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May 20, 2024
Oakland, CA —
Developers recently broke ground on the much-anticipated Oakland affordable housing project known as East 12th Street. Located at the corner of East 12th and 2nd Streets near Lake Merritt, this multi-story housing development will provide 91…
May 16, 2024
Bakersfield, CA —
HCD recently joined in celebrating the grand opening of College Heights Cottages, a new supportive affordable housing complex in Bakersfield. College Heights Cottages features 28 homes for very low-income individuals and families, with half of…
May 14, 2024
Chico, CA —
The Chico community recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Bruce Road Reconstruction project—the largest infrastructure project in the City of Chico’s history.
Funded largely by a $22 million grant from HCD’s Infill Infrastructure…
May 10, 2024
Half Moon Bay, CA —
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today issued a letter to the chair and members of the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission, expressing support for a planned HCD-funded affordable housing project and cautioning…
May 8, 2024
San Francisco, CA —
The San Francisco community today celebrated the “topping off” of two new affordable housing developments at Sunnydale, one of four former public housing sites that comprise San Francisco’s HOPE SF Initiative—the nation’s first large-scale…
May 7, 2024
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…
May 3, 2024
San Jose, CA —
The San Jose community recently celebrated the grand opening of Solaire Apartments, bringing new and much-needed supportive, transit-oriented, affordable housing for low-income and very low-income families, seniors, and individuals to Santa Clara…
April 30, 2024
HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez joined community leaders and residents in celebrating the grand opening of Mutual Housing on the Boulevard, a new affordable housing development in Sacramento. A project of Mutual Housing, this development provides…
April 26, 2024
Long Beach, CA —
The community of Long Beach, California, recently celebrated the grand opening of Wellspring, a new 88-unit affordable housing development with a community health and wellness center. The development was supported by $20 million in funding from…