February 6, 2020
Curbed Las Angeles: SB 50 didn’t pass. But California is still considering these housing bills.
The California Senate voted to reject Senate Bill 50 last week, ending (at least temporarily) a high-profile debate about housing development and density.…
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The Mercury News: $500 million-plus housing crisis fix? Fund will help build homes, craft policy
After raising more than $500 million, a group of prominent Bay Area stakeholders is using that money to fund a double-whammy…
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle: California’s big housing bill fell short. A push for backyard cottages is moving ahead
Thursday’s defeat of SB50, the state Senate bill that would have required cities to allow dense residential development near transit, shows how housing…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020
California YIMBY: [Report] California’s Women of Color Face Extra Burdens from Housing Crisis
California’s ongoing housing crisis is exacting an especially heavy toll on women of color across the state, who face systemic barriers…
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2020
San Francisco Business Times: Wiener’s SB 50 clears big hurdle in state Senate
State Sen. Scott Wiener’s sweeping transit-oriented housing bill got a key legislative boost Friday, increasing its chances of passage on the…
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January 15, 2020
Giving Back is a Favorite Holiday Tradition for this Habitat Family
For many years, Luis and his mom Carla shared a bedroom in a tiny apartment. The apartment was too small and…
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