Read the full article … “It’s a groundbreaking ruling that may impact other projects proposed under that law, said Ryan Patterson of the San Francisco-based law firm Zacks Freedman & Patterson, which represented CaRLA.” … Read the full article
On housing, as with coronavirus and climate change, California must follow the evidence
California’s leaders are earning their place in history for strong leadership in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. By acting quickly on the scientific evidence, our state and local governments likely saved thousands of lives, “bent the curve” of infection…
Housing and Exclusion in Massachusetts
Why is housing more expensive in some suburban enclaves than city centers, and why isn’t subsidized housing equitably distributed? In California, we’ve been tackling these questions for years, but there is much to be learned from other states. In Massachusetts,…
Trump Seeks a Return of Discriminatory Lending Practices
Like so many of the horrors we’ve faced under the Trump Administration, yet another relic of 20th Century segregation is once again rearing its ugly head: Redlining. Trump officials have proposed a change in an obscure but important banking law…
Assemblymember Robert Rivas Event Information
Assemblymember Robert Rivas represents the Salinas Valley, sometimes called the Salad Bowl of America. As someone who has grown up in farmworker housing, he understands the need to address the severe shortage of quality and affordable housing for farmworker families.…
No, Cars Did Not Save California from the Worst of Coronavirus
Read the full article … “If you sheltered in place before you contracted the virus, you’re probably okay–and it doesn’t matter if that shelter is a house in a suburban subdivision or in an apartment in a city. When de…
In New York City, Density Saves Lives, Too
Read the full article … “What is factually incontrovertible is that record density — and reasonably good, if always imperfect, management of that density — made New York safer and healthier than it ever had been before the coronavirus spread.”…
Scholar and Historian Richard Rothstein to Discuss Housing History with California YIMBY
NAACP Distinguished Fellow, Author, former New York Times Columnist to Lead Webinar on Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policies CLICK HERE TO RSVP SACRAMENTO – On April 28th, California YIMBY will host a webinar led by renowned expert Richard Rothstein on…
Don’t blame dense cities for the spread of coronavirus
Read the full article … “However, arguments like Kersten’s rely on a logical fallacy: blaming dense apartment buildings, which are inanimate objects, for what are social, human problems. This type of argument—citing tall buildings, especially those occupied by low-income renters,…
America is terrible at building things. Let’s fix that, starting with transportation
Read the full article … “Andreessen rightly notes: ‘The problem is inertia. We need to want these things more than we want to prevent these things.’ NIMBY is maintaining inertia.” … Read the full article