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April 19, 2024
California Recognizes 10 Communities for Prohousing Policies
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the cities of Berkeley, Brea, Crescent City, Fairfield, Pinole, Rancho Cucamonga, Richmond, South Lake Tahoe, and West Hollywood and the County of Los Angeles have earned the coveted Prohousing…

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April 18, 2024
State Housing Officials Give Legislators Recommendations on How to Most Effectively Assess Future Housing Needs
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today published California’s Housing Future 2040: The Next Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). In this report, HCD recommends to legislators the changes to the…

Graphic of multifamily housing. Text reads - The multifamily finance supernofa awards issued in round 2 will create 4,018 new homes in 14 counties and fund infrastructure improvements that support infill development.
April 17, 2024
In Year Two, Super NOFA Helps Advance More Than 4,000 Affordable Homes and Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Them
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the second round of awards from California’s innovative Multifamily Finance Super NOFA (MFSN), designed to spur much-needed housing development by reducing…

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February 16, 2024
Homekey on Track to House 167,164 Californians Over Lifetime
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…

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February 2, 2024
Court Agrees Anaheim Violated State Law. Decision is a Big Win for Fair Housing in California
Sacramento, CA —  

The Orange County Superior Court today ruled in favor of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), finding that the City of Anaheim violated multiple state housing laws when it denied a well-established local nonprofit…

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January 31, 2024
Seven California Communities Earn Prohousing Designation
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the cities of Eureka, Healdsburg, Mountain View, Petaluma, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Monica, and the County of Tulare, have earned the coveted designation as Prohousing communities for their efforts to…

Map of California with overlay text with today's $95.6 million investment, more than 15,000 homes have been funded by Homekey!
January 18, 2024
Homekey Funds More Than 15,000 Homes for Californians at Risk of Homelessness
Sacramento, CA —  

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced more grant awards from the third round of Homekey, the Administration’s initiative to help communities to address the challenge of homelessness by rapidly expanding the availability of housing for at-risk…

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January 18, 2024
California Reaches Settlement with City of Fullerton over Violations of Housing Element Law
Sacramento, CA —  

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez, and the City of Fullerton today announced an agreement requiring the city to reach…

Excess Sites Local Government Matching Grants (LGMG) awarded to accelerate development on state excess sites.
January 4, 2024
Excess State Land Program on Track to Create 5,550 Homes
Sacramento, CA —  

Today, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced more than $63 million in Excess Sites Local Government Matching Grants (LGMG) to accelerate development of 975 affordable homes across ten projects statewide.…

Photo of smiling couple in front of mobilehomes. Text reads: The MORE program helps preserve access to affordable homeownership in quality mobilehome parks.
December 19, 2023
California Issues First Awards for Model Program Designed to Improve Life in Mobilehome Parks, Keep Homeownership Accessible at Lower Income Levels
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today issued the first-ever round of awards from a pioneering state program designed to improve health and safety conditions for mobilehome owners, preserving a significant…