Policy Tag: California
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.

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,…

Furthering Fair Housing Through the RHNA Process in California
As part of our commitment to the education and professional development of UC Berkeley students, the Terner Center highlights exceptional…

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.

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…

Revisiting California’s Density Bonus Law: Analysis of SB 1085 and AB 2345
Author: David Garcia, Policy Director Read the full paper here.

Four Tools for Stimulating Economic Recovery Through New Homebuilding
Authored in collaboration with Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR High housing prices threaten California’s future. Today, over three million California renters spend…

The Hard Costs of Construction: Recent Trends in Labor and Materials Costs for Apartment Buildings in California
Read the paper here. For additional resources, see The Cost of Building Housing Research Series.

The Costs of Affordable Housing Production: Insights from California’s 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
Read the paper here. See the Technical Appendix: The Limitations of Regression Analysis here. For more resources, see The Cost…

The Cost of Building Housing Series
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation has launched an in-depth research series that examines the array of costs associated with…
