SCANPH has continually made the case to voters and legislators that long term housing investments in our communities pay off and truly address the systemic vulnerability of extremely low-income households at risk of homelessness, as well as currently homeless individuals. This has led to the following policy outcomes driven by our position on steering committees of major campaigns:

• For the November 2016 ballot, SCANPH was integral in efforts to place on the ballot – and more importantly pass – two major initiatives that accomplished the following:
  • Proposition JJJ: Compelling the private sector to include affordable housing in market-rate developments
  • Proposition HHH: Securing $1.2 billion in funding via bond issuances over the next 10 years by the City of Los Angeles to provide capital for permanent supportive housing
     
• For the March 2017 ballot, SCANPH played major roles in the following:
  • Measure H: A countywide sales tax to raise funds for homelessness services to complement the capital funds (Proposition HHH) passed in November raising an estimated $330 million annually for the next decade.
  • Defeat of Measure S: Defeating a slow growth measure that would have stalled affordable housing development.

Through these campaign efforts, SCANPH has built a strong coalition and asserted itself regionally as vital political player.