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Comparing ADU Permitting Time Inside and Outside the Coastal Zone

Author: Quinn Underriner California legislators are looking for a variety of ways to streamline building across California to help the state meet its housing needs. These efforts have caused a renewed interest…
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2024 Legislative Preview: Housing and Homelessness Legislation Amid New Leadership and Budgetary Challenges

In a year of new leadership in the California legislature and significant budgetary hurdles, California's 2024 legislative session proves to be another year of key legislation aiming to address the state’s widespread…
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Housing + Climate Policy: Building Equitable Pathways to Sustainability and Affordability

There is an urgent need for integrated, complementary housing and climate policies that tackle the intertwined challenges of environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and the deepening housing affordability crisis. Our new report looks…
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Launching our Housing + Climate Research Initiative

Author: Carolina Reid In the face of a rapidly changing climate, the intersection of housing and climate policy has emerged as a critical area of focus. The policies that impact where and…
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Stretched to Capacity: The Challenges Facing California’s Homelessness Service Providers

Nonprofit organizations play a key role in providing services to people experiencing homelessness in California and many have expanded their services amid a surge in homelessness over the last several years. Our…
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Understanding CalAIM Implementation Across California

California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal—known as CalAIM—is a far-reaching, multiyear plan to transform the Medi-Cal program, which provides health insurance for over 13 million low-income Californians. One of the most promising aspects…
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