Housing California

Programs: Amplify organizational impact though multi-sector coalitions and networkshousing california believes that many of the greatest opportunities for funding and policy change lie at the intersection of housing and other social issues, including criminal justice, health care, climate change, transportation, education and child welfare. The organization works diligently to bring non-housing groups into its work, educate them about the role housing affordability and homelessness plays as an aid or hindrance for the goals they are trying to achieve, and engage them as housing justice advocates. In 2017, housing california played a key role in uniting non-traditional partners through coalitions and networks to learn from each other and identify actions to heal historically broken relationships and collectively advance broader social equity and environmental justice solutions, including poverty, climate change, health, displacement, homelessness and incarceration. During 2017, housing california grew the leadership capacity of, and infrastructure for, the residents united network (run), a statewide network of affordable development resident leaders who drive change through their stories and collective action; organized a run statewide summit, two sets of regional leadership development and capacity building meetings, multi-pronged social media efforts and multiple in-district and capitol visits to key legislators from across the state. The organization also organized the largest and most successful housing california conference to-date with almost 1,500 registrations and seventy-six workshops.

inform and advance policyhousing california uses its relationships and partnerships to advance policy relating to building healthy communities by focusing on three areas: housing funding; homelessness policy; and land use. The organization continually seeks ways to address the structural problems driving high housing costs in california through: tax policy; local control; tenant protections and development challenges. As the foremost, statewide voice for housing, homelessness and related issues, housing california builds on its expertise by connecting housing to other issues such as: climate change; health care; and incarceration. During 2017, the collective action of housing california and its partners resulted in the passage of housing-related bills, including: - the first ever permanent source of funding to build affordable homes, providing $250-300 million annually (sb2). - a $4 billion bond measure, the largest affordable housing bond ever, which will be on the november 2018 ballot that will leverage up to $15 billion (sb3). - the palmer fix - an inclusionary zoning bill that furthers the development of equitable, inclusive communities (ab 1505). - a rental assistance program to help end chronic homelessness housing for a healthy ca (ab 74). Housing california also began initial planning for the 2018 veterans and affordable housing bond campaign; participated in the make it fair campaign steering committee to reform proposition 13 by reassessing commercial property at market value to generate approximately $11 billion in revenue for the state of california; protected and extended state climate and cap-and-trade bills through co-leading the sustainable communities for all coalition; helped create and advance the implementation of the no place like home program that will secure bond revenue to generate over $10 billion for supportive housing; and created a shared agenda with affordable housing, homelessness and tenant protector advocates, both at the statewide and grassroots level.

communication strategieshousing is a tremendously complex topic, making it difficult to craft a comprehensive message. Housing california must first convey the various ways that housing policy can deliver tangible public benefits, thereby increasing public demand for change. The organization articulates problems and prescribes solutions. Activities during 2017 included: - placement of approximately forty radio, print and tv earned media placements across the state, including authoring/co-authoring three op-eds published on key topics and 7 interviews. - the executive director engaged in a public relations tour with visits to san francisco, the east bay, san diego, and los angeles to meet developers, homeless service providers, legislators and local policymakers, building trades, residents and other community leaders. - convened a statewide housing communications task force in partnership with the california housing consortium bringing together more than twenty advocates, developers, legislative staff, and communication experts to create shared messaging and tools. - presented at many regional state and national convenings including, but not limited to: the national alliance of community economic development associations national convening; san diego housing federation and ccrh regional convenings; the stewards for affordable housing event at the california endowment on health, housing and toxic stress; funders for housing and opportunity; chc hall of fame awards; and innovative models on health and housing. - played a leadership role at several press conferences including: moderator at assemblys press conference to advance the go big and bold affordable housing board campaign; only housing advocate chosen to speak at the governors signing ceremony of the affordable housing package legislative signing session on september 29, 2017. The organizations primary means of communication include its website www. Housingca. Org, newsletter (8,083 subscribers), facebook followers (1,889 followers and 1,895 likes) and twitter followers (3,661 followers).