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April 5, 2016
Senator Leno’s Housing Opportunities Act Approved by Judiciary Committee On Tuesday, March 29, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senator Mark Leno’s SB 1053, the Housing Opportunities Act. This critical equity and anti-displacement legislation would prohibit landlords from refusing applications from renters who wish to use a Housing Choice Voucher, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher or other federal, state or local tenant-based rental subsidy. NPH is a cosponsor of this bill along with the Western Center on Law & Poverty.…
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…