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May 17, 2017

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Housing Assessment Data Released: Sacramento Rents Are Up, Incomes Down, and We Need More Affordable Housing! SHANews1
  

New data from the California Housing Partnership demonstrates how low-income households in Sacramento County are struggling under the burden of high housing costs, with the county's lowest-income renters spending 56% of their income on rent alone.

The California Housing Partnership published its annual Housing Needs Assessment data today for Sacramento County, demonstrating a snapshot of the region's current housing needs and challenges. 

Additional key findings include:
  • Sacramento County needs 62,072 more affordable rental homes to meet the needs of its lowest-income renters.
  • Median rent in Sacramento County increased 18% since 2000 while median renter household income decreased 11%, when adjusted for inflation.
  • Sacramento County lost 66% of state and federal funding for affordable housing since 2008.
In collaboration with the Sacramento Housing Alliance, the new report includes state and local policy recommendations to address the findings. Specifically, the local recommendations include generating new local revenue for affordable homes immediately through a General Obligation Bond and long-term by identifying permanent sources of funding; dedicating all Redevelopment (or "Boomerang" funds) for affordable housing purposes; and adopting an inclusionary housing policy.

To read the full report, click here.

Support AB 1521: Preserve Affordable Housing 
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Sacramento will lose 25,000 affordable
 units in the next 5 years. 

In the midst of our current housing crisis, with a shortage of over 62,000 affordable homes in Sacramento County, Sacramento could potentially lose another 25,000 homes in the next 5 years.  AB 1521 (Bloom and Chiu) - one of the statewide policy recommendations of the   Housing Needs Assesment Data, would improve the monitoring and enforcement of the current Affordable Housing Preservation Law in the State of California.  

Take action to preserve our affordable housing. Read more on AB 1521 here,and sign the letter of support.
SHA at the Milken Institute to Discuss California's Housing Crisis

May 16, 2017- Sacramento Housing Alliance board and staff attended the Milken Institute's conference, "The Future of the State's Housing Dilemna and its Economy." This event brought together state and local elected officials, affordable housing advocates from across the state and Washington DC, and the media to discuss solutions to California's statewide housing crisis.

To view the panel on the local housing crisis, featuring Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg and Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, visit the Capital Public Radio Facebook page.

For more information on the housing work of the Milken Institute, including one of their many reports on housing financing, visit their webpage.

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Upcoming Events
West Gateway Place Grand Opening     
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Grand Opening Celebration
Friday, May 19, 2017, 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Ceremony, Ribbon Cutting, Lunch & Property Tour 
825 Tower Bridge Gateway
West Sacramento, CA 95691

West Gateway Place  is a mixed-use, transit-oriented housing development co-developed by West Sacramento Housing Development Corporation and Jamboree in West Sacramento's Bridge District. The development includes 4,200 sq .  ft .  of retail/restaurant space on the first floor  and 77 affordable apartments .

Register Today
RSVP by Monday, May 15. Parking is limited please consider carpooling.

Questions?
Contact Caitlyn Murphy, 9 49.263.8676,  cmurphy@jamboreehousing.com.
"Essentials of Fair Housing" Course for Rental Owners and Managers     
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This free course provides an overview of both federal and state fair housing laws, and it identifies the most common forms of housing discrimination. Its purpose is to help prevent discrimination in rental housing. The information is ideally suited for anyone unfamiliar with the fair housing laws and the serious consequences of fair housing violations. The course is being offered nine times as a public service of local governments, fair housing organizations, and the Rental Housing Association. 

For the convenience of rental owners and managers, this course is being offered on several dates and at locations throughout the Sacramento area
  • Monday, May 22
  • Thursday, May 25
  • Wednesday, May 31
  • Monday, June 5
  • Thursday, June 8
  • Monday, June 19
  • Friday, June 23 & Friday, June 30 (two-part webinar)  
For more information and registration details, contact John Foley of Sacramento Self-Help Housing at jfoley@sacselfhelp.org .
Join US! SHA Summer Mixer, June 15th, 5-7PMNews1    
  

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Join us Thursday, June 15th from 5-7PM for a no host happy hour at the Porch to meet with fellow Sacramento housing professionals, volunteers, and tenants, including new Sacramento Housing Alliance staff. This event provides a unique, can't miss opportunity to network with the Sacramento housing community. 20% of any tabs from our group will be donated to SHA. Just remember to tell your server you are participating in the GroupRaise SHA Event! 

If you have any questions, please contact Aileen Joy, Sacramento Housing Alliance's Communications & Events Director, at aileen@sachousingalliance.org.
Save the Date: Rural Housing Summit 2017 Events.RuralHous   
  

Save the date for the 2017 Rural Housing Summit.  November 8th-10th at Asilomar  Retreat Center, in Pacific Grove, CA.  For a sample of the structure and content of this event, please refer to the 2016 brochure.
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Jobs
Mutual Housing California Hiring Digital Literacy Instructor JobsLiteracy

Mutual Housing is seeking a high energy, tech savvy, innovative educator to help build a digital literacy program in our housing communities. The Digital Literacy Instructor will help to develop and implement web-based curriculum for resident members in six of our Mutual Housing communities in Sacramento and Yolo counties. Experience working with culturally diverse, low-income populations and English language learners is especially helpful.

For more information and how to apply, please go to http://www.mutualhousing.com/employment/

Mailed, faxed and hand delivered applications will not be accepted.
Mutual Housing California Hiring Porter/JanitorJob1

Porter/Janitor must be a team player who provides safe, decent, atmosphere for the residents of the community. The Porter/Janitor will work in conjunction with maintenance staff to ensure a high standard of cleanliness, customer service, and a hazard-free environment.

Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED.
Experience with janitorial routine.

For more information and how to apply, visit:  http://www.mutualhousing.com/employment/.

Mailed, fax or hand delivered applications will not be accepted.
Mutual Housing California Hiring Chief Executive Officer mutual

Mutual Housing California seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial and mission-driven Chief Executive Officer to champion and implement the development and operations of high-quality, innovative affordable housing and resident leadership programs for the Sacramento region and beyond.

Incorporated in 1988, Mutual Housing was formed as a partnership of neighborhood residents, business representatives, housing advocates, and local government dedicated to improving housing opportunities for lower income families. The Mutual Housing founders' major objective was to create a locally controlled nonprofit that would be a force for revitalizing low-income communities by strengthening neighborhood assets-both the housing and the neighborhood leaders.

Reporting to the Board and its Executive Committee, the CEO is responsible for providing overall leadership, direction, and operational and financial management for Mutual Housing California. The CEO directly supervises a four-person executive management team, including the Chief Financial and Operations Officer, Community Development Officer, Director of Housing Development, and Director of Property Management. The CEO serves as the Executive Director of Mutual Housing Management and all of Mutual Housing's nonprofit affiliates. These affiliates serve as the general partner or owner of its housing properties. The CEO focuses on organizational development and management, strategic relationship development that supports the growth of the real estate pipeline, advocacy, external relations, and resource development.

The CEO position demands a visionary, mission-driven and highly skilled leader in a fast-paced environment with hard-working and dedicated staff. Ideal candidates for this position will be seasoned affordable housing professionals that bring a variety of experiences and attributes to the role.


Resume reviews begin immediately. Interviews will begin this summer and Mutual Housing California anticipates announcing the selection of the new executive in fall 2017, with a start-date in January 2018.
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability is  seeking a full-time Policy Advocate to be based in the San Joaquin Valley. Click here for the full job description. 

Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability was created to fundamentally shift the dynamics that have created stark inequalities in California's low income, rural regions. Based in the agriculturally rich San Joaquin and East Coachella Valleys, we work alongside the most impacted communities to advocate for sound policy and eradicate injustice to secure equal access to opportunity regardless of wealth, race, income, and place.

If you are interested in applying please submit a cover letter and resume to Veronica Garibay at vgaribay@leadershipcounsel.org. Position open until filled.
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News and Further Reading

NYT: "How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality"News.NYT


The New York Times: "While many Americans assume that most poor families live in subsidized housing, the opposite is true; n ationwide, only one in four households that qualifies for rental assistance receives it."

"Almost a decade removed from the foreclosure crisis that began in 2008, t he nation is facing one of the worst affordable-housing shortages in generations. The standard of 'affordable' housing is that which costs roughly 30 percent or less of a family's income. Because of rising housing costs and stagnant wages, slightly more than half of all poor renting families in the country spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing costs, and at least one in four spends more than 70 percent. Yet America's national housing policy gives affluent homeowners large benefits; middle-class homeowners, smaller benefits; and most renters, who are disproportionately poor, nothing. It is difficult to think of another social policy that more successfully multiplies America's inequality in such a sweeping fashion."

To read the full article, click here

"Mapping America's Rental Housing Crisis"News.Map


The Urban Institute performed an update of their interactive rental housing crisis map of the United States.  This invaluable tool for housing advocates and housers is "a best estimate of the affordable rental housing gap and federal assistance for extremely low-income (ELI) renter households)."

To view the map, click here.

ARE YOU AN SHA MEMBER? LET US SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT YOUR WORK. 
 
One of the benefits of 2017 membership with the Sacramento Housing Alliance is a commitment from us to share inspiring, informative announcements about your work making our community a better place. If you are a current member, please send us event invitations, news articles and job postings to  aileen@sachousingalliance.org .
 
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