SHRA warns federal cuts threaten Sacramento housing pipeline; council seeks joint city‑county strategy

The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday told the City Council that expected federal and state funding changes will intensify pressures on local affordable housing programs and force tradeoffs between preserving existing affordable units and building new permanent supportive housing.

Keisha Boulware of SHRA and Executive Director LaShelle Dozier outlined a decade‑long shift in the agency’s priorities toward serving extremely low‑income households and people experiencing homelessness. Boulware said national and state funding changes mean SHRA must “lean on the strength of its JPA structure” and reprioritize how limited local funds are used.

SHRA presented data showing several factors that have increased costs and changed production patterns: a high proportion of new construction since 2019 has been motel conversions and studios or one‑bedroom units; operating costs for developments serving extremely low‑income residents have risen because of higher service needs; HUD has curtailed voucher issuance in recent months and the agency expects a 10–15 percent reduction in federal housing budgets for 2026. SHRA staff also said emergency housing…