The California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) is soliciting comments on draft guidelines for
the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program. The
Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund and the PLHA program were
created to implement SB 2 (Atkins), which was signed into law as
part of a 15-bill housing package in 2017.
The bill established a permanent source of funding to increase
the affordable housing stock in the state. The PLHA program is
intended to make funding available to eligible local governments
in California for housing-related projects and programs that
assist in addressing unmet housing needs in local communities.
HCD is accepting public comment from stakeholders for its
PLHA draft guidelines. CSAC is interested in feedback from
counties via email to mespinoza@counties.org by
Wednesday, May 29.
The HCD public comment period ends June 5 at 5
p.m., and CSAC encourages counties to also submit
comments directly to HCD via email to PLHA@hcd.ca.gov.
To learn more about the PLHA draft guidelines, please register to
attend a public hearing. Upcoming hearing dates and locations are
listed below.
Sacramento, May 15 from 1 -
3 p.m. at the CA Department of Housing and Community
Development, 2020 West El Camino – Room 402 A/B, Sacramento, CA
95833.
Register
Visalia, May 20 from 1 - 3p.m. at
the Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, 4031 West
Noble Avenue – Plum/Apricot/Nectarine Rooms, Visalia, CA 93277.
Register
Riverside, May 29 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the
Housing Authority of Riverside, 5555 Arlington Avenue,
Riverside, CA 92504.
Register
