earn the coveted Prohousing Designation. The Department also announced nearly $15.3…