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May 2, 2022

COMPTON — Today, during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo in Compton, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramírez announced that the California COVID-19 Rent Relief…

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April 25, 2022

Today the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is announcing that, in partnership with the State Department of Justice, we have prepared for filing, an enforceable judgment against the City of Anaheim, terms of which,…

Groundbreaking ceremony for the 7th and Campbell affordable housing project.
April 15, 2022
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…

HCD Director Velasquez speaking on CA Rent Relief
March 15, 2022
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 (…

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March 10, 2022
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…

HCD announcing Sacramento as the first jurisdiction in the state to earn a Prohousing Designation.
February 24, 2022
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…

Governor Gavin Newsom's announcement on housing projects.
February 3, 2022
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…

HCD Director Velasquez speaking on rent relief
January 7, 2022
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced it has received an additional $62 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury to continue the state’s successful implementation of the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief…