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California Housing Secretaries Engage Local Partners On Achievable Housing
In July, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) hosted Secretary Tomiquia Moss and Deputy Secretaries Sasha Wisotsky Kergan and Annie Carney of the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (BCSH). The two-day visit, co-hosted with the League of California Community Foundations, was part of a larger tour for Secretary Moss. The tour’s intent is to understand the unique challenges facing different parts of California and the pivotal roles that community foundations play in their communities.
The first day featured a dynamic conversation with Mountain Housing Council and Legacy Partners, as well as a tour of achievable housing developments. TTCF partners have expertly demonstrated that familiar challenges, such as homelessness, workforce shortages, and rising insurance costs, present uniquely in forested mountain communities and require distinct tools and nuanced policies. The second day, TTCF hosted a forest-to-housing lightning talk showcasing grantees working in cross-laminated timber, biomass energy, economic revitalization, and wildfire risk mitigation. The Secretary was so impressed that she scheduled a second forest-to-housing tour in October and invited seven of her State partners. Unfortunately, the tour had to be rescheduled due to a severe weather watch.

What impresses me most is the collaborative mechanism of the Mountain Housing Council. I would love to see this model replicated in other communities.
Secretary Tomiquia Moss
BCSH
*The Mountain Housing Council (MHC), a TTCF project, accelerated achievable local housing solutions from 2017-2023. Bringing together more than 29 multi-sector partners, MHC aligned data, funding, and strategy to address the unique housing challenges facing mountain communities.
To learn more about our community impact and how you can partner with us to make a difference, contact TTCF Donor Services at donorservices@ttcf.net.
