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Corporate Landlords Aren’t the Real Culprit

Read the full article … “They get away with raising rents in places where local regulations impede the construction of new apartments. … Local regulations also play a role in the buy-and-rehab strategy employed by private-equity firms. In places where…

California has a housing crisis: 2020 Democrats want to spend more to fix it

Read the full article … “Californians rank housing and homelessness as top issues in their state, and the candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination are promoting plans to spend billions of dollars to make housing more affordable. Although…

San Franciscans now more worried about homeless than cost of housing

Read the full article … “Perhaps surprisingly, 69 percent of those polled said they would support making a homeless navigation center in their neighborhood, and 72 percent said they support the plan to open one in every city district. (Which…

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Read the full article … America has a housing crisis. The homeownership rate for young adults is at a multidecade low, and about a quarter of renters send more than half their income to the landlord. Homelessness is resurgent, eviction…

California lawmakers question governor’s homeless plan

Read the full article … “While homelessness has decreased in other states, the homeless population in California grew 16% to more than 150,000 people in January 2019. State government has taken a more active role in trying to combat growing…

Sweeping solutions, not half measures, needed to fix California’s housing crisis

Read the full article here … “A chorus of experts agrees with Wiener that we need to build up, not out, and that housing needs to be built near jobs and housing needs to be built near jobs and public…

Public metings are broken. Here’s how to fix them.

Read the full article … “In many ways, the public meetings we hold today to discuss local zoning policy, approve a proposed development, or otherwise shape the evolution of our neighborhoods haven’t shifted very far from that original format. Sadly,…

In-demand neighborhoods should have even more affordable housing, councilmember says

Read the full article … “One of LA’s incentive programs for developers is successfully putting taller, apartment buildings with affordable units near rail and bus lines. But at least one local elected official is acknowledging that “there are areas where…

SF Mayor Breed wants to take battle for housing to voters, amping up fight with supes

Read the full article … “In the midst of an unrelenting housing crisis, Mayor London Breed is turning to San Francisco voters for help in her crusade to “build more housing and build more housing, faster.” “ … Read the…