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Sherwood Family Apartments ribbon-cutting ceremony
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…

Marysville firefighter
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…

children playing in a circle with their hands up
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…

photo of Albert, a resident of a CDBG-funded project in San Benito County
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…

Rendering of 2250 Irving. Courtesy of Pyatok Architects
September 6, 2024

The City and County of San Francisco has broken ground on a new affordable housing development, moving the needle on the goal to break ground on almost 3,000 units this year. 2550 Irving Street will be a 100-percent affordable housing development…

Black Panther Apartments exterior
August 28, 2024
Oakland, CA —  

HCD recently celebrated a major milestone for the California Housing Accelerator Program, as the Black Panther Apartments became the first Accelerator-funded project to celebrate its grand opening. The Black Panther brings 78 supportive…

HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez, BCSH Undersecretary Melinda Grant and Senior Advisor to Governor Newsom Hafsa Kaka at the grand opening event.
August 19, 2024
Los Angeles, CA —  

The City of Los Angeles recently celebrated the Grand Opening of Weingart Tower 1, an affordable housing high-rise in the heart of Skid Row. The event was attended by city, county, and state leaders, including Business, Consumer Services and…

Mesa Ojai tiny homes
August 12, 2024

The Ojai community held a tree-planting and land-blessing ceremony to celebrate the opening of new supportive housing for vulnerable youth.

Mesa Ojai will provide 13 transitional homes and trauma-informed supportive services for young…

Vista de la Sierra apartment complex
August 9, 2024

HCD recently joined leaders from National CORE, Mercy House, the Hope through Housing Foundation, the City of Riverside, and the County of Riverside to celebrate the grand opening of Vista de La Sierra, a new affordable housing development in the…

Groundbreaking ceremony of Friendship Senior Housing
August 7, 2024

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) joined the Oakland community at the groundbreaking of Friendship Senior Housing, a new affordable housing development for seniors in the Bay Area.

The four-story infill…

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