Breaking Ground: John King, Chief Community Affairs Officer, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
In 2007, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) began exploring the possibility of a major redevelopment that would reshape Jordan Downs, one of the city’s most troubled areas.
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Case Study
“A No-Brainer:” Using Infill on VA Campus to House California Veterans
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
Creative land development uses are always noteworthy. Consider Oak Gardens in Menlo Park, CA. This permanent supportive housing project for veterans has utilized the Congressionally authorized Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transform underused land on a VA property into a viable project.
Case Study
“No Place Like Home” Targets Rural CA Residents
Mark Fogarty • 5 min read
California has many programs to boost affordable housing. One example is the No Place Like Home (NPLH) program, which helped fund Siskiyou Crossroads’ rural housing project in Yreka, CA.
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As Wildfires Rage and Insurance Rates Skyrocket, California’s Affordable Housers Soldier On
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
In January 2025, wildfires tore through Southern California, destroying over 16,000 structures and causing an estimated $45 billion in insured losses. Although the fires were the catastrophic, no multifamily affordable housing developments were destroyed.
A Massive Administrative Reorganization in California Brings Promise, and Some Trepidation
Abram Mamet • 12 min read
Governor Gavin Newsom of California unveiled his budget plan for 2025-26. This $322 billion budget included one critical component for the state’s many housing professionals: a proposed reorganization of the numerous housing programs administered by the executive into a new California Housing and Homelessness Agency.
Los Angeles’ Pause on Section 8 Applications Creates Uncertainty for Affordable Developers
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
Uncertainty about federal cuts to housing programs is spreading through affordable housing markets nationwide as developers struggle to pencil out deals. LA is a salient case after the Housing Authority City of Los Angeles paused the processing of Section 8 applications, leaving developers with projects in the pipeline.
Infilla Leverages AI to Accelerate Permitting for New Housing Developments
New Company Aims to Streamline the Permitting Process for Localities Across the Country
Michael Murney • 5 min read
After interviewing hundreds of real estate developers, architects, and planners, Jenny Song came to a simple conclusion: local governments’ entitlements and permitting systems are broken.
Tort Reforms
Reshaping Premises Liability — But “Not A Silver Bullet”
Lyla Maisto • 7 min read
Georgia has become the latest state to pass tort reform laws that, in part, aim to address premises liability and negligent security actions. The reforms could have significant implications for parties involved in building and managing affordable housing.
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Monthly Columns
Legally Speaking
Covering Your Bases in a Highly Regulated State — What Developers Need to Know
Steve Strain • 7 min read
California’s vast and diverse landscape leads to significant housing demand. Housing production meets only about 15 percent of the needed 3.5 million units by 2030.
The Guru Is In
Entities Endure (Forever?)
David A. Smith • 6 min read
After having chronicled how entities endure for better, for a long time, and for worse, we arrive, belatedly, at the nastiest question of them all: When an organization has gone past the tipping point and its consumption of resources exceeds the impact it delivers with those resources, what happens then?
Industry Insights
Progress isn’t Linear
Kaitlyn Snyder • 4 min read
House passage of the reconciliation bill with three Low Income Housing Tax Credit provisions included is a significant win. Yet the successful implementation of these measures hinges on adequate appropriations for HUD programs.