Housing
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S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
While curbing the power of the I-got-mine-so-go-away-peasant crowd to veto growth is indeed a most urgent imperative, the fact that the zoning changes are tied to transit lines means that, here in Los Angeles, it is disproportionately lower-income communities of color that will be affected by the bill.
March 26, 2018
Update: Last Chance to Comment on Statewide Changes to CEQA
New rules called for by S.B. 743 will require development projects to estimate the vehicle miles of travel they will produce, instead of the amount of traffic delay they might cause. But as currently proposed, the rules will not apply to transportation projects.
March 9, 2018
UCLA Students Push to Create New Neighborhood Council, Citing Lack of Representation and Obstructionist Policies
On the heels of the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s (WWNC) decision to oppose plans for more student housing on UCLA’s campus, a group of students announced their intention to create a new neighborhood council
November 13, 2017
Governor Signs 15 Bills to Make Building Housing Easier
Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a package of fifteen bills that will lay the groundwork for increasing housing, affordable housing, and homeless services in California.
September 29, 2017
TransForm Celebrates GreenTRIP Program to Reduce Parking, Car Trips
GreenTRIP connect is an easy-to-use tool that allows anyone to quickly compare the effectiveness and cost of different strategies to reduce car trips, such as offering transit passes or car-share to residents, or separating out the cost of parking spots from rent. TransForm honored its early adopters.
September 14, 2017
Guest Editorial: San Francisco Housing Advocates Need to Control the Infighting
It’s a dictum (or used to be) in American foreign policy that partisan politics stopped at the water’s edge. A similar sentiment should apply to San Francisco’s housing activists, who, whether YIMBY or hard left, both want to make San Francisco’s housing affordable.
September 7, 2017
Marin Columnist says ‘No Density Needed Here’
A writer for the Marin Independent Journal argues that San Francisco should build high rises around transit nodes before Marin adds density.
August 24, 2017
SF SPUR Talk: Why is Housing so Expensive?
Construction/labor costs aren't even that big a factor, when weighed against all others, dispelling the idea that there are simple ways to bring down prices.
June 1, 2017
Bill Affirming That Cities Can Require Affordable Housing Advances in CA
“Given our state’s severe housing crisis, it is critical that we give local governments every tool to address affordable housing needs,” said Richard Bloom, one of the bill's authors. “This bill returns one of our most important and effective tools.”
May 5, 2017
