Housing
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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
Don’t Look to Sacramento to Fix California’s Housing Crisis, Says New Report
A report by California's Legislative Analyst’s Office released Wednesday lays out the limits of state power to solve California’s worsening housing crisis. It has bad news for those hoping Sacramento would be able to rescue the state from decades of local anti-development policies.
March 10, 2017
S.F. SPUR Talk: Scratching Away at the Housing Crisis
A panel discussion about efforts to provide housing for families doubled as a rally supporting legislation that aims to increase the amount of work-force and family housing in San Francisco.
March 3, 2017
