Read the full article here … “In an unprecedented effort spurred by the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom and local governments across the state say they are scrambling to find 15,000 hotel rooms for people like Dobbs: homeless and particularly susceptible…
Editorial: NIMBYs stop a hotel from housing sick homeless people in Orange County
Read the full article here … “When the sprawling Laguna Woods Village retirement community in south Orange County got word that the county Board of Supervisors had leased the nearby Ayres Hotel to house homeless people who tested positive for…
California YIMBY Statement Upon the Anniversary of Signing of the Fair Housing Act
Enacted on April 11, 1968, Title VIII and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, remains one of the most significant housing rights laws in the United States. Passed in response…
Oakland to restrict cars on 74 miles of streets for cyclists and pedestrians
Read the full article here … “Oakland will slow down a whopping 74 miles of streets to vehicular traffic starting this weekend to give pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists more room for social distancing. It’s part of an emergency measure called…
Talking Headways Podcast: The Vital Link Between Health and Transportation
Read the full article here … “This week we’re joined by Gail Nehls and Leslie Patterson of Envida, a transportation and home care organization. We chat about how transportation can help those with behavioral health concerns such as opioid addictions…
Affordable housing can cost $1 million per apartment in California. Coronavirus could make it worse
Read the full article here … “At $1.1 million per apartment, the Pearl is the priciest affordable housing project in the state and, likely, the country. It also serves as an alarming example of how political, economic and bureaucratic forces…
Coronavirus and Renters: California Should Do More to Protect Tenants
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, Governor Newsom has risen to the challenge, providing a steady hand and strong, calm leadership. His actions have unquestionably helped keep Californians healthy and mitigated the spread of COVID-19. Despite these many successes,…
How to Beat the High Cost of Construction
Hot off the presses from our friends at UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation comes another installment of its “Cost of Building Housing Research” Series. Amid global pandemic and economic crisis, it may be difficult to see why construction…
Morning Report: Cities Try to Save Housing Development
Read the full article here … “Basic consumer spending has ground to a halt. With that chunk of economic activity – and the tax revenue that comes with it – out of commission, the state and local governments are desperate…
‘If thousands of people couldn’t pay rent April 1, we’ll have millions in May’
Read the full article here … “Lagging stimulus payments and more expected job losses suggest the problems of April 1 will be that much worse on May 1. Many tenants like Khan might not be able to pay rent, and…