California to Allow Certificated State LIHTCs
The 2016-2017 budget bill recently signed by Governor Brown includes important changes to the State Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The changes seek to increase equity pricing for...
View ArticleProtected: Legislative Update – July 14, 2016
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View ArticleLeadingAge California Members Selected for 2016-17 LeadingAge Leadership Academy
LeadingAge California is honored to award tuition scholarships to three members who have been accepted into the LeadingAge Leadership Academy for the 2016-17 program. Doug Cope, Director of...
View ArticleSupportive Services Demonstration Status Update
HUD announced on January 20 the availability of $15 million in funding for up to 80 participants in a new Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing....
View ArticleSection 8 Reform Accomplished
Major Section 8 reform has finally been accomplished! The Senate passed the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) (HR 3700/S 3083) before it adjourned for summer recess. This is a...
View ArticleProtected: Legislative Update – August 25, 2016
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View Article#Freethe400 – Take Action for Affordable Housing
Take action and ask the Governor and the Legislature to free the $400 million set-aside for housing programs! On Tuesday, LeadingAge California released a press release asking Governor Jerry Brown and...
View ArticleProtected: AHSC Land Use Designations Changed for Senior Projects
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View ArticleFair Housing: Disparate Impact and Limited English Proficiency
Written by Colleen Bloom, LeadingAge HUD issued September 15, a new “Limited English Proficiency” (LEP) guidance that addresses how the Fair Housing Act would apply to claims of housing discrimination...
View ArticleKey Housing Bill Signed by Governor
AB 2501 (Bloom) seeks to help increase development of both market-rate and affordable housing units by clearing-up ambiguity in existing density bonus law. Density bonuses are a zoning tool that that...
View ArticleMcCoy Wade Appointed as Interim Head of CDA
Kim McCoy Wade, formerly the Chief of the CalFresh Branch at the Department of Social Services, has been appointed the acting Director of the California Department of Aging. McCoy Wade will moves into...
View ArticleSponsored Housing Bills Pass House of Origin
LeadingAge California’s three sponsored bills on affordable senior housing have passed their policy committees and are poised for passage in the Legislature. Master Plan on Aging Affordable Senior...
View ArticleAdvocacy Day Set for April 1, 2020
SAVE THE DATE: The next Affordable Senior Housing Resident Advocacy Day (ASHRAD) will be held on April 1, 2020 at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, CA.
View ArticleHomeward Bound: Work Session Convenes on Seeking Solutions to Elder Homelessness
By Jesus Mata, Policy & Grassroots Coordinator, LeadingAge California This week, Humangood’s Ancel Romero, President of Affordable Housing, moderated the second Homeward Bound Work Session: Seeking...
View ArticleMore Hurdles to Prove Housing Discrimination
By Colleen Bloom, Director for Housing Operations, LeadingAge Posted: 8/21/2019 On Friday, HUD released a proposed rule for 60-day comment that would make drastic changes to the current process for...
View ArticleBen Metcalf Departs HCD
On September 5th, the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the departure of Director Ben Metcalf’s departure, effective the next day (September 6, 2019). Metcalf was...
View ArticleRAD for PRAC Notice Issued
BY COLLEEN BLOOM Effective immediately, HUD providers of Section 202 Housing for the Elderly with Project Rental Assistance Contracts (202/PRACs) can now begin to leverage private capital to preserve...
View ArticleWith Bipartisan Support, All Three Sponsored Housing Bills Pass Legislature
LeadingAge California’s ambitious legislative agenda for affordable senior housing was a resounding success with all three measures being passed by the California Legislature. Below is a summary of...
View ArticleCR Would Fund HUD Until December 20, 2019
From Linda Couch, VP of Housing Policy, LeadingAge All federal programs that rely on annual appropriations, such as HUD’s housing programs, are being funded at FY19 levels for the duration of the CR...
View ArticleHUD Responds to COVID-19
Updated on March 26th. Updates in italics. During HUD’s call on March 18th, HUD emphasized looking to the CDC and state and local public health departments for guidance with regards to the health and...
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