Newsroom 2024 Archive
October 4, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced nearly $130.7 million in Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program grants to help 18 cities, counties, and Continuums of Care (CoCs) resolve critical encampment concerns and address the housing and health…
October 3, 2024
What you need to know: Governor Newsom today announced a new project in San Francisco that will transform a dated Department of Motor Vehicles building into a modern DMV office with 372 new homes, including homes dedicated to low…
October 3, 2024
What you need to know: The state is decertifying the City of Norwalk’s housing element following the city’s action breaking state housing law and implementing an illegal shelter ban. The state’s action makes the city ineligible…
September 23, 2024
The Kern County community of McFarland recently celebrated the grand opening of new affordable housing! Sherwood Family Apartments provides 80 affordable homes to low- and extremely low-income families.
This new apartment community…
September 19, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom signed into law a comprehensive bipartisan housing package to build on California’s long-term strategy to help address homelessness and housing scarcity. The Governor also announced the…
September 18, 2024
What you need to know: Since 2022, Governor Newsom’s Housing Accountability Unit has “unlocked” more than 7,500 housing units for California families, meaning the unit has ensured these new homes are approved for…
September 16, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Department of Housing and Community Development today sent a Notice of Violation to the city of Norwalk for the city’s unlawful ban on the development of new homeless shelters and other housing sites.…
September 16, 2024
A new fire engine and a homeless shelter are just two investments made possible with the Community Development Block Grant Program.
For fifty…
September 12, 2024
King City is a small, disadvantaged community in Monterey County. With funding from HCD’s Community Development Block Grant program, King City was able to invest…
September 9, 2024
Since 1974, the Community Development Block Grant program has benefited communities throughout the nation. Through important investments to support infrastructure, housing, healthcare, safety, economic development, public services and more, CDBG…