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Press Release Groundbreaking ceremony for the 7th and Campbell affordable housing project.

April 15, 2022

First California Housing Accelerator Project Breaks Ground in Oakland

Sacramento, CA —

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the 7th and Campbell affordable housing project – the first project in the state to break ground with the help of the…

Press Release HCD Director Velasquez speaking on CA Rent Relief

March 15, 2022

State Rent Relief Program Receives Additional $136 Million From U.S. Treasury

Sacramento, CA —

Today, on the one-year anniversary of the launch of the California COVID-19 Rent Relief program, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced it has received an additional $136 million from the U.S. Treasury (…

Press Release Sugar Pine

March 10, 2022

California Department of Housing and Community Development Awards $220 Million for Affordable Multifamily Housing Developments

Sacramento, CA —

In the ongoing effort to address California’s housing affordability and homelessness challenges, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced $220 million in awards from the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP…

Press Release HCD announcing Sacramento as the first jurisdiction in the state to earn a Prohousing Designation.

February 24, 2022

Sacramento Becomes First California Jurisdiction to Earn State Prohousing Designation

Sacramento, CA —

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced that the City of Sacramento is the first jurisdiction in the state to earn a Prohousing Designation.

The Prohousing Designation Program was officially…

Press Release Governor Gavin Newsom's announcement on housing projects.

February 3, 2022

Governor Newsom Announces New Awards to Create 2,300 Housing Units

Sacramento, CA —

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced more than $923 million in awards for affordable housing projects across California as part of the California Housing Accelerator, a $1.75 billion investment to provide bridge funding to shovel-ready projects…

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December 21, 2021

Five Homekey Projects Approved for Awards Totaling More than $113 Million

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced awards for five additional Homekey projects that, when fully operational, will provide nearly 400 units of housing for people…

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December 15, 2021

State Announces More Than $105 Million in Homekey Awards

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced the first set of awards for the expanded Homekey program, California’s innovative, nation-leading effort to purchase and…

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November 17, 2021

California Begins Search for Developer to Build Mixed-Use Community in Downtown San Diego Location under Newsom Executive Order

SACRAMENTO — The State today issued a Request for Qualifications for developers capable of redeveloping a state-owned site consisting of two city blocks in Downtown San Diego into a mixed-use community. Located in close proximity…

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November 16, 2021

Newsom Administration Expedites Upgrades to California’s Migrant Farmworker Family Housing

SACRAMENTO — Newsom Administration officials today detailed a $30 million investment to upgrade the state’s 24 migrant housing centers, thus creating more welcoming spaces for upwards of 11,000 farmworkers and their families when…