2017-08-17T08:41:28-07:00 2016-12-31 Richard Watson Jr CPA 8 Metro Lane Sacramento CA 958164396 990 2016-01-01 680133565 Housing California Inc HOUS 9164470503 1107 9th Street Suite 560 Sacramento CA 95814 Lisa Hershey Executive Dir. 2017-08-15 true Richard Watson P00020816 9166060552 X 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Lisa Hershey 900 J Street Second Floor Sacramento CA 95814 1538414 false false X www.housingca.org X 1988 CA Housing California is the leading voice in California's Capitol on affordable homes and budget policy for homeless and low-income people. 22 20 9 40 0 792265 1132506 357010 401050 3742 4858 2800 0 1155817 1538414 11900 0 606480 651841 0 41702 639215 579210 1245695 1242951 -89878 295463 334326 633379 56780 60370 277546 573009 Housing California is the leading voice in California's Capitol on affordable homes and budget policy for homeless and low-income people. Its mission is to prevent homelessness and to increase the supply of decent, safe, accessible and permanently affordable homes for the homeless and very low-income Californians. false false 587535 786750 EducationEvery spring, Housing California produces the nation's largest annual conference on affordable homes and homelessness, drawing more than one-thousand attendees which include nonprofit and for-profit housing developers, homeless-service providers, government officials, elected officials, financial institutions, green building and energy efficiency experts, housing and homelessness advocates and resident leaders and organizers from affordable developments. The three-day event includes forward thinking keynote speakers, workshops led by the best and the brightest in the industry, exhibitors, numerous networking events and a coordinated lobby day in the state capitol. During 2016, Housing California hosted its largest conference in a decade with over 1,400 attendees, 75 workshops and full exhibit hall. 322259 11900 400000 Coalition Building and AdvocacyThe Organization works to assist with the implementation of new laws and the design of effective programs - most recently with California's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities and Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention programs.The Organization works to assist with the implementation of new laws and the design of effective programs. During 2016, the Organization: championed a two-billion-dollar 2016 California budget ask, No Place Like Home, designed to meet the needs of chronically homeless people with mental illnesses, homeless families, foster care involved families, and people with disabilities; secured $400 million for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program and an on-going allocation of 20% to that program from Cap-and-Trade revenues; increased CalWORKS Housing Support Program, a program we helped to create, from $35 million to $45 million; advanced multiple changes to housing element law, redevelopment regulations, and other laws to increase the ability of localities to prevent and end homelessness; ensured that the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Program is effectively designed and can be accessed by developers; advocated for the inclusion of funding of rental subsidies and services in supportive housing in California's Medicaid waiver; promoted policies that increase access to higher education for homeless and foster youth; mobilized the Residents United Network (RUN)to build power among residents of affordable developments to have a voice in and greater influence on public policy; engaged in cross-collaborative work at the intersection of homelessness, recidivism, and criminal justice reform; secured the passage of SB 1380, which establishes California as a Housing First state by creating the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council; secured the passage of AB 477, which makes it illegal for an insurance provider to deny habitation insurance to a property owner or landlord on the basis that a tenant or tenants of the property participate in the Section 8 voucher or some other low-income housing subsidy program. 179373 180000 CommunicationIn an effort to be a more effective advocacy group, Housing California continues to invest in research based communication, partnering with organizations such as the Center for Community Change, National Housing Conference and Neighborhood Partnerships. Housing California is committed to values based communication and shares this approach with housing advocates throughout California - most recently hosting a four-day statewide Advocates College using the latest communication framing techniques. The Organization views communication and framing as important and evolving components of successful advocacy. 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The note pays interest at the simple rate of 2.5% per annum and matures on May 15, 2017, at which time principal and interest are due in full. The note is unsecured. Interest receivable on the note as of December 31, 2016, was $11,049.One member of the Organization's board of directors is a key employee of RCAC. The purpose of the note was to obtain a higher rate of return. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A PDF copy of Form 990 is emailed to the board of directors prior to submission to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts An annual disclosure statement is signed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation from comparable organizations is reviewed in determining salary levels. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request. 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