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Policy Tag: Affordability

Adaptive Reuse Challenges and Opportunities in California

Read the full report here. Authors: David Garcia, Policy Director Elliot Kwon, Graduate Student Researcher

Communities and Regions

Commercial Zoning Paper Series

Is there an alternative future for the strip mall? Has COVID-19 created an opportunity to adapt underutilized commercial and retail…

Landscape photo of Oakland, California
Regulations and Land Use

Residential Redevelopment of Commercially Zoned Land in California

Authors: Dr. Issi Romem, Terner Fellow David Garcia, Policy Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation Read the full report here.…

Regulations and Land Use

The Ongoing Housing Crisis: California Renters Still Struggle to Pay Rent Even as Counties Re-Open

As we head into the seventh month of shelter-in-place orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic forecast and its…

Regulations and Land Use

2020 California Legislature Year In Review: A Frustrating End to a Disappointing Year in Housing

On Monday, August 31st, the 2020 California legislative year ended in dramatic fashion, with a flurry of last-second votes and…

Rental Housing

Recession and Recovery: The Critical Role of Housing Assistance in Promoting Economic Security for Low-Income Households

Author: Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor Research Assistant: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres Read the full analysis here.

affordable housing complex Irvine CA
Rental Housing

Reaching California’s ADU Potential: Progress to Date and the Need for ADU Finance

Authors: Karen Chapple, Faculty Director, Center for Community Innovation David Garcia, Policy Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation Eric Valchuis,…

Accessory Dwellings
Regulations and Land Use

COVID-19 and California’s Vulnerable Renters

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated, another rent day has come and gone. But August 1st marked a new chapter in…

CA Households Job Loss Map
Rental Housing

Single-Family Zoning Reform: An Analysis of SB 1120

Authors: David Garcia, Policy Director Julian Tucker, Graduate Student Researcher Isaac Schmidt, Undergraduate Student Researcher Read the full policy brief here.

Regulations and Land Use

COVID-19: Housing-Focused Needs and Responses

As the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to slow its spread reshape life in the U.S., the economic impacts are…

covid 19
Rental Housing