A new study by UC Berkeley’s Terner Center finds that 38,800 acres of developable land held by faith-based organizations in California could (and very likely would) be developed for affordable housing, if local land-use regulations would permit them. Two bills…
COVID-19 and Overcrowding: Communities of Color Hardest Hit
A new study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has added fuel to concerns about the risk of pandemic spread in overcrowded housing. Its findings: At least 5.4 million households are at high risk of spreading…
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 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…
California YIMBY Statement on Passage of AB 3155 from Assembly Housing & Community Development Committee
Sacramento – California YIMBY issued the following statement from President and CEO Brian Hanlon on the passage of AB 3155 out of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee: “With the passage of AB 3155 from the Assembly Housing and…
California YIMBY Statement on Senate Pro-Tem Housing Package
Sacramento, CA — California YIMBY today released the following statement from President/CEO Brian Hanlon: “The Senate housing production bill package is a step forward in addressing California’s housing shortage. We hope Senate leadership works with their counterparts in the Assembly…
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…
Los Altos can’t escape state housing law. Today, CaRLA won in court.
CONTACT & DONATE TO THE CALIFORNIA RENTERS LEGAL ADVOCACY & EDUCATION FUND HERE Last year, we filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Altos for denying an affordable housing development in violation of SB35 shortly after it was enacted.…