The Trump administration has announced plans to end the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s use of the disparate impact rule, which has been used to protect survivors of domestic violence, women of color, and other marginalized groups from housing discrimination.
The Trump administration is proposing changes to the Section 214 program that would require all residents of subsidized housing to provide proof of citizenship or eligible immigration status, potentially leading to the eviction of mixed-status families and the loss of housing assistance for U.S. citizens.
A coalition of 174 civil rights and housing organizations, joined by the California Civil Rights Department, has called on HUD to abandon a proposed rule that would eliminate a key enforcement tool used to combat housing and lending discrimination.
The National Housing Law Project has praised the introduction of AB 2128, legislation designed to protect federally assisted tenants and local housing providers from potential federal policy changes that could result in families losing their housing.
The Trump administration and HUD’s policy moves have created confusion and instability for local agencies relying on federal housing grants, leaving administrators uncertain about how to comply with shifting federal directives while maintaining services in their communities.
The National Fair Housing Alliance has denounced a proposed rule from HUD that would weaken fair housing discrimination protections by scaling back the use of disparate impact, a tool used to address policies that have discriminatory outcomes.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have joined a coalition of states suing the Trump administration over new restrictions placed on federal homelessness grants, arguing the policy is unlawful and will push tens of thousands of people back into homelessness.
The Trump administration is expected to cut federal funding for permanent housing, which could reverse recent progress made in solving California’s homelessness problem and result in thousands of vulnerable residents being evicted from their subsidized housing.
The Trump administration has been accused of drastically weakening enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, with internal documents and interviews revealing a coordinated effort to halt or curtail discrimination cases, reassign experienced lawyers, and impose new restrictions on the office responsible for enforcing fair housing protections.
The Trump administration is facing criticism for a HUD directive that would require public housing authorities to identify immigrant tenants and families with mixed immigration status, which could lead to destabilization of families and worsen the nation’s housing crisis.
The Trump administration is dismantling programs that protect vulnerable families from housing discrimination, while New York’s housing crisis continues to worsen, leaving thousands of people technically housed but living in overcrowded and doubled-up homes.
President Trump’s Executive Order targeting unhoused individuals has been met with strong criticism from legal and public health advocates, who argue that it promotes a false and discriminatory narrative, fails to address the root causes of homelessness, and threatens to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions that do not comply with its punitive measures.
Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren have introduced the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing access to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, expanding homeownership, and encouraging local zoning reform.
Time limits on housing assistance do not address the root cause of housing instability, which is a major contributor to poverty, and instead of reducing public costs, they can lead to increased costs downstream in emergency services, homelessness, foster care, health care, and incarceration.
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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