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Link to Senator Steinberg Viewpoints: "Court closes one door, but redevelopment window is open"

Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) is state Senate president pro tempore and a strong supporter of affordable housing in the California Legislature. The Senator had written a viewpoint for the Sacramento Bee, and SCANPH would like to share the link with our members here.

Housing California Provides Redevelopment Update

(from Shamus Roller of Housing California) Barring any action by the Legislature, redevelopment agencies will dissolve on February 1. While many of the details regarding dissolution are unclear, this result will undoubtedly make it more difficult to build homes for Californians of modest means.

An Analysis of the California Supreme Court Decision on Redevelopment

Proposed HOME Regulations Offer Significant Changes to Current Rule

(from Memo to Members of the NLIHC) The long-awaited proposed changes to the HOME program regulations were published in the Federal Register on December 16. Select features of the proposed rule are highlighted here, with an emphasis on multifamily housing and community housing development organizations (CHDOs). Comments on the proposed regulations are due February 14, 2012.

Troubled HOME-Assisted Rental Projects

House Financial Services Committee Leadership Transition


(from Memo to Members of the NLIHC) Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of his current term and not seek reelection in 2012. It will be a very different Congress without Mr. Frank, who has been a stalwart champion for addressing the housing needs of low income people since he came to Congress in 1980.

A Holiday Appeal - Teen Launches Program To Get Businesses To Help Fund Winter Shelter Program



"My name is Rebecca Huang, and I am a high school senior. One night over dinner, my dad, who works for the City of Pasadena, was telling me about Pasadena's Bad Weather Shelter, which offers homeless a warm meal and a place to sleep during the harshest times of the year.

Our 2011 Winners of the Homes Within Reach Awards


WINNER 2011 SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR
Courtyards in Long Beach, CA., Clifford Beers Housing
link to photographs coming soon

other nominee(s)
Downtown Women's Center Residence, Downtown Women's Center
El Patio Hotel, Peoples' Self-Help Housing
Renato Apartments, SRO Housing Corporation
SEASONS at Compton, LINC Housing

A Look inside Veteran's Homelessness

New Report Measures National Progress Towards Combating Poverty


A new report from the Half in Ten campaign examines poverty trends in the wake of the recession. The report establishes a set of indicators to measure progress towards combating economic inequality across three categories: creating good jobs, strengthening communities, and building economic security. The availability of affordable housing is highlighted as a key indicator of economic security in the United States.

Brookings Institution Report: The Suburbanization of Housing Choice Voucher Recipients


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