Housing News
What Has the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Meant for California? (pdf)
A new CBP report finds that while the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has buffered the impact of the recession in California, additional federal funds are needed to assist struggling workers and to help the state avert another round of deep budget cuts.
CBP In the News
Is A California Education Worth It?
Watch CBP Executive Director Jean Ross discuss challenges facing California's educational systems. KCRA-TV March 4, 2010
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Year Anniversary of American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
Scott Graves, a senior policy analyst with the California Budget Project, says a new analysis shows that the funding that has come from this program has greatly helped close California's budget gaps. KCBS Radio March 4, 2010
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Stimulus provided $85 billion boost to California
The independent California Budget Project, in a report issued yesterday, says matters would be worse indeed but for the estimated $85 billion that the federal government has pumped into California�s economy via the stimulus program. California Watch March 5, 2010
32% rise in non-business bankruptcies
The news arm of the U.S. Courts reported yesterday that “non-business” bankruptcy filings were up 32% for calendar year 2009. The dramatic rise in bankrupticies cut across both business and non-business debt, but the vast majority of bankruptcies in 2009 involved non-business debt. “In CY 2009, they totaled 1,412,838, up 32 percent from the 1,074,108 non-business bankruptcy filings in CY 2008.”
Updated Manufacutered Housing Guide now Available
The California Coalition for Rural Housing is pleased to announce the revised, 2nd edition of: Affordable Manufactued Housing Best Practices: Opportunities for California Affordable Housing Developers is now available for download. This guide was written for affordable housing developers, local governments, housing advocates and community groups. Through case studies that demonstrate the cost-effectivness, quality and vesatility of manufactured housing to meet a wide range of affordable housing needs, readers will learn about the advantages, challenges and potential of this proven, but often underutilized, type of housing. Extensive information written at an introductory level will help prospective developers learn the basics of developing with manufactued housing, demonstrate its effectivness in real-world applications and dispell some of the misconceptions that surround manufactured housing. To download the guide, click here:
AttachmentSize Best Practices Guide_Final_Version_Feb_26_2010.pdf5.68 MBSan Diego Looks At Density to Meet Projected Housing Demand
With population estimates adding an additional 1.2 million people to the San Diego region in the next 40 years, planners say the region will need nearly 400,000 additional housing units to meet the demand.
Creating a Safety Net That Works When the Economy Doesn’t
Center on Budget Policies and Priorities is out with a new look at the safety net. Conclusion: food stamps, an entitlement program, is more responsive, than the block-granted TANF programs. Contains state information. (CA had a 109% increase in unemployment; CalWORKs went up 16% and food stamps 43%.)
CBP In the News
State a Case Study of Tax Credits for New Jobs
Jean Ross, director of the California Budget Project, says Congress can pay for such credits with deficit financing. States can't. "At the state level, that credit has to be paid for by cutting spending," she says. "It's problematic if you spend scarce resources on rewarding employers for doing what they would have done in any event." San Francisco Chronicle February 28, 2010
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Tax Challenge Pits California Against Amazon.com, Other Online Retailers
"Online sales are clearly having a detrimental impact," says Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, a fiscal watchdog group in Sacramento. "Why would a state give preferential tax treatment to a business that by definition doesn't employ a single person in that state?" National Public Radio February 26, 2010
HCD Releases Final Prop. 1C Infill Guidelines
City officials will want to review the final Proposition 1C Infill Guidelines released last week by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Local Impact of Proposed Cuts to Children's Health Coverage (pdf)
A new CBP fact sheet documents the local impact of proposed budget cuts to children's health coverage.
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Fresno Co. Has Benefitted From Jobs Program, February 26, 2010
CBP Executive Director writes "Action is needed quickly to extend and expand the TANF Emergency Fund, which supports these jobs, and to increase the maximum amount of funding a state can receive. With jobs so tough to come by, the nation can't afford unnecessary delay." Fresno Bee February 26, 2010
Bay Area Naval Base Approved for Neighborhood Conversion
A former Naval weapons station in Concord, California will be converted into a new, 12,000-home neighborhood.
Manufactured Housing Best Practices Guide
The California Coalition for Rural Housing is pleased to announce the revised, 2nd edition of: Affordable Manufactued Housing Best Practices: Opportunities for California Affordable Housing Developers is now available for download. This guide was written for affordable housing developers, local governments, housing advocates and community groups. Through case studies that demonstrate the cost-effectivness, quality and vesatility of manufactured housing to meet a wide range of affordable housing needs, readers will learn about the advantages, challenges and potential of this proven, but often underutilized, type of housing. Extensive information, written at an introductory level, helps prospective developers learn the basics of developing with manufactued housing, demonstrate its effectivness in real-world applications and dispell some of the misconceptions that surround manufactured housing. This research was funded by the Corporation for Enterprise Development's I'M HOME Program. To download the guide, click below:
AttachmentSize Best Practices Guide_Final_Version_Feb_26_2010.pdf5.68 MBCongresswoman Linda Sanchez Introduces Bill to Expand LIHTC Program
Thank You Congresswoman Linda Sanchez! A survey of California LIHTC developers demonstrated that improvements to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program could move as many as 155 LIHTC developments forward this year and provide more than 16,000 jobs and nearly 13,000 affordable homes in California alone
What Does the Mid-Year Budget Package Do? (pdf)
A "quick and dirty" CBP analysis examines the measures recently passed by the State Assembly and State Senate to narrow California's $18.9 billion budget gap.
Call Senators Feinstein and Boxer
We urgently need you to call Senators Feinstein and Boxer. Please call the Capitol Switchboard at (888) 460-0813 and ask to talk to their offices now.
Cities Encouraged to Submit Comments on Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program
The Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is requesting comments from local governments on its Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program. HUD wants input from city officials on how to structure the program to have the greatest impact on regional planning for sustainable development.
