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Redlining: The history of Berkeley’s segregated neighborhoods
The reason African Americans and other minorities mostly live in South and West Berkeley can be traced back to government-supported racist housing practices.
Planning director says LA could hit the mayor’s housing goal two years early
Los Angeles may reach a housing goal set by Mayor Eric Garcetti ahead of schedule, according to the city’s planning director, Vince Bertoni.
How the housing crisis segregates the Bay Area
The Bay Area’s soaring housing costs are pushing out low-income families of color at a greater rate than their white counterparts, according to a new study that highlights [...]
Rising Housing Costs and Re-segregation in Contra Costa County
This report by the California Housing Partnership and the Urban Displacement Project at UC Berkeley finds that rising housing costs in Contra Costa County were correlated with shifts [...]
Rising Housing Costs and Re-Segregation in San Francisco
This report by the California Housing Partnership and the Urban Displacement Project at UC Berkeley finds that rising housing costs in San Francisco were correlated with shifts in [...]
Rising Housing Costs and Re-Segregation in Alameda County
This report by the California Housing Partnership and the Urban Displacement Project at UC Berkeley finds that rising housing costs in Alameda County were correlated with shifts in [...]
Study links Bay Area economic boom to new segregation
UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project and the California Housing Partnership released a study about how the concentration of highly paid workers in the central Bay Area are also creating heavy [...]
Housing prices are resegregating the Bay Area, UC Berkeley study finds
The Bay Area’s soaring housing costs are pushing poor people into neighborhoods where poverty and racial segregation are on the rise, a UC Berkeley study published Wednesday found.
Governor Signs SB 1477: Incentives for New Low-Emissions Affordable Homes
During the Global Climate Summit last week, the Governor signed SB 1477 (Stern), which will incentivize low-emissions technologies for affordable housing. SB 700 (Weiner), which will incentivize energy [...]
Report finds Santa Cruz County needs almost 12,000 new affordable housing units
According to a nonprofit that looks at housing, Santa Cruz County needs to create nearly 12,000 affordable rental homes to meet local demand.
Santa Cruz County lacking affordable housing
A new report says Santa Cruz County is falling far behind where it should be to meet the demand for affordable housing.
Report: Santa Cruz County in need of nearly 12,000 new affordable rentals
Santa Cruz County is in need of nearly 12,000 new affordable rental homes to meet demand, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit California Housing Partnership.
L.A. County to consider temporary measure to cap rent increases
Jose Nunez has lived for 20 years in a small studio in the Florence-Firestone area, and says he has always paid the rent on time.
If you’re a renter, odds are you’re paying more. See just how much more
Apartment rent prices were on the rise in Fresno compared to a year ago, with the average monthly cost in August more than 5 percent higher than last [...]
Clean energy nonprofit team selected to run California’s multifamily housing solar program
A team of leading clean energy and affordable housing organizations in California will run the state’s new Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program.
Partnership Chosen to Ensure Equitable Solar Access on California Multifamily Affordable Housing
The California Housing Partnership is part of a team of leading clean energy and affordable housing organizations in California to run the new Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program. [...]
A Deeper Dive Into California’s Housing And Homelessness Crisis
Over 134,000 Californians now face homelessness on any given night. Recent research conducted at UCLA found that there is a correlation between high cost of living and homelessness [...]
High housing costs squeeze S.J. tenants
Low-income renters in San Joaquin County are spending 63 percent of their income on rent and the production of affordable housing in the county has dropped 65 percent [...]
GREEN Updates: Programs and Policies on Energy Efficiency and Solar
In my previous blog on GREEN updates, I highlighted new funding opportunities in sustainable housing, upcoming programs, and policy changes. The California Housing Partnership wants to ensure that multifamily affordable [...]
Housing, Homelessness And The California Dream
On any given night in California, there are about 134,000 people without a home, according to annual data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That’s nearly the [...]
Housing crisis defined: Stanislaus lacks 20,000 rentals for the poor, report says
Stanislaus County needs nearly 20,000 more apartments and other affordable housing to meet the needs of its low-income renters, according to a California Housing Partnership Corp. report issued [...]
County has new plan to end homelessness but no funding yet
Faced with mounting public concern and an uptick in homelessness, the Kern County Board of Supervisors held a community meeting Monday to discuss how to address the issue. [...]
5 Things Affordable Housing Owners should know about Default TOU Electricity Rates
Starting in 2019 and 2020, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will move its residential customers to default [...]
A 2018 Snapshot of Homelessness in Los Angeles County
According to homelessness counts between 2010 and 2017, the number of homeless people across Los Angeles County went from 38,700 to over 55,000 – an increase of 42%.
