Senior Distributed Organizing Manager

POSITION SUMMARY  We are seeking a motivated, tenacious, and creative professional to serve as our statewide Senior Distributed Organizing Senior Manager or Distributed Organizing Manager (based on experience).  Reporting to the Senior Director of Community Impact this role manages California…

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Back on track: how California can build transit projects faster – and cheaper

New public transit projects in the United States are constantly over-budget and behind schedule. How can state and local policymakers fix this? A new study by Elkind et al. (2022) at UC Berkeley examines five case studies. Key takeaways: Local…

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SB 477

California YIMBY Statement — Governor’s Decision on SB 477

Governor Newsom Vetoes Housing Data Bill But Directs Housing Agency to Follow Provisions  “We call on HCD to collect this data” SACRAMENTO – California YIMBY today issued the following statement regarding the veto of SB 477 by Governor Newsom: “As…

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More Homes: Illegal in 96% of California

“How much of California’s residential land is zoned exclusively for single family homes?” is a fairly straightforward question that is surprisingly difficult to answer – because state-level data on zoning largely does not exist. Until now. In Single-Family Zoning in…

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Is SB 9 Working? Here’s What Early Data Reveals

In 2021, the passage of SB 9 in California made history by ending single-unit zoning, and making it legal to build up to four homes on properties that had previously only permitted one. The bill made headlines, as single-unit zoning…

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California Zoning: Housing Construction and a New Ranking of Local Land Use Regulation

Published: 2019 | Salim Furth and Olivia Gonzalez | Mercatus Center Abstract New survey data on residential land use regulation in California have allowed us to create the Mercatus-Augmented Terner California Housing Regulation (MATCHR) Index, which characterizes formal restrictions on…

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Does Gentrification Displace Poor Children? New Evidence from New York City Medicaid Data

Published: 2019 | Kacie Dragan, Ingrid Ellen, Sherry A. Glied | National Bureau of Economic Research Abstract The pace of gentrification has accelerated in cities across the country since 2000, and many observers fear it is displacing low-income populations from…

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California YIMBY Announces Expanded Programs, New Policy Director

Ned Resnikoff, Policy Manager of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative; Fiscal and Policy Consultant, California Legislative Analyst’s Office  “We’re ramping up our policy efforts and Sacramento advocacy ” SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY announced that Ned Resnikoff, veteran journalist…

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The Zoning Tax: $400,000, House Not Included

A new working paper from Gyourko and Krimmel (2021) analyzes new data on single-family housing construction and land use regulations, and finds that cities with restrictive zoning are in effect charging a “zoning tax”— and in some cases in California,…

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Governor Newsom: To Ensure Progress on Housing, We Need Data – Sign SB 477

Click here to send an e-mail asking Governor Newsom to sign SB 477! Governor Newsom and the Legislature have made tremendous strides on housing this year, but at least one more bill on his desk is critical for our long-term…

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