Read the full article … “Last year’s count found that 33% of the homeless people on the streets are black; they make up 58% of the homeless living in the skid row neighborhood, though they account for less than 10%…
The Movement Behind LA’s Decision to Cut Its Police Budget
Read the full article … “Let’s take money away from institutions of racism like policing and give it to new policies that will address racism instead.” … Read the full article
Why Vehicle Attacks Against Protesters Are Rising
Read the full article … “These incidents suggest that ramming attacks could be a new feature of mass protests in the United States. Using cars and trucks as instruments of terror is already a technique that’s been used extensively globally.…
The Racial Injustice of American Highways
Read the full article … “The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which made housing discrimination illegal, has done little to mitigate the damage from segregation. The U.S. continues to fund roadway expansion over public transit infrastructure — exacerbating the…
What L.A. could do with its $1.8 billion police budget
Read the full article … “The mayor has slashed general fund spending for the Housing + Community Investment Department, which oversees the Proposition HHH program, by $1.2 million, and its staffers are among the 16,000 civilian employees who will be…
Streets Need to Be Safe for Black Lives, Too
Read the full article … “ Now, America’s tolerance for violent police brutality may be near its breaking point, as protests across the nation take over streets and major highways to demand justice. For advocates of safer streets and sustainable…
Saying Their Names is Not Enough
George Floyd. Saying their names is important — but it is not enough. Black Americans who have been murdered by the police are not statistics, they are our friends and neighbors, they’re our fathers and mothers and sisters and brothers.…
The HomeWork: May 28, 2020
Welcome to the May 28, 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 Sacramento’s…
The Bay Area’s Housing Deficit – Past and Future
Our friends at SPUR released a strong new manifesto in March, “What Will It Really Take to Create an Affordable Bay Area?” The think-tank has consulted several population projections, economic indicators, and good old fashioned principles of compassion to compile…
How the Housing Shortage Punishes Essential Workers
In the previous installment of The HomeWork, we reported that Los Angeles has the most overcrowded housing conditions of any major city in the United States. Even though LA is not the densest city, it presents a major risk for…