Reducing the Complexity in California’s Affordable Housing Finance System
Authors: Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor Tiffany Tran, MPP '25, Graduate Student Researcher Given the critical need to expand the supply of affordable housing in California, policymakers are increasingly looking for ways to reduce the costs of development. One way to do this is to reduce the complexity of the affordable housing finance system. Compiling sufficient public funding to build affordable housing is particularly onerous in California, requiring that developers navigate multiple agencies and departments…
Aligning Housing with Climate Goals: The Importance of Measuring VMT
Authors: Rachel Strangeway, Assistant Specialist Zack Subin, Associate Research Director Download the PDF with additional maps and resources Introduction California…
San Francisco Chronicle Op-Ed: “Newsom just quietly floated an idea that could help fix California’s housing and fire recovery crises”
Managing Director Ben Metcalf writes in an Op-Ed for the San Francisco Chronicle that while considerable attention has been paid…
2025 California Legislative Preview: Rebuilding, Accelerating Production, and Funding Affordable Housing
Authors: Muhammad Alameldin, Andres Chaidez, and Yumna Talaat Download the PDF The 2025 California legislative session is officially underway with…
Implications of Further HUD Staffing Cuts on the Housing Sector
Author: Ben Metcalf Recent reporting suggests that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is facing sweeping layoffs,…
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