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Newsletters
An extensive list of our current & past newsletters
- July 14 | REGISTER NOW: Affordable Homes At-Risk Webinar 8/11
- July 10 | REGISTER NOW: Electrification Webinars 8/14 & 8/21
- July 8 | Nuts & Bolts of Affordable Housing Finance Slides & Survey
- June 18 | 2025 Equity Policy Fellows Welcome
- May 12 | May Legislative Briefing Recap
- May 8 | Here’s How California Can Save $463 Million Annually
- April 30 | 2025 County-Level Housing Needs Reports Now Available
- April 9 | California’s Affordable Homes At Risk
- March 26 | How is California Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Renters?
- March 18 | Cap & Trade Program Delivers 20,000 Affordable Homes, Meets Climate & Equity Goals
- February 19 | Low-Income Weatherization Program Impact Report & Advocacy Alert
- February 11 | How Wildfires Threaten California’s Affordable Housing
- January 27 | California’s New $500M Equitable Building Decarbonization Program
- December 12 | Decarbonizing Affordable Housing: Action Needed on Utility Allowances and Electricity Rates
- December 10 | Updates to the CA Affordable Housing Map & Benefits Calculator
- November 22 | Electrifying St. Mary’s Senior Apartments
- November 15 | How Are CA’s Funding Programs Progressing on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing?
- November 12 | Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions in 2024?
- November 5 | Case Study: HASLO Celebrates Grand Reopening of Anderson Hotel
- October 22 | Why Proposition 5 is Important for Californians
- October 4 | Proposition 36 Impacts on Homelessness
- October 3 | Electrification Series Thanks & Session Materials
- October 1 | 2024 Equity Policy Fellows Farewell
- September 30 | Governor Signs/Vetoes Affordable Housing Bills
- September 19 | Press Release: Housing Justice Advocates Celebrate Passage of AB 2926
- September 17 | Electrification Series Sign Up & Session 1 & 2 Materials
- August 27 | Achieving California’s Goal of a Million More Affordable Homes
- August 13 | Register Now: Electrification Webinars Aug 29 – Sept 26
- June 27 | 2024 Budget Results: Partnership Priorities Achieved
- June 25 | Who Owns Unsubsidized Affordable Housing?
- June 17 | The Partnership Welcomes Summer Equity Policy Research Fellows
- June 10 | Register Now: All-Electric Implementation for Housing Webinar 6/20
- May 9 | 2024 County-Level Housing Needs Reports Now Available
- May 2 | State Targets Neighborhood Change in Newly Released AFFH Mapping Tool
- May 1 | Register Now: Affordable Homes At-Risk Webinar 5/13
- April 29 | Low-Income Weatherization Program Advocacy Alert
- April 22 | Happy Earth Day from the Partnership!
- April 17 | 17,878 New Affordable Homes, 5.2 Million Fewer Metric Tons of GHG Emissions
- April 8 | California’s Affordable Homes At-Risk
- March 29 | Affordable Housing Funds in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
- March 25 | Call to Action: Support AB 3160 (Gabriel) to Make the Enhanced State Housing Credits Permanent
- March 19 | How is California meeting the needs of low-income renters?
- March 6 | Celebrating 35 Years of Partnership!
- February 6 | How Have the State’s Opportunity Area Incentives Impacted Education for Children in Affordable Housing?
- January 30 | Webinars & Fellowships @ the California Housing Partnership
- January 24 | What Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me About the Housing and Climate Crises
- January 23 | Affordable Housing Compares Favorably to Market-Rate Housing From a Cost Perspective
- January 18 | Examining the Argument that Building Affordable Housing Increases Crime
- January 17 | 2024 Sustainable Housing Outlook with the Partnership
- January 12 | Advocates Criticize Governor’s Proposal to Cut Affordable Housing $$ in State Budget
- December 12 | Are California’s Opportunity Area Incentives in Conflict with Climate Goals?
- December 7 | New HUD Rent Rule Expands Opportunities in California
- November 20 | 2024 Changes to Solar Incentives for Multifamily Affordable Housing
- November 15 | Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions in 2023?
- October 31 | The Partnership Bids Farewell to Summer Equity Policy Research Fellows
- October 30 | New CRA Regulations a Mixed Bag for Affordable Housing and Its Residents
- October 26 | Updated State AFFH Mapping Tools Account for Neighborhood Change
- October 17 | Governor Signs Nine Partnership-Sponsored Bills
- September 21 | Electrifying Progress in Decarbonizing Affordable Housing
- September 11 | Affordable Housing Freed from Racist Law – SB 469 Signed
- August 31 | Register Now! Housing Finance Training Series
- August 24 | Save the Dates: Housing Finance Training Series
- August 10 | Affordable Housing Electrification Training Series
- July 19 | Accessing Inflation Reduction Act Funds for Affordable Housing
- June 21 | The Partnership Welcomes Four Equity Policy Research Fellows This Summer
- June 13 | Support for $10 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Needed Now
- May 16 | New Reports Document Need for Affordable Homes in All 58 California Counties – 2023 CA County Housing Needs Reports
- April 19 | California Has Lost 22,078 Affordable Homes, 4,749 More Are At-Risk – 2023 Assessment Available Now
- April 4 | Action Alert: Support These Sustainable Housing Bills
- March 23 | New Report on At-Risk Naturally-Occurring Affordable Housing
- March 15 | How Is California Meeting the Needs of Low-Income renters? (CA Housing Needs Report 2023)
- February 23 | Action Alert: Our 2023 Bills Need Your Support
- January 25 | Excited for What’s Ahead in 2023
- January 10 | 2023 Statement on Governor’s Budget
- December 21 | What Will It Take to Solve Homelessness in California? New Homeless & Housing Needs Assessment Provides Answers
- December 19 | New Approach to Housing the Homeless Reduces Time and Costs By More Than 40 Percent
- December 7 | San José Adopts Policy to Further Fair Housing
- December 2 | Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions? 2022
- November 9 | AHSC Program Brought 15,324 New Affordable Homes & Reduced 4.4 Million Metric Tons of GHG Emissions
- October 18 | The Partnership Bids Farewell to Summer Equity Policy Research Fellows
- July 11 | Please Welcome Our Newest Staff Members!
- June 17 | Exciting New Clean Energy Programs for Climate Action
- June 14 | The Partnership Welcomes Equity Policy Research Fellows This Summer
- May 24 | New 2022 Affordable Housing Need Reports for California Counties
- May 5 | CalHFA’s Mixed-Income Program (MIP): Outcomes Analysis, Rounds 1-3 by the Partnership
- April 21 | Upcoming Trainings & Briefings from the Partnership
- April 12 | Register Today! You’re Invited to the Partnership’s Solar 101 Institute
- March 30 | How is California meeting the needs of low-income renters? (CA Affordable Housing Needs Report 2022)
- March 24 | Our Housing California 2022 Conference Learning Labs and Workshops, April 4-6
- February 28 | How Many Affordable Homes are At Risk of Conversion in California?
- February 24 | Action Alert: Our 2022 Roadmap Home Bills Need Your Support
- February 3 | Upcoming Trainings & Briefings from the Partnership
- January 6 | GREEN 2021 in Review + Sustainability Resources
- December 21 | Warm Wishes for the New Year
- December 15 | Reaching Decarbonization Goals through the Electrification of Affordable Housing
- December 8 | Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: A Path Forward for California’s Housing Agencies
- December 6 | The Partnership’s Core Equity Values
- December 1 | Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions in 2021?
- November 11 | New Research: Rents Increase For Low-Income Californians During COVID-19 Pandemic
- November 8 | Housing Experts Caution Local Governments on JPA Proposals to Convert Luxury Apartments to Government-Owned Middle-Income Housing
- October 26 | Where Are California’s Affordable Homes and How Do They Benefit Local Communities?
- October 21 | The California Housing Partnership Welcomes a Research Director and New Staff Members
- October 15 | Upcoming Trainings & Briefings from the Partnership: SDHF & SCANPH Industry Conferences
- September 28 | California’s Renters Still Struggling to Make Rent Despite State’s Eviction Moratorium and Emergency Rental Assistance
- September 21 | Action Alert: Tell Speaker Pelosi Affordable Housing Must Stay Affordable
- September 17 | Register Now for the Second Annual Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit, October 12-14
- September 14 | Meet Our Team at the SJVHC and NPH Upcoming 2021 Fall Conferences!
- September 9 | Action Alert: Urge the Governor to Sign AB 1423 to Reduce the Cost of Affordable Housing Development!
- September 1 | New Key Indicators of Affordable Housing Need
- August 25 | The California Housing Partnership Welcomes New Housing Finance Team Members and Summer Fellows
- July 29 | Los Angeles County Makes Progress in Addressing Affordable Housing Needs
- July 26 | Upcoming Trainings & Briefings
- July 14 | You’re Invited! Radically Reimagining Housing in California – 7/16 at 12:30 PM
- July 6 | Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Enactment of the 2021/22 State Budget
- June 14 | Meet Our Team at Housing California’s 2021 (Un)Conference
- June 7 | 56 of California’s 58 Counties Lacked Enough Affordable Homes Even Before the Pandemic
- June 1 | Bill to Allow Appeals of Unlawful Denials of Affordable Home Proposals (AB 989) Approved by Assembly, Your Support Needed for Senate Approval
- May 5 | Support AB 989 to Allow Affordable Housing Developers to Appeal Unlawful Local Opposition through a New State Housing Accountability Committee
- April 26 | Join Roadmap Home 2030 at the Commonwealth Club
- April 8 | Upcoming Trainings & Briefings
- April 1 | 5 Key Takeaways for Making Building Decarbonization Work in Affordable Housing
- March 30 | SAVE THE DATE! Solar 101 Institute
- March 18 | New Report Shows Challenges Facing Low-Income California Renters in 2021, Calls for Strategic Response
- March 15 | Join us for the Launch of Roadmap Home 2030!
- February 25 | Where are Affordable Homes Most At Risk in California?
- February 18 | YOU’RE INVITED! SOMAH Progress Payment Pathway Webinar
- February 16 | Creating a Unified Process to Award All State Affordable Rental Housing Funding “One-Stop Shop” (AB 434 white paper)
- February 12 | California needs a 10-year roadmap to housing affordability and to end homelessness
- February 8 | Strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act – Comments Needed by February 16th
- February 2 | 2020 in Review from the Partnership’s Sustainable Housing Team
- January 26 | State Policy Priorities for 2021: Announcing California’s Roadmap HOME
- January 19 | New AHSC Report Highlights Climate & Economic Benefits of 11,300 Sustainable Homes
- January 12 | Statement on Governor Newsom’s Budget Proposal
- December 18 | Warm Wishes This Holiday Season
- December 9 | An Interview with New HCD Leadership on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in California
- November 30 | You’re Invited! Funding for LIHTC Major Rehabilitation Projects
- November 24 | You’re Invited! Navigating Underwriting Changes: How Should Developers Adjust?
- November 18 | Response to the State Auditor’s November 2020 Report
- October 29 | You’re Invited: Post-Election Outlook for Federal Tax Policy and Implications for California’s LIHTC Market
- October 28 | COVID-19 Exacerbates Cost of Living Challenges Throughout the State
- October 14 | 59% of Black Renters Behind on Rent Fear Eviction Due to Continued Effects of Pandemic
- October 6 | GREEN Webinar: Clean Energy For Healthy Affordable Housing – Bay Area
- October 5 | You Are Invited: Affordable Housing Building Decarbonization Summit
- September 29 | Governor Signs AB 434 to Streamline State Housing Funding Programs!
- September 24 | New Data Underscores California’s Failure to Meet Low-Income Housing Production Goals – Dashboard Series #3
- September 21 | Upcoming Affordable Housing Building Decarbonization Summit
- September 8 | Ask Governor to Sign AB 434 to Streamline State Housing Funding Programs
- September 2 | New Updates to California’s Affordable Rental Housing Benefits Map
- August 31 | Join the Partnership at this Year’s Fall Conferences!
- August 25 | Stop Wasting Water! A Crossover Strategy Guide for Multifamily Asset Management
- August 17 | WEBINAR: Get the latest on affordable housing lender and investor terms Tuesday at 3 pm
- August 11 | Racial Disparities in Housing Security from COVID-19 Economic Fallout
- August 4 | WEBINAR: Lenders and Investors Respond to COVID-19 Impact, Part II – August 18th
- July 28 | The Need for Long-Term State Financing of Affordable Housing – Dashboard Series #2
- July 22 | The California Housing Partnership Welcomes New Policy & Finance Team Members
- July 8 | Bay Area Rents Drop But Are Still Too High – Dashboard Series #1
- July 6 | Join Us for a Demonstration of California’s New Housing Needs Dashboard on July 9th
- June 25 | Action Alert: Support AB 434 to Reduce Housing Costs
- June 17 | New Online Dashboard from the California Housing Partnership Visualizes California’s Housing Needs
- June 5 | Black Lives Matter
- June 3 | 55 of California’s Counties Lacked Enough Affordable Homes Even Before the Pandemic
- May 29 | GREEN Webinar: Clean Energy Resources for COVID-19 Response
- May 15 | Governor’s Budget Makes Critical Downpayment to House the Homeless; Bolder Action Needed Ahead
- May 5 | TCAC and HCD re-release draft changes to Opportunity Map in rural and rapidly changing areas (comments due May 18)
- April 22 | California Affordable Housing Providers Face Potential $1.7 Billion COVID-19 Loss
- April 16 | California Affordable Housing Priorities for Congress in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus
- April 7 | Demistifying California’s Affordable Homes Shortfall
- April 2 | Last Chance to Protect the Community Reinvestment Act #TreasureCRA
- March 23 | New Report Finds California Needs 1.3 Million More Affordable Homes; Calls for Federal and State Action
- March 17 | Request to Support Affordable Housing Legislation: The Partnership Urges Your Support
- March 4 | Everything you need to know about California’s Roadmap HOME 2030
- February 27 | Affordable Homes at Risk – 2020 Report from the California Housing Partnership
- February 19 | Reminder – Tomorrow’s GREEN Talk at 1 pm: Cold Water Bypass and Crossover
- February 14 | GREEN Talk: Cold Water Bypass and Crossover, 2/20 at 1:00 pm
- February 5 | The Partnership Welcomes New Finance & Policy Team Members
- December 20 | Happy Holidays from the California Housing Partnership!
- December 19 | New Report Finds Bay Area Needs 235,656 More Affordable Homes
- December 18 | Federal Budget Deal Includes Disaster Relief Housing Credits for California
- December 13 | Action Needed Today to Expand Low Income Housing Tax Credit
- December 9 | New Report Reveals How AHSC Addresses California’s Most Pressing Challenges
- December 2 | HUD Changes Policy so Low-Income Renters can Access $100M/Year in Solar PV Benefits
- November 8 | Abode Communities Opens Rolland Curtis Gardens after 10-year-battle
- November 6 | New State Incentives for Pro-Housing Policies Threaten Affordable Home Production
- October 23 | Who Can Afford Rent in California’s Many Regions?
- October 15 | The California Housing Partnership Welcomes a New Director of Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy
- September 16 | Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities Program Update: September 2019
- September 9 | Free Webinar for Property Owners This Wednesday September 11th!
- August 19 | Infill Infrastructure Grant Program: Achievements and Proposed Changes
- August 19 | Counties in the Greater Sacramento Region are Struggling to Produce their Fair Share of Housing
- July 9 | Mapping the Benefits of Affordable Housing in California
- July 1 | Get the benefits of solar for you and your tenants
- May 21 | Rising Rents and the Loss of State Funding Exacerbate the Affordable Housing Crisis in the San Joaquin Valley
- May 21 | Loss of State Funding Cripples SoCal Counties’ Ability to Address Affordable Homes Crisis
- May 14 | New California Affordable Rental Housing Benefits Map
- May 7 | Why invest cap-and-trade funds in Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities
- May 6 | Shortfall of State Funds Still Hampering Affordable Housing Production as Rents Rise
- April 10 | Join the California Housing Partnership at our Housing California Conference Institutes and Workshops!
- March 27 | New Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP) Multifamily Report Assess Cap-and-Trade Program Benefits
- March 21 | Affordable Housing Production Stagnant Despite Recent Advances; One in Three Households Unable to Afford Housing and Basic Living Costs in California
- February 25 | Thank You for 30 Years!
- February 12 | 34,554 Affordable Homes at Risk in California
- February 7 | Rising Rents Reinforce Housing Segregation in the Bay Area
- January 30 | TONIGHT! California Housing Partnership’s 30th Anniversary
- January 7 | 2019 – A Happier New Year for Affordable Housing in California
- November 28 | New AHSC Report Assesses Cap-and-Trade Housing Program Benefits
- November 26 | California Housing Partnership Welcomes Two New Members of Finance Team
- November 9 | Report Shows Impact of Housing Credit Program in California
- October 30 | Reminder: Celebrating 30 Years of Partnership in San Francisco!
- October 30 | Reminder: Celebrating 30 Years of Partnership in Los Angeles!
- September 19 | Rising Housing Costs Are Re-Segregating Bay Area Counties
- September 17 | Governor Signs SB 1477: Incentives for New Low-Emissions Affordable Homes
- September 11 | Housing Needs Rising in Santa Cruz County, New Report Shows
- August 22 | New Reports Reveal Housing Emergency for Low-Income Renters in San Joaquin Valley
- August 2 | AHSC Awards Reveal Changes in State Priorities
- June 27 | California Housing Partnership Adds 5 & Promotes 3 to Expand Services
- May 16 | New Reports Document Housing Emergency and Solutions for Southern California Renters
- May 1 | New Reports Document Dire Conditions and Solutions for Bay Area Renters
- April 13 | Thank you California Members of Congress for Supporting Affordable Housing
- March 22 | Spending Bill Increases LIHTC and Affordable Housing Funding for FY2018
- March 13 | Why Congress Must Act NOW to Restore the Value of the Housing Credit
- March 6 | Elimination of State Investment in Affordable Housing Foreshadowed Jump in Homelessness
- March 5 | Join the California Housing Partnership at our Housing California Conference Institutes and Workshops!
- January 30 | Get the latest on what Matt and the California Housing Partnership team are thinking and saying
