Press Release

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…

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…

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…

HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez at the site of Sugar Pine Village.

October 24, 2022

State Announces Milestone in Excess Sites for Affordable Housing Executive Order Implementation

Sacramento, CA —

The California Department of General Services (DGS) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced today the beginning of the first phase of Sugar Pine Village, a 248-unit community that will transform vacant…

October 3, 2022

HCD and Attorney General Announce Lawsuit Against City of Anaheim

Sacramento, CA —

On behalf of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the Attorney General moved to intervene today in a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim. The lawsuit alleges that …

September 29, 2022

State Funds Another 2,755 Homes with Final $1.02 Billion from the California Housing Accelerator

San Francisco, CA —

To continue to address the state’s long-term affordable housing shortfall, California officials today announced all $1.02 billion in new awards for California Housing Accelerator, which provides funding to 30 shovel-ready projects in lieu of tax…

September 19, 2022

Additional State Sites Identified for Housing as Newsom Executive Order Continues to Gain Momentum

Sacramento, CA —

As part of the state’s multipronged strategy to reach a goal of more than one million affordable homes by 2030, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Department of General Services (DGS) today…

August 9, 2022

State Announces New Review of San Francisco Housing Policies and Practices

Sacramento, CA —

The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced that its Housing Accountability Unit (HAU) will conduct a first-ever Housing Policy and Practice Review of San Francisco, aimed at identifying and removing barriers to…

San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaking on SB 9.

July 21, 2022

HCD applauds San Francisco Mayor’s veto of rezoning ordinance that evades state housing law

Sacramento, CA —

Today, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) acknowledged and applauded a critical veto by San Francisco Mayor London Breed of a local ordinance that attempts to bypass state housing laws. Specifically, the fourplex…

First Homekey site: Veterans Village in Ben Lomond

June 17, 2022

State Announces Nearly $25 Million in Funding for Homekey Projects in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara Counties

Sacramento, CA —

The Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) and the Department of Housing and Community Development today joined Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Santa Cruz) and representatives for Senator John Laird (D-Santa) Cruz at the county’s…