We have the opportunity to secure tens of millions of dollars for transit-oriented development and transit serving Californians of modest means through our Sustainable Communities for All proposal. The Brown Administration is taking written comments until March 9th on a three-year investment plan for at least $600 million of revenue from cap-and-trade auctions.

• Take Action: Join the 50+ organizations supporting our proposal by submitting comments on the California Air Resources Board website. (Note: Please submit your letter as an attachment).
• Use our SAMPLE letter and California Homes -- Affordability Gap by County, OR
• Craft your own using our letter-writing suggestions. 

Hearings, Meetings, and More 

While the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and various state agencies solicit input for their three-year investment plan, the Housing California/TransForm coalition has been busy preparing testimony and meeting with members of the Administration to promote the Sustainable Communities for All proposal.

We are working closely with the coalition of that supported passage of SB 535, signing onto their Principles for Implementing SB 535 (de Leon) to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities. 

At the CARB cap-and-trade workshops held this week and last in Fresno, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, local housing organizations rallied to testify about the need for housing and transit investments in their communities.

And a New Bill

We are extremely excited that Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima) introduced AB 1051 on Friday to signal his interest in directing auction revenue to transit-oriented development and transit affordable to Californians on modest budgets. Essentially a "spot/placeholder bill," AB 1051 is sponsored by Housing California, TransForm, and MoveLA. The bill will be amended with more details before its first hearing in April.

Contact: Felicity Lyons,  916.447.0503 x1110 (NEW direct dial: 916.287.9885) or flyons@housingca.org.

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"Health Home" Bill to Provide Services in Supportive Homes Reintroduced

Building on last year's AB 2266, Assemblymember Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) has introduced AB 361, which will tap into the "Health Homes" option of the Affordable Care Act to fund services in supportive homes. The option allows states to pay for health-home services, many of the same services provided in supportive housing for decades. While the bill authorizes the state to finance health-home programs for any population the state identifies, it ensures the option would finance specific services to people experiencing chronic homelessness as well as frequent hospital users.

• View fact sheet for more information.

The bill is sponsored by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and supported by Housing California. CSH's leadership has made the bill's passage even more promising in recent weeks, as a major health foundation offered to fund the state's costs of this option for the first two years. Despite this encouraging news, the bill will require significant support to make sure it passes and gets the governor's signature.

• Take Action: Housing California supports AB 361. Please send a support letter today. 
• Use our SAMPLE letter or craft your own.

Contact: Zack Olmstead, 916.447.0503 x1108 (NEW direct dial: 916.287.9886) or zolmstead@housingca.org. 

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