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LA Times: California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the state’s housing crisis. Here’s why they’ve failed
After an hour of debate, Herb Perez had had enough. Perez, a councilman in the Bay Area suburb of Foster…
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Message from the CEO
As you know, BIA-LAV has been working with the community and public officials to let them know that LA’s proposed…
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Curbed: LA is the nation’s most unaffordable housing market—and prices will keep rising
Home prices in Los Angeles have never been higher, and rents are increasingly unaffordable for many residents. Sadly, a new…
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Huffington Post: The Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S.
Full-time workers who make minimum wage can’t afford a two-bedroom rental home in any state in the U.S. without spending…
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LA Times: Amid housing crisis, Garcetti’s ‘linkage fee’ proposal remains in limbo
Following the lead of other California cities, Mayor Eric Garcetti two years ago proposed charging a fee on construction and…
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CityLab: Rent Is Affordable to Low-Wage Workers in Exactly 12 U.S. Counties
For millions of Americans, housing costs are perversely mismatched to hourly wages. In 2017, the average U.S. worker would need…
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Construction Dive: CA passes legislation to spur affordable housing development
Caught amid California’s housing crunch, Senate Bill 35’s passage comes as a potential boon to the state’s future affordable housing…
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KHTS: Wilk Releases Report On Next Week’s Significant Bills
Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, released his weekly “A Look Ahead” — a report from the senator’s office that lists selected significant…
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Curbed: California Senate promises billions for affordable housing
Lawmakers in Sacramento are eyeing two prospective laws by Bay Area reps, one that would pour billions into affordable housing…