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…
The HomeWork: May 11, 2020
Welcome to the May 11, 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 Rumors…
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…
California: Worse on Overcrowding than New York
It’s one thing to feel claustrophobic in a crowded theater, but when it comes to housing, the term “crowding” has a very specific meaning — namely, too many people living in a single home. Just how “crowded” are California’s cities…
Editorial: The underlying condition weakening coronavirus-stricken California
Read the full article … “The trouble with letting a crisis linger is that a new one inevitably arrives. California’s leaders have finally waited long enough: The state’s housing shortage has been joined by another disaster, one that compounds and…
‘Whole new crisis’: California lawmakers wrestle with coronavirus on top of housing shortages
Read the full article … “As the Legislature returns for a session redefined by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers say they remain committed to addressing what has become one of the biggest debates at the Capitol: How to…
Latinos’ coronavirus burden
Read the full article … ‘At San Francisco General Hospital, more than 80% of the first patients admitted for COVID-19 were Latino, nearly three times the rate the hospital usually sees.’ … Read the full article