From the Field: California Housing Need Assessments

The California Housing Partnership, an NLIHC state partner, released reports during the week of May 15 describing the affordable housing challenges facing lower income renters in 11 California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Sonoma, Fresno, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Orange. The reports detail a rapid escalation in rents that, in combination with a dramatic decline in state and federal funding, have led to a shortage of nearly 1.2 million affordable homes in these 11 counties alone. The reports offer concrete steps that state and local representatives can take to help lessen the burden on low income families.

The reports are available at: http://bit.ly/2rzegmz