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Photo of Sonrisa Apartments. Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes M. Castro Ramírez with resident Samiya.

July 13, 2023

Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and HCD Today Announced $21 Million to Advance Construction of Climate-Smart and Affordable Housing on State-Owned Lands

Sacramento, CA —

Why it matters: Governor Gavin Newsom recognized the potential for underutilized state properties to play a key role in increasing housing availability in California. The effects of his executive order to explore this path are…

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…