WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing. A companion bill to bipartisan legislation introduced in March by Reps. Scott Taylor (R-VA) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Fair and Equal Housing Act would provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed nine bills authored by Sen. Toni Atkins, including SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – which would create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. Also advancing out of the Appropriations Committee were SB 179 – the Gender Recognition Act – which…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The California Senate today passed SB 230, legislation by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that will help prosecutors convict predators who traffic in sex slavery. The bill passed by a vote of 36-0. SB 230 adds the crimes of sex trafficking, pimping and pandering to the list of exceptions to the rule prohibiting…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The Senate Governance and Finance Committee Wednesday voted 5-2 to pass SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – legislation authored by Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) that will create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. The bill was previously endorsed by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee and…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Tuesday voted 9-3 to pass SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – legislation authored by Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) that will create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. “Passing the committee that considers housing policy for the Senate is the…
Looking for more information about the new LGBT-affirming senior housing development? The next information session will be held at The Center on Wednesday, March 1 from 5:30-7pm. For more information, contact LaRue Fields at seniors@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x205.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule change requiring all programs that receive funding from the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) to give equal access to transgender people. “Transgender people face rampant discrimination and harassment across the country – a tragic reality that forces…
WASHINGTON – As part of the White House Conference on Aging today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance to better serve and help avoid discrimination to LGBT Americans seeking HUD-assisted or HUD-insured housing. The guidance will help clarify the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The United States Supreme Court’s endorsement of same-sex marriage is a huge victory for the gay rights movement but it is hardly the end of the battle for equality. With only 21 states banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, it is not illegal in most places in America…
SAN DIEGO ̶ PATH, the lead operator of Connections Housing Downtown, the City-sponsored one-stop housing and services center for homeless individuals, has released a report highlighting its successes over the past two years of operations. This nationally recognized model of comprehensive housing, services and street outreach has assisted in permanently housing 651 individuals experiencing homelessness…
