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SacBee: Democratic leaders, Jerry Brown agree on package to spur housing
Legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown have reached a deal on a trio housing bills expected to spur new construction…
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KPCC: Why SoCal is at a tipping point in its housing affordability crisis
Paying affordable rent, let alone homeownership, has become an elusive dream for many trying to survive Southern California’s housing market.…
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SF Examiner: Eye on the State: Leaders must find political will to fund housing, fight displacement
State leaders have finally woken up to the affordable housing crisis raging throughout California. A slew of housing bills were…
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US News: California Lawmakers Consider Spending Billions to Fix Housing
Affordable housing advocates are closely watching a package of bills currently under consideration by California lawmakers that would invest billions…
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LA Times: Why the Legislature probably can’t fix California’s affordable housing problem
State lawmakers can pass all kinds of bills aimed at building more affordable housing. But they can’t repeal the fundamental…
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Affordable Housing Finance: Mercy Housing Closes First Deal With California Certificated Credits
Mercy Housing California has closed a deal to use “certificated” state housing credits on its latest affordable housing development. The…
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SacBee: One key to affordable housing crisis? Pay construction workers a living wage.
No amount of project streamlining can solve California’s housing affordability problem by itself. To lower prices, California needs to build a…
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LAist: Op-Ed: California Must Pass Housing Legislation To Give Our Generation A Chance
Los Angeles County has one of the tightest housing markets in the country, and by some measures, the most inequitable. Economic…
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Vox: The real driver of regional inequality in America
America in the Gilded Age was a starkly unequal place, not just in terms of inequality between people but inequality…
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LA Times: Billions in new spending for housing, water, parks and more could be on the 2018 ballot
Californians could vote on billions of dollars in new spending for low-income housing developments and water and parks improvements next…