Housing Opportunities: Governor’s Reorganization Plan to Create the California Housing and Homelessness Agency
Authors: Doug Shoemaker, Terner Center Affiliate Geeta Rao, Senior Director, Northern California Market, Enterprise Community Partners Co-authors: Sarah Karlinsky, Director of Research and Policy, Terner Center for Housing Innovation Ben Metcalf, Managing Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation The Administration of California Governor Gavin Newsom recently put forth a Government Reorganization Plan (GRP) to divide the current Business, Consumer Services, and Housing (BCSH) Agency into two new agencies: the California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA)…
Building Housing in Walkable Neighborhoods: Are U.S. Cities and States Making Progress?
Urban form shapes transportation behavior. Built environment characteristics such as housing density, street connectivity, and proximity to jobs and services…
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Supporting the Implementation of CalAIM within Permanent Supportive Housing
In 2022, California embarked on an ambitious effort to improve its Medi-Cal system—the state’s Medicaid program that insures nearly 15…
Property Tax Exemptions to Facilitate Affordable Housing: Lessons from California
This brief explores increasing the use of property tax exemptions as a way to enable new construction and preserve affordable…
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Reducing the Complexity in California’s Affordable Housing Finance System
Authors: Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor Tiffany Tran, MPP '25, Graduate Student Researcher Given the critical need to expand the…
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