Senator Patricia Bates Announces $4 Million in New Housing Funding for Orange and San Diego Counties

SACRAMENTO – Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has awarded more than $4 million to local governments in Orange and San Diego Counties to fund housing-related projects.

“I am pleased that the Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded more housing funding to Orange and San Diego Counties,” said Senator Bates, a member of the Senate Housing Committee. “This funding will help house more people who are homeless and create more affordable long-term housing opportunities. I will continue to work with stakeholders to build on existing efforts to alleviate California’s housing crisis.”
 
The $4,002,677 in funding comes from California's Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program. The breakdown in PLHA funding for Senator Bates' district is as follows:

• County of Orange: $1,272,164 for operating subsidies for navigation centers, emergency shelters, and administrative costs;
  
  
• County of San Diego: $1,979,966 for new construction of rental housing and homebuyer assistance;
  
  
• City of Oceanside: $649,151 for new construction of emergency shelters; and
  
  
• City of Rancho Santa Margarita: $101,396 for operating subsidies for permanent supportive housing.

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Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) represents the 36th Senate District in the California Legislature, which covers South Orange County, North San Diego County, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Click here to download her official Senate photo.