Daniel Gaines.Los Angeles Times
"In order to build a larger apartment complex, her landlord plans to demolish the six-unit bungalow court in South Los Angeles that the family has called home for decades. Rent in nearby apartments costings hundreds of dollars more than they now pay." … more »
20BillionReasons
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) was created by the California State Legislature in 2019. Its stated purpose is to administer programs and projects i... … more »
48 Hills
Under the radar, a Wicks-Bonta housing bill changes the standards for projects in a way that undermines any professional planning standards. AB 1893, authored... … more »
White House Collection
Trickle-down economics, also known as supply-side economics, was a product of the early 1980s, most prominently promoted by economist Arthur Laffer (the "Laffer Cu... … more »
48 Hills Weiner
"Demolitions. Displacement. And zero new affordable housing. Breed is pushing for more “constraints reduction” that would allow market-rate developers to build high-end housing without public input. Legislation pushed by State Sen. Scott Wiener, & supported by Assemblymembers Phil Ting and Matt Haney will force the city to give up almost all land" … more »
48 Hills
Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto local taxpayers? Yimbyism famously blames the housing affordabilit... … more »
Angela Rowlings
The Town of Fairfax is embroiled in a heated debate about rent control in the wake of the Council passing Fairfax Rent Control Ordinances #870 and #871 without a p... … more »
Marin County Civic Center
On June 7th, Unincorporated Marin revised Chapter 5 of the Marin County 2023-2031 Housing Element. The chapter outlines the goals, policies and programs of the hou... … more »
Z. Bronstein
Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records. Ben Metcalf directed the Califor... … more »
Michael Barnes
Mother Jones Magazine recently published this sloppy and dishonest article, “Think Globally, Build Like Hell Locally,” in their May + June edition. In it, the auth... … more »