The other half of the Terner Center’s new research series investigates the connection between housing supply and entry-level homeownership. Since owning a home has been a pivotal rung on the ladder to the American middle class, the availability of housing…
New Housing is a Friend, Not Foe, in Fighting Gentrification
Evan Mast and his colleagues at the W.E. Upjohn Institute have become rising stars in the growing field of housing economics research. In a new working paper “Supply Shock versus Demand Shock,” Asquith, Mast, and Reed (2019) make a compelling…
Editorial: Atkins deserves praise for keeping needed housing bill alive
Read the full article … “With Wiener’s bill facing a Jan. 31 deadline to advance out of the Senate or die, Atkins reassigned it from Appropriations to the Senate Rules Committee, which she chairs. That’s a power move worthy of…
Op-Ed: Revised SB 50 Could Make Silicon Valley Livable Again
Read the full article … “Coming from a low-income, working-class background that shaped my passion for public service, I know better than most that there’s a place for affordable housing in new development, lest we risk hollowing out the vibrant…
Editorial: Bring SB50 home
Read the full article … “Articulating the case for SB50, state Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to legalize apartment construction near mass transit and jobs, a knowledgeable observer noted last week that “local municipalities like Palo Alto are incapable of solving…
Status quo means higher rents and more homeless people. California must pass SB 50
Read the full article … “We cannot continue the status quo on housing in California. The status quo means higher rents. The status quo means a continued rise in homelessness and human suffering on our streets. The status quo means…
ICYMI: Majority of California Voters Support SB 50
Multiple polls show 60%+ statewide support for zoning changes near jobs, transit Pushing back against misinformation from AIDS Healthcare Foundation To learn more about amendments to the More HOMES Act – visit cayimby.org/morehomes Sacramento, CA – Over 60 percent of…
Rico: Senate Bill 50 is good for San Jose
Read the full article … “In Sept. 2019, the San Jose City Council unanimously declared a climate emergency in the face of worsening weather conditions and growing concerns about climate change’s effects on the city. Before this declaration, the city…
Equity, Affordable Housing Groups Across California Endorse SB 50 – the More HOMES Act
“California needs SB 50” – Habitat for Humanity Organizations Embrace Strong Affordable Housing Provisions, Tenant Protections Sacramento, CA – Today a coalition of equity, affordable housing, and anti-poverty organizations across California announced their support of SB 50 – the More…
Key California housing bill’s chances of passing just improved dramatically
Read the full article … “State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to clear a path for denser housing around public transit and in wealthy suburbs got a big push forward Friday when the Senate’s leader steered it out of the committee…