Policy Tag: Environmental Impacts
Key Remaining Questions Following New Amendments to SB 50
Senate Bill 50—San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener’s high-profile effort to reform local zoning in transit- and job-rich areas—is back for…
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Land Use in California
Made possible by funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at…
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New Amendments to SB 50 Change Approach to Identifying “Sensitive Communities”
On April 24, SB 50 went before the Senate Governance and Finance committee. While it passed the committee 6-1, the resulting…
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Statewide Goals, Local Tools: Case Studies in Affordable Housing Development in California
Cities have an important role to play in addressing California’s affordable housing shortage, and local policies such as community land…
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Housing Policies in California Cities: Seeking Local Solutions to a Statewide Shortfall
By Dr. Sarah Mawhorter, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Southern California and Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University This is the first…
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California’s SB 375 and the Pursuit of Sustainable and Affordable Development
Author: Sarah Mawhorter, Amy Martin and Carol Galante Release Date: July 2018 Full…
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Right Type, Right Place: Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Infill Residential Development through 2030
Authors: Nathaniel Decker, Carol Galante, Karen Chapple & Amy Martin, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley; Ethan N. Elkind & Marilee Hanson, Center…
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State Policy Solutions to the Short Supply of Housing
When it comes to a lack of affordability in housing, it’s no secret that California is outpacing the nation. Average home…
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