Policy Tag: California
The Perils and Promises of Redevelopment: Examining the Use of Tax Increment Financing in California Cities
As California cities face a growing backlog of infrastructure needs and a worsening housing affordability crisis, policymakers are looking for…
The First Step Is The Hardest: California’s Sliding Homeownership Ladder
The paper examines the erosion of access to homeownership and the role that rising housing prices play in the ability…
New Pathways to Encourage Housing Production: A Review of California’s Recent Housing Legislation
In this brief, we interview planners and land use lawyers to gain an early understanding about the extent to which…
Reaffirming the Federal Commitment to Fair Housing: Lessons from California in Implementing AFFH
On January 19th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing…
Using Emergency Housing Vouchers to Address Homelessness
This analysis is published as part of the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic increased the urgency to…
California’s HOME Act Turns One: Data and Insights from the First Year of Senate Bill 9
The California HOME Act—otherwise known as Senate Bill (SB) 9—took effect on January 1st, 2022 and makes it possible for…
Religious Tenets & Low-Income Tenants: Lessons Learned from Jordan Court
As part of our commitment to the education and professional development of UC Berkeley students, the Terner Center highlights exceptional…
Modeling New Housing Supply in Los Angeles: Simulations from the Terner Housing Policy Dashboard
In this analysis, we use the Terner Housing Policy Dashboard to simulate six policy options that encourage new home building…
In 2022, California Voters Will Vote Locally on Housing
Voters in California have become accustomed to voting on big-ticket housing-related measures in general elections. In 2018, Californians voted to…
Rising Rents, Not Enough Data: How a Lack of Transparency Threatens to Undermine California’s Rent Cap
Authors: Alexander Casey Housing Affordability Data Lab Director, Terner Housing Innovation Labs Samantha Gordon Chief Programs Officer, TechEquity Collaborative…
