HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez at the site of Sugar Pine Village.
October 24, 2022
State Announces Milestone in Excess Sites for Affordable Housing Executive Order Implementation
Sacramento, CA —  

The California Department of General Services (DGS) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced today the beginning of the first phase of Sugar Pine Village, a 248-unit community that will transform vacant…

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October 3, 2022
HCD and Attorney General Announce Lawsuit Against City of Anaheim
Sacramento, CA —  

On behalf of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the Attorney General moved to intervene today in a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim. The lawsuit alleges that …

Governor Gavin Newsom announces awards.
September 29, 2022
State Funds Another 2,755 Homes with Final $1.02 Billion from the California Housing Accelerator
San Francisco, CA —  

To continue to address the state’s long-term affordable housing shortfall, California officials today announced all $1.02 billion in new awards for California Housing Accelerator, which provides funding to 30 shovel-ready projects in lieu of tax…

multiple shovels in ground
September 19, 2022
Additional State Sites Identified for Housing as Newsom Executive Order Continues to Gain Momentum
Sacramento, CA —  

As part of the state’s multipronged strategy to reach a goal of more than one million affordable homes by 2030, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Department of General Services (DGS) today…

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August 9, 2022
State Announces New Review of San Francisco Housing Policies and Practices
Sacramento, CA —  

The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced that its Housing Accountability Unit (HAU) will conduct a first-ever Housing Policy and Practice Review of San Francisco, aimed at identifying and removing barriers to…

San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaking on SB 9.
July 21, 2022
HCD applauds San Francisco Mayor’s veto of rezoning ordinance that evades state housing law
Sacramento, CA —  

Today, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) acknowledged and applauded a critical veto by San Francisco Mayor London Breed of a local ordinance that attempts to bypass state housing laws. Specifically, the fourplex…

First Homekey site: Veterans Village in Ben Lomond
June 17, 2022
State Announces Nearly $25 Million in Funding for Homekey Projects in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara Counties
Sacramento, CA —  

The Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) and the Department of Housing and Community Development today joined Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Santa Cruz) and representatives for Senator John Laird (D-Santa) Cruz at the county’s…

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May 2, 2022
California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Distributes Over $3 Billion to California Low-Income Renters

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
HCD and California Attorney General announce Court mandated judgment with the City of Anaheim

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
First California Housing Accelerator Project Breaks Ground in Oakland
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…