The Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH), representing over 450 affordable housing organizations and individuals, is pleased to announce that on November 7th voters across Los Angeles, in almost every City Council district, voted in strong majorities to approve Propositions 1C and H. This wave of support for both affordable housing bond measures demonstrates that voters want government at every level to fund more housing that people can afford. A total of 66.2% of L.A. voters voted to support Proposition 1C, the $2.85 billion state bond measure.

A new report by the Southern California Association for Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) will show that the City of Los Angeles is losing ground in trying to keep up with the affordable housing it needs to fill existing demand and population growth. According to the Housing Element guidelines, the city needs to produce over 4,000 units of affordable housing yearly. That equals 20,300 units between 2001-2006. SCANPH’s analysis of the affordable housing stock reveals two disturbing trends.