Read the full article … “These reforms will spark a boom in new housing production, boost the economy, and put construction workers, carpenters, and plumbers back to work.” … Read the full article
Coronavirus Exposes the Inextricable Connection Between Housing and Health
Read the full article … “During this pandemic — in many places — homelessness reforms that were long deemed implausible are happening, if only temporarily. Over the last two months, cities have been showing just what it takes to expand…
US homelessness could increase 45 percent because of coronavirus unemployment, study says
Read the full article … “With the coronavirus-induced shock to the economy crippling businesses of all sizes and leaving millions of Americans out of work, homelessness in the United States could grow as much as 45% in a year, according…
How Will Americans Commute After Lockdowns End?
Read the full article … “Will car traffic surge as lockdowns end, or will millions of Americans decide to bike, walk, or work from home permanently? Emerging research offers some hints.” … Read the full article
Asm Buffy Wicks “Yes in God’s Backyard” Bill to Assist States Housing Crisis Moves Forward
Read the full article … “The law would address underused parking lots and eliminate minimum parking requirements to pave the way for affordable housing.” … Read the full article
November initiative that would bring billions to California schools and communities is an easy decision
Read the full article … “Even before the crisis, Oakland, like many cities across the state, struggled with limited revenue and tight budgets to address critical needs like affordable housing and homeless services. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated those…
Los Angeles as We Knew It Is History. But Its Future Begins Today
Read the full article … “The city’s most thoughtful academics, politicians, business leaders, artists, and chefs answer the question on everyone’s covered lips: ’What’s next?’“ … Read the full article
California tenants could get 10 years to pay back rent under this Democratic plan
Read the full article … “California Democrats want to give tenants who’ve lost their jobs or had wages cut during the coronavirus outbreak a decade to repay late rent.“ … Read the full article
YIMBY advocates prevail in Curpertino development legal battle over Rafael Viñoly-designed project
Read the full article … “Now the development, which will consist of 2,402 apartments, 400,000 square feet of retail, and 1.8 million square feet of office space, has been cleared by a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge.’“ … Read…
COVicted: A scorecard on nationwide eviction protections
Which states are doing the most to protect tenants from evictions during the COVID-19 crisis? As millions across the country lose jobs, income, and face housing insecurity, researchers from the Eviction Lab and Columbia University assembled an important scorecard assessing…