Data sources

Data is based on reports from local governments and not independently verified by the state. See below for sources and update cadence.

Housing

Housing plans

• Source: Housing Element Review and Compliance Report and Housing Element Download Tool
• Author: California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Quarterly. May be updated with greater regularity on HCD’s webpage.

Prohousing jurisdictions

• Source: Prohousing Designation Program
• Author: California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Quarterly. May be updated with greater regularity on HCD’s webpage.

Housing units permitted and constructed

• Source: Annual Progress Reports - Data Dashboard and Downloads
• Author: California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Note: Data self-reported by local governments – not independently verified by state agencies.
• Grantees report annually.

Progress towards housing goals

• Source: Annual Progress Reports - Data Dashboard and Downloads
• Author: California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Note: Data self-reported by local governments – not independently verified by state agencies.
• Grantees report annually.

Homelessness

Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory Counts

• Source: Point-in-Time Count and Housing Inventory Count
• Author: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Note: Data self-reported by CoCs to the federal government – not independently verified by state agencies.
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Annually. May be updated earlier on HUD’s website.

Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP)

• Source: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) Dashboard for fiscal data and HHAP HDIS Reported Program Outcomes webpage for outcomes data
• Author: California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Note: Fiscal and outcomes data self-reported by local governments and CoCs – not independently verified by state agencies.
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Quarterly. May be updated with greater regularity on HCD’s webpage.

Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF)

• Source: Encampment Resolution Funding Program
• Author: California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Note: Fiscal and outcomes data self-reported by local governments – not independently verified by state agencies.
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Quarterly. May be updated with greater regularity on HCD’s webpage.

Behavioral Health

CARE Court Adoption

• CARE Court was adopted by all 58 counties in California by December 1st, 2024, per SB 1338.

Conservatorship Reform Adoption

• Source: MentalHealth.ca.gov. Conservatorship reform adoption is self-reported by counties and is not independently verified by state agencies. All counties must adopt this reform by Jan 1, 2026, per SB 43, but counties can choose to adopt early.
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Quarterly. Please be advised that more recent information may be available from local governments.

Participation in Full-Service Partnership (FSP) Behavioral Health Services

• Source: Data self-reported by counties through the Mental Health Services Act – not independently verified by state agencies.
• Update frequency on Accountability site: Quarterly. Please be advised that more recent information may be available from local governments.