Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez is deflecting concerns about homelessness by blaming lack of coordination between agencies, while the root cause of the problem is poverty and lack of affordable housing, which can be addressed by taxing vacancy and property hoarding, and building affordable housing.
Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Housing and Community Development have announced $118.9 million in new federal funding to support the development of 487 affordable rental homes and supportive services in 29 rural and tribal communities across the state.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to tour the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center, a flagship affordable housing facility for low-income seniors, and to highlight ongoing efforts to address California’s housing and homelessness crises, while also advocating for the Housing for All Act to expand federal investment in affordable housing.
A coalition of tenant organizers and advocacy groups is taking the San Diego Housing Commission to court, alleging that the agency approved illegal rent increases for Section 8 tenants and misused federal housing funds intended to support the city’s lowest-income renters.
The City of Davis is set to adopt a 2025-2029 HUD Consolidated Plan and accompanying Year One Annual Action Plan, outlining how the city will spend $1.06 million in Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding to address affordable housing, homelessness, and economic opportunity.
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