Newsroom 2024 Archive
April 5, 2024
Lashay had lived in the same apartment for ten years. But when the neighborhood became overrun with drugs, Lashay knew she needed to move for her 8-year-old son Michah’s safety. Unfortunately, shortly after moving, she and her son needed to move…
March 28, 2024
The childhood feeling of receiving a long-awaited present permeated the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fresno’s new affordable housing community, The Arthur at Blackstone.
The Arthur at Blackstone is a combination of adaptive reuse and…
March 22, 2024
HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez joined community and housing leaders at the 2024 Housing California Conference. More than 2,000 attendees gathered for workshops, plenary sessions, learning labs, and roundtables to discuss the challenges and…
March 19, 2024
Windsor, CA —
José Fuentes and his family enjoy watching the sunset off the balcony of their new home. Their new apartment is in Redwood Views, a new 100% affordable housing development in Windsor, CA.
The Fuentes family has lived in Windsor for…
March 12, 2024
Santa Ana, CA —
The City of Santa Cruz recently celebrated the adoption of a compliant 6th cycle housing element and reached out to thank the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for its efforts to help the City meet its planning goals,…
March 11, 2024
State and local officials and community members recently gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Colibri Commons, a new affordable housing complex in East Palo Alto. A joint project of EPACANDO and MidPen Housing, Colibri Commons will provide…
March 7, 2024
Devany and her boyfriend Pablo received a special gift on Valentine’s Day – they were able to move into their new home.
“It is like falling in love all over again,” said Devany. “We never had a home of our own. This is our first.” …
March 4, 2024
With ever-rising rents, many young adults struggle to find and maintain safe, quality, affordable housing. This leaves vulnerable youth – particularly those aging out of the foster care system without family support – at risk of homelessness.…
February 23, 2024
San Diego, CA —
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) joined the San Diego community in recently celebrating the groundbreaking of Harrington Heights, a new affordable housing development in the East Village. This $150 million project will…
February 16, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced Homekey grant awards to six new projects that will create 369 homes for Californians at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including several developments focused on young people transitioning to…