California is in the midst of a housing unaffordability crisis rooted in a severe shortage of homes. By the end of this month, the State Senate will vote on San Francisco Senator Scott Weiner’s Senate Bill 50, which would require
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If there is one statistic that can explain Los Angeles’ devastating housing crisis, it’s the following: 75 percent of the city is zoned for luxury housing only. These luxury units have a median listing price of $859,000, which is over
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The City of Oakland has placed Measure Q on the March 3, 2020 ballot.  Measure Q is a Parcel Tax that will raise $21 million dollars annually for Parks Maintenance, Homeless Services and Water Quality improvements. Oakland desperately needs new
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By Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani (Editor’s Note: We reposted this email from Rashi Kesarwani to highlight tonight’s hearing) Dear Neighbor, at Tuesday’s City Council meeting the Council will consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Berkeley and
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Challenging False Claims of Gentrification and Displacement Los Angeles has the nation’s worst homelessness and affordability crisis. So why is the city intent on continuing the policies that helped create this situation? I’m heading to my hometown of Los Angeles
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State Must Help Cities Meet New Housing Mandate “‘This is a moment of our growing up,’ Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said after the vote. ‘I understand the fear where people are like: ‘No, just keep [housing] out and maybe
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(This story was updated after the Nov.7 results) The second post-election night count of absentee ballots has given Suzy Loftus a 879 vote lead in the DA’s race and Dean Preston a 35 vote margin in the D5 Supervisor’s race.
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Big victories for pro-housing slates in Cambridge and Boulder; Seattle Disappoints Last night could be an historic turning point for Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pro-housing city council slate had to win six seats on the City Council for its innovative Affordable
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