Return of Racial Equity in Policy-Making Ending California’s Ban on Affirmative Action This initiative would have ended California’s ban on affirmative action, which would have made race-conscious housing justice remedies more feasible. It failed at the November 2020 election with…
Proposition 15
The Schools and Communities First Act Proposition 15 (2020), or the Schools and Communities First Act, would have closed a corporate tax loophole that allows large corporations to avoid paying property taxes at current rates on properties they own. This…
SB 1120
Duplex Bill SB 1120 would have made it legal to build two homes on every property zoned for single-family homes in California. It would have also allowed single-family properties to be split into two lots, increasing the total potential to…
AB 725
Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing One strategy to lower the cost of housing is to facilitate the construction of “missing-middle” housing that legalizes more homes in existing neighborhoods without significant upzoning, or requirements for increased building heights. AB 725…
AB 3182
Making It Illegal for HOAs to Ban Renters The overwhelming majority of new housing construction in California is governed by a Homeowner’s Association (HOA). Due to a loophole in state law, these HOAs can prohibit homeowners from renting their properties,…
AB 1851
Making It Easier to Build New Affordable Housing On Parking Lots of Faith-Based Institutions This bill would allow faith-based organizations like churches and other places of worship to reduce or eliminate parking requirements when they seek to build affordable housing…