California Homeless And Housing Coalition Action Fund

THE ORGANIZATION REMAINS FOCUSED ON BRINGING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HOMELESS SERVICES AND IMPROVING PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.THE CALIFORNIA HOMELESS AND HOUSING COALITION ACTION FUND'S 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR-END, CONTRIBUTED $10,000 TO CONDUCT AN OCTOBER 2019 ONLINE AND TELEPHONE SURVEY OF 800 LIKELY CALIFORNIA VOTERS. THE CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT; TRANSLATION; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOP-LINE RESULTS, CROSS-TABULATIONS, AND ANALYSIS. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THE VIABILITY OF A PLACING A PROPOSITION ON CALIFORNIAS NOVEMBER 2020 BALLOT THAT WOULD CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR HOMELESSNESS VIA A 1% TAX ON PERSONAL INCOMES OF CALIFORNIANS EARNING $1 MILLION OR MORE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE TAX COULD GENERATE BETWEEN $1.5 $2.25 BILLION PER YEAR IN ONGOING FUNDING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN CALIFORNIA. WHILE THERE IS NO PLAN TO ADVANCE A PROPOSITION ON THE NOVEMBER 2020 BALLOT BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ANOTHER CHHC PRIORITY (E.G. PROP 13 TAX REFORM VIA THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST CAMPAIGN), KEY PARTNERS ARE CONTINUING TO USE THE SURVEY RESULTS IN THEIR STATE LEVEL ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND MONITORING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH A MEASURE THROUGH LEGISLATIVE OR ELECTORAL AVENUES.