Evaluating California’s Changing Demographics in Light of New 2020 Census Data Methods
The Census has wide-ranging impacts on congressional representation, funding, and policy. However, recent changes to the methods the Census uses to preserve the anonymity of respondents raise questions around how to interpret findings that use the 2020 data. A new blog post authored by Terner Center Data Scientist Quinn Underriner evaluates the impacts of the 2020 Census’ new algorithmic method on what we can say about neighborhood and demographic change in California. Departing from previous…
Addressing Homelessness Through Hotel Conversions
Acquisition and conversion of commercial properties, including hotels and motels, for housing has long been a strategy for rehabilitating distressed…
On the Edge of Homelessness: The Vulnerability of Extremely Low-Income Households in the Bay Area
This paper presents data on the demographic, housing, and labor market characteristics of ELI households in the 9-county Bay Area…
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Findings and Lessons from Two National Surveys of Landlords
The pandemic’s financial consequences have been disproportionately borne by the nation’s renters, who have been more likely to report lost…
Two New Papers Explore the Potential of Commercial to Residential Conversions
Commercial land is ubiquitous throughout California, but can repurposing these areas for housing make a meaningful dent towards the state’s…
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