affordable housing project findings for denial california

Given all that and considering the state experienced a budget surplus of $97.5 billion, advocates proposed a list of ambitious housing and homelessness proposals which could have transformed the lives of Californians on the verge or in the midst of homelessness.

Although California has more than doubled production of new affordable homes in the past 3 years, the State only funds 16%* of what it needs to meet its goals. Data from the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2022 Out of Reach report shows that renters had to earn 2.6 times the state minimum wage to afford average asking rent for a two-bedroom unit. More Californians than last year were experiencing housing insecurity than ever before. In the end, political discord resulted in more piecemeal housing solutions, a concerning court-based approach to addressing homelessness and mental health, and further fueled political backlash that moves us away from evidence-based, Housing-First solutions.Ĭalifornia started 2022 with a shortfall of over 1 million affordable housing units and critical housing services as it moved through its third year of a global pandemic and economic fallout.

While state leadership passed several game-changing housing laws, it also fell short of enacting a number of barrier-breaking solutions and investments that would have charted a clearer path to end our affordable housing crisis.

Throughout the year, Housing California, Residents United Network (RUN) and our coalition members successfully advanced a multitude of proposals including Roadmap Home 2030 evidence-based solutions aimed at providing a viable path to affordable housing and supportive services. While the 2022 legislative year presented the State with an opportunity to deliver a bold response to its housing affordability and homelessness challenges and ensure all Californians had access to a stable place to call home, the end result delivered a handful of meaningful wins but did not meet the moment of that grander mandate.

Affordable housing project findings for denial california