Welcome to the June 18, 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 The…
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…
COVID-19 and Overcrowding: Communities of Color Hardest Hit
A new study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has added fuel to concerns about the risk of pandemic spread in overcrowded housing. Its findings: At least 5.4 million households are at high risk of spreading…
Tech companies: It’s time to show that Black lives really matter to you
Read the full article … “Convincing tech companies to step up has been a different story; they have largely opted to stay on the sidelines. Here are a few examples. “ … Read the full article
Why the Fight Against Police Brutality is Also a Fight for Affordable Housing
Read the full article … “The homeownership gap between black families and white ones are at record highs, according to a study from the Urban Institute. That’s in part because black and brown communities were hit especially hard during the…
How Cities Offload the Cost of Police Brutality
Read the full article … “Cities spend tens of millions of dollars on lawsuits over police violence and killings. But municipalities are effectively using residents to mortgage the cost.“ … Read the full article
Why This Started in Minneapolis
Read the full article … “Racial covenants are not unique to Minneapolis, redlining’s not unique, white violence is not unique, real estate steering is not unique to Minneapolis. But the way they were used has created a different environment here.“…
Op-Ed: Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Mass-Transit Policing
Read the full article … “The push for more MTA police — despite transit’s financial woes and the retreat of the issue of fare evasion — clarifies what was already clear to activists six months ago: The purpose of the…