Oakland resident Tomiquia Moss has been appointed to lead the California Housing and Homelessness Agency, a new state agency overseeing housing policy, homelessness response and civil-rights enforcement.
Gov. Gavin Newsom swore in Moss on June 30. The agency began operating July 1. California divided the former Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two separate agencies. Moss had led the BCSH since 2024.
“I’m honored to lead the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and to advance the Governor’s vision for a more coordinated and accountable housing system,” Moss said in the state’s announcement.
Moss brings more than two decades of experience in housing, homelessness, and community development. After working as community planning director at Bay Area think tank SPUR, she served as inaugural chief of staff for former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf from 2015 to 2017.
She later served as CEO of Hamilton Families, a nonprofit in the City that helps families experiencing homelessness find housing. In 2019, she founded All Home, a Bay Area organization focused on homelessness and housing insecurity.
Secretary Moss will oversee California’s efforts to increase housing production, preserve affordable housing, coordinate homelessness programs, and enforce civil-rights protections related to housing, according to a release.
Her appointment requires confirmation by the California Senate.
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