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BCSH Secretary Tomiquia Moss and HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez testifying to the Little Hoover Commission.
July 11, 2025
Sacramento, CA —  

Building on the Administration’s efforts to reverse decades of inaction on housing and homelessness, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the reorganization proposal went into effect last week, authorizing the state to move forward and create…

graphic with building and utility icons with text Recovery -  HCD announces the release of $101 million to help rapidly produce critically needed affordable multifamily rental housing in the Los Angeles area, months after unprecedented wildfires devastated the region.
July 8, 2025
Los Angeles, CA —  

Six months after the LA Fires, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the release of $101 million to help rapidly rebuild critically needed, affordable multifamily rental housing…

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July 7, 2025
Sacramento, CA —  

As California marks six months since unprecedented wildfires created a path of destruction in Southern California, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is reflecting on its ongoing role in the Newsom Administration…

graphic of man seated in darkness rising and heading toward a large keyhole lit with color and images of housing and services
June 30, 2025
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the first seven awards from a voter-approved program to tackle the crisis of homelessness among veterans and other Californians who are living with behavioral health challenges by creating permanent…

groundbreaking ceremony with golden shovels
June 26, 2025
Stockton, CA —  

Today, state leaders broke ground on a new affordable housing community in downtown Stockton. Through an executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the former state-owned site will be turned into 94 homes for low-income households.

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graphic with justice scales, HCD logo and word news
June 19, 2025
Oakland, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez today issued a statement after a trial court sided with Newport Beach and determined…

groundbreaking ceremony with golden shovels
June 18, 2025
San Francisco, CA —  

Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the groundbreaking of two new affordable housing communities in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. Utilizing Governor Newsom’s

Since 2020, Transitional Age Youth (TAY) programs have helped more than 14,000 young adults exit or prevent homelessness, connect to services, and build the foundation for a successful future.
May 23, 2025
Sacramento, CA —  

Continuing California’s success in reducing homelessness in youth, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced $56 million awards to help 52 California counties provide housing…

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May 20, 2025
Oakland, CA —  

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez today announced that the Orange County Superior Court has granted their application to file amicus briefs in…

monarch groundbreaking ceremony with hard hats and golden shovels
May 13, 2025
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the groundbreaking of Monarch in Sacramento – the city’s third affordable housing community created on excess state land. The Monarch community will transform a former state-owned storage warehouse into 241…

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