Housing and Infrastructure
Controller Malia M. Cohen is dedicated to creating incentives that will increase the number of affordable housing units in California, an area where demand consistently outpaces supply. Controller Cohen also serves on several boards that oversee bond issuance and tax credit allocation to fund major infrastructure improvements in California, including health and educational facilities, major transportation projects such as high-speed rail, and critical earthquake safety upgrades.
Resources
- Know Your Housing Options
- Legislative Analyst’s Office: California’s High Housing Costs – Causes and Consequences
- California Department of Housing and Community Development
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
- California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA)
- California Strategic Growth Council Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program
Housing-Related Boards and Commissions
- California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
- California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
- First-Time Home Buyers Financing Committee: First-Time Home Buyers Bond Act of 1982
- Housing Committee: Housing and Homeless Bond Act of 1988/1990
- Housing Finance Committee: Housing & Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
- Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee
- Veterans' Home Finance Committee
Infrastructure-Related Boards and Commissions
- California Educational Facilities Authority
- California Health Facilities Financing Authority
- California Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission
- California Transportation Financing Authority
- California Urban Waterfront Area Restoration Financing Authority
- Children's Hospital Bond Act Finance Committee
- 1988 County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Finance Committee
- 1986 County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure Finance
- Earthquake Safety and Housing Rehabilitation Finance Committee
- Earthquake Safety and Public Buildings Rehabilitation Finance Committee
- High-Speed Passenger Train Finance Committee
- Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee
- Passenger Rail Finance Committee
- 1986 Prison Construction Committee
- 1988 Prison Construction Committee
- 1990 Prison Construction Committee
- Seismic Retrofit Finance Committee
- State School Building Finance Committee
- Transportation Improvement Finance Committee
- Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Finance Committee