April 19, 2016

Inclusionary Housing Bill Approved by State Assembly Committee

On Wednesday, April 13, the Assembly Committee on Local Government approved AB 2502 (Mullin and Chiu), a.k.a., the “Palmer Fix” bill, that would clarify that local jurisdictions may require, as a condition of approval, inclusion of affordable units in a multiple unit rental development. The legislation now moves to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development. At the committee hearing, Patrick Heisinger with the City of San Jose provided strong testimony describing how critical inclusionary or mixed-income ordinances are…
April 25, 2016

$1.3 Billion State Housing Budget Proposal Announced

Assembly Democrats Unveil $1.3 Billion Plan to Address Housing Affordability Crisis, Alleviate Poverty Proposal for more than $1.3 billion for FY 2016-17 Budget would address challenges ranging from homelessness to homeownership NPH joined our partners in Sacramento today as Assemblymembers David Chiu, Tony Thurmond and others announced a major budget proposal to address California’s housing affordability crisis. Please read the press release below for more details and stay tuned for calls to action in the near future!   View the Budget…
May 31, 2016

State Budget and Legislative Update – May 31, 2016

The Budget Conference Committee, which begins meeting today, will take up the Assembly proposal to allocate $650 million to various housing programs in amounts still to be determined, as well as Senate President pro Tem Kevin de Leon’s “No Place Like Home” Initiative, that includes $2 billion in bonds for permanent supportive housing serviced by Prop. 63 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) revenues. Find the Conference Committee Agenda here (Housing is Issue 5 on pages 20-25)   The constitutional deadline for adoption…
July 12, 2016

Key State Affordable Housing Bills Signed Into Law

We are pleased to report that, on July 1, Governor Brown signed into law SB 873 (Beall). This legislation increases the value of the State Low Income Housing Tax Credit by allowing credits to be “certificated” by nonprofit affordable developers. The legislation was cosponsored by State Treasurer John Chiang and the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC) and supported by NPH. Find details here   Governor Brown also signed into law AB 1618, the legislative vehicle for Senate President pro Tem Kevin…