POLICY ROUNDUP
On April 22nd, SCANPH and its coalition partners hosted a AD 54 Special Election Candidate Forum on Affordable Housing & Homelessness
Read SCANPH’s response to a new audit from LA’s City Controller on Proposition HHH deals.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released its annual Out of Reach report for 2018. Check out the stats for California.
New CHPC housing need reports have been released and document alarming data about the housing emergency for low-income renters.
SCANPH partnered with Los Angeles City Planning, and the Housing & Investment Community Development Department (HCIDLA) for a workshop on SB 35 and SB 167.
On February 8th, SCANPH convened a workshop titled “Documenting the Impact of Affordable Housing: Assembling Effective Evidence through Storytelling, Marketable Data, and Research."
SCANPH and the city of Pasadena's Housing & Career Services Department convened a workshop on inclusionary housing in the post-Palmer fix era
On January 18th, SCANPH convened a workshop to brief attendees on the upcoming campaign to secure victory for the $4 billion affordable housing bond on the statewide ballot.
On November 30th, SCANPH convened a workshop in partnership with LA Thrives, ACT-LA, Enterprise, and Public Counsel to discuss new local financing and land-use tools available to incentivize transit oriented development (TOD).
Legislative Priorities Threatened by GOP Draft Tax Reform Bill: Contact your representatives!
The 2017 Out of Reach Report shows that there is a large discrepancy between the average renter wage and the average cost to of rental housing nationwide.
The latest report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies says that Los Angeles has hit a record-high in homelessness.
The CHPC's latest Housing Needs Assessment reports show that the five-county area needs 949,016 more affordable rental homes to meet the needs of its lowest-income renters. The shortfall is driven largely by Los Angeles County's deficit of 551,807 affordable homes.
President Trump's FY18 budget request proposes to slash federal investments in affordable housing and other essential programs that ensure basic living standards for low income individuals and families. Take action now.
Since 1986, the Housing Credit has generated a host of benefits for local communities, including increased surrounding home values and lower crime rates. New Op-Eds/Reports show the importance of preserving the Housing Credit.
We must support strong affordable housing investments and critical programs in the final state budget