Read the full article here … “The Shift, Farha says, will have to start now to “make sure that this time around, unlike in ’08 and ’09, our eyes are wide open, and we are doing everything we can to…
Injustice by design: Confronting the embedded racism of America’s cities
Read the full article … “History is full of examples of urban planning and policy decisions that created the current racial segregation and injustice in America’s cities.” … Read the full article
The HomeWork: July 15, 2020
Welcome to the July 15, 2020 Main Edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News From Sacramento In…
All These Stories About People Fleeing Cities Are Total Nonsense
Read the full article here … “The narrative persists, but supporting evidence is weak at best.” … Read the full article here
The Math on Fourplexes: 1.2 Million Homes
A new study from the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and MapCraft makes a compelling case for legalizing fourplexes statewide. While market conditions vary, the potential of allowing fourplexes in single-family neighborhoods is significant — and could make…
White Flight and Concentrated Poverty Still Dominate Most Cities
American neighborhoods are rapidly changing—and in our grimly unequal society, the poorest bear the worst of this change. In “American Neighborhood Change in the 21st Century,” the Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity at the University of Minnesota has published a massive,…
Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity? A Conversation with Mike Lydon and Tony Garcia
Read the full article … “We’re trying to ask ourselves: in process of ideation, how can we work with people to create a level of authorship and co-production, so it’s not just us imposing this project on them?” … Read…
Overcrowded housing is contributing to coronavirus spread in Ventura County
Read the full article … “Out of the 2,926 coronavirus cases the county reported Tuesday, slightly over 50 percent were from a household with two or more positive cases, according to county spokesperson Ashley Bautista. Of those cases, 15 percent…
Local Cities Should Support Affordable Housing Owners
Read the full article … “The Los Angeles Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC LA) has created a toolkit for local cities with the following solutions they can deploy to help ease the burdens faced by affordable housing owners and preserve…
Beyond nursing homes
Read the full article … “Why it matters: Deaths in nursing homes and residential care facilities account for 45% of COVID-19 related deaths, per the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity — but there are few other viable housing options…