About Us
Recent Milestones
Working with California voters, legislators, and thousands of affordable-home supporters, Housing California has achieved many noteworthy accomplishments. Since its inception in 1979, HCA has brought state leaders’ attention to issues around homelessness and affordable homes. With your help, we look forward to doing even more to increase the supply of permanently affordable homes for Californians at all income levels. View our 2007 Annual Report.
- 2007 - Sponsored budget proposal and won $4 million increase in the Department of Corrections budget for reducing recidivism among mentally-ill parolees (PROMISE program).
- 2006 – Drafted and sponsored the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 (Proposition 1C), the $2.85 billion housing bond -- passed by California voters.
- 2002 – Drafted and sponsored the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002 (Proposition 46), the $2.1 billion housing bond -- passed by California voters.
- 2001 – Succesfully sponsored SB 372 (Dunn), which created a new program to preserve affordable homes at-risk of becoming market-rate due to expiring federal subsidies.
- 2000- Won $600 million in state General Fund money for a range of home programs, from emergency shelters to rental homes to first-time homebuyer assistance.
- 1999 – Secured the permanent right for local organizations to use National Guard armories to shelter homeless people during the winter.
- 1997 – Sponsored and passed legislation increasing the state low-income tax credit from $35 million to $50 million.
Helped to secure $115 million per year for the Mental Health Services Act housing program.
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