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Celebrating a New Chapter at the...
The changes that have been planned at Sunnydale for over a decade are fully in motion this season. In March, just weeks before the first phase of demolition of the aging housing stock, residents and partners gathered at newly built residence 290 Malosi to celebrate its dedication and welcome a new chapter for the southeastern
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Clearing Hurdles to Affordable...
Since it went into effect in 2018, California state bill SB-35 has been an effective tool to bring Californians the affordable homes we so desperately need more efficiently, by speeding up the approvals process for proposed developments that meet a certain set of conditions. Mercy Housing California (MHC) has made good use of this policy
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Converting a Historic Home for...
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, a Mercy Housing Founding Community, have a rich history in the city of Orange, California that goes back more than 100 years. Members of the order have gathered, studied, prayed, and made their homes in a striking brick “Motherhouse” serving as the operational heart of their campus in
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Why April is Fair Housing Month...
On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was intended to expand the protections first established in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ’68 Act prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, gender, and, with a later
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Line Dancing Seniors
Senior residents are getting healthy while grooving! McAuley Meadows in California recently introduced a class for line dancing, which is a healthy low impact form of exercise that has the added benefit of creating community among participants. The first class had nine participants and five residents from that group performed the dance at their winter
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Policy Update for Los Angeles:...
Generating New Funds for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Housing was very much on the ballot in 2022, with thousands of Californians voting on local measures representing different approaches to tackling the housing crisis. The policies that prevailed last November are now shaping the way cities plan, fund, build, lease, and preserve affordable housing. Mercy
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Policy Update - OAKLAND: Measure...
Housing was very much on the ballot in 2022, with thousands of Californians voting on local measures representing different approaches to tackling the housing crisis. The policies that prevailed last November are now shaping the way cities plan, fund, build, lease, and preserve affordable housing. Mercy Housing California (MHC) is taking a closer look at
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Celebrating the Opening of 1064...
It’s always a special day when Mercy Housing California (MHC) breaks out the oversized scissors and cuts the ribbon in front of a new affordable, service-enriched community, but a day marking the opening of San Francisco’s largest permanent supportive housing site requires a little extra celebration. On February 1st, officials from around the country flew
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Policy Update: 2023 – 2024 California...
In January, Governor Gavin Newsom released a draft budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which would include modest investments in housing production and homelessness prevention but also makes cuts to existing funding sources. Now, the state legislature is working to revise and pass the budget by June 15, 2023. From Mercy Housing California (MHC)’s perspective,
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Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange,...
Contact: Rosalyn Sternberg, rosalyn.sternberg@mercyhousing.org ORANGE: On November 29, longtime partners Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and Mercy Housing California (MHC) celebrated the upcoming start of construction at Villa St. Joseph, a new affordable housing community that will provide 50 homes for low-income seniors aged 62 and over, including 18 homes reserved for formerly homeless
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