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KPFA: Plus, “Big Beautiful Bill” Might Expand Federal Funding for Affordable Housing in California

August 14, 2025—KPFA Upfront’s Brian Edwards-Tiekert spoke with Public Advocates’ Director of Strategic Campaigns Liz Ryan Murray, co-author of “Moving LIHTC Towards Social Housing,” about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the origin story, the beneficiaries, how the BBB supports LIHTC, and how we can strengthen this policy to make it work for marginalized communities in California and across the country.

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