Press Release
June 2, 2023
Why It Matters: The $16 million awarded today will help expand homeownership for farmworkers in California. As part of today’s announcement, San Mateo County will receive $5 million to purchase homes for survivors of the tragic…
April 28, 2023
Sacramento, CA —
- An Executive Order signed by Governor Newsom allows for building of affordable housing on excess state land
- Sonrisa is the first project completed using excess state land, creating housing for nearly 60 residents in the…
April 10, 2023
Sacramento, CA —
- The state today filed a motion to amend its March 8 housing lawsuit against Huntington Beach
- Since California filed its lawsuit, the City of Huntington Beach rescinded its illegal ban on SB 9 and ADU applications but…
April 5, 2023
Sacramento, CA —
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Emeryville, Fresno, Needles, Rancho Cordova, Redwood City, Riverside, Salinas, Stockton, and Ukiah, and the counties of San Diego and Yuba have been designated as Prohousing communities and are eligible for…
March 29, 2023
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…
March 10, 2023
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…
February 21, 2023
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…
February 9, 2023
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
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
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…