Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Affordable Housing

Rolland Curtis Gardens in Los Angeles received a $4m grant to build 70 units of affordable housing and active transportation programming. Photo from AHSC annual report

CA’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Works

By Melanie Curry | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

New annual report outlines progress of program to increase affordable housing and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other benefits: getting agencies to work together, creating new active transportation infrastructure, preventing displacement

City Council Unanimously Approves HHH Funding, Including Chatsworth Supportive Housing

By Joe Linton | Oct 16, 2019 | No Comments

Councilmember John Lee had pushed to postpone a Chatsworth housing project, but voted in favor today

AB1197 Celebration this morning - photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. Leaders Celebrate Passage of A.B. 1197 to Speed Homeless Housing

By Joe Linton | Oct 3, 2019 | 4 Comments

A.B. 1197 makes Los Angeles emergency homeless shelters and supportive housing projects exempt from California Environmental Quality Act

Florence-Firestone Stands Up for its Library, Lays Down the Foundation for a Movement

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 30, 2019 | No Comments

"What does [a resource like the library] mean to us?" Valadez asks, shaking his head. "It means everything. It means every single thing."

Alhambra City Council Approves 40-Unit Supportive, Low-Income Affordable Housing Development

By Kristopher Fortin | Sep 12, 2019 | No Comments

Alhambra is moving forward with proposals for a $20 million 5-story 40-home supportive and low-income housing development - expected to house up to 178 residents

From left, Assemblymembers David Chiu and Phil Ting, Senator Scott Wiener, moderator Katy Tang talk housing policy at SPUR SF. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

This post is supported by GJEL

Bay Area Legislators Talk About Housing Legislation at the Capitol

By Melanie Curry | Jul 17, 2019 | 10 Comments

All the panelists have been working on housing issues for years. "Things are changing," they say, albeit slowly.

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