Read the full article … “Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Mater protestors in on a private street in St. Louis yesterday, raising questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.” … Read the full article
LA County Homeless Numbers Jump Another 12.7%
Read the full article … “According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the homeless count conducted in January found that the county’s homeless population increased by 12.7% over the previous year, while the city of Los Angeles’ homeless population…
The neighborhoods where COVID collides with overcrowded homes
Read the full article … “The pandemic has layered a health crisis on top of a housing crisis on top of a class divide.” … Read the full article
How Fresno is confronting its history of racism
Read the full article … “While protesters have raised concerns about police brutality locally, residents of Fresno’s historically black neighborhoods say other forms of systemic racism have deep generational roots in California’s fifth largest city — as they do in…
Housing Needs Cycle Should Match Population and Jobs
Read the full article … “Decades of failing to plan for future generations have left our region with crushing housing costs, overcrowded dwellings in the COVID-19 pandemic, and devastating displacement of communities.” … Read the full article
Black Californians’ Housing Crisis, by the Numbers
Read the full article … “On average, Black Californians see a larger chunk of their paychecks going to housing costs than any of the state’s other major demographic groups. Nearly 50% of Black Californians lived in households that were cost-burdened…
Editorial: L.A. County has a plan to move away from jails and toward public health. What are we waiting for?
Read the full article … “Stopping jail construction was merely the beginning of the historic shift. What followed was a sometimes tense but remarkably productive year-long series of meetings at which community members, service providers, advocates and county officials hammered…
How to End Anti-Blackness in Cities
Read the full article … “Now, calls for justice for the murders of unarmed Black Americans by law enforcement in cities — compounded by a pandemic that continues to disproportionately kill Black Americans in cities — have heightened longtime demands…
Bill Would Streamline Transit, Bike, and Ped Projects
Read the full article … “San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener introduced legislation Monday to exempt transit, bike, and pedestrian projects from onerous and time consuming reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act. “ … Read the full article
Yes In God’s Back Yard
A new study by UC Berkeley’s Terner Center finds that 38,800 acres of developable land held by faith-based organizations in California could (and very likely would) be developed for affordable housing, if local land-use regulations would permit them. Two bills…