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Success Stories
2000
Inclusionary
Housing Ordinances
SHA led the charge to create and preserve inclusionary housing ordinances across the region, including Sacramento County’s (the most progressive in the nation at the time of passage) and successfully defending the City of Folsom’s inclusionary ordinance from elimination.
2017
Funding for
Homelessness Initiatives
SHA successfully advocated for Sacramento Co. to dedicate all of the 2017 Residual Redevelopment Property Tax Revenue (aka “Boomerang Funds”) to homelessness initiatives including: improving family crisis response shelters and preserving Mather Community Campus.
2017
Statewide
Housing Package
Collaborating with statewide partners, SHA was the Sacramento regional lead of the statewide campaign for Governor Brown to sign the housing package, which included the first ever ongoing, dedicated funding source for affordable homes, The Building Homes and Jobs Act.
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Expanding Revenue to Local Jurisdictions’ Housing Trust Funds
Sacramento Housing Alliance (SHA) has spent over a year investigating the best mechanisms for Sacramento to end and prevent homelessness. Our April
Politifact: “Dispelling Myths About California’s Homeless”
Politifact, June 28, 2018 "Dispelling Myths About California's Homeless" Sarah Backus lives in a tent on the streets of Sacramento. The 56-year-old
Comstock: “Sacramento Needs Rent Control”
Comstock, June 11, 2018 "Sacramento Needs Rent Control" by SHA Board President Cathy Creswell Between 2016 and 2017, Sacramento suffered a staggering
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Press & SHA Updates
Expanding Revenue to Local Jurisdictions’ Housing Trust Funds
Sacramento Housing Alliance (SHA) has spent over a year investigating the best mechanisms for Sacramento to end and prevent homelessness. Our April 2016 working paper on
Politifact: “Dispelling Myths About California’s Homeless”
Politifact, June 28, 2018 "Dispelling Myths About California's Homeless" Sarah Backus lives in a tent on the streets of Sacramento. The 56-year-old mother of three said
Comstock: “Sacramento Needs Rent Control”
Comstock, June 11, 2018 "Sacramento Needs Rent Control" by SHA Board President Cathy Creswell Between 2016 and 2017, Sacramento suffered a staggering average 9.9 percent rent
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