Policy Tag: Guest Publication
Achieving Housing Abundance Near Transit
This demonstrates how U.S. housing and transportation policy encouraged sprawling, car-dependent housing development that has reinforced social and racial…

Residential Housing Is Now Allowed in All Commercial Zones: Are California Cities Ready?
Overview California Assembly Bill 2011 (Wicks) was signed into law by Governor Newsom in September 2022 and went into effect…

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…

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…

Strip Malls to Homes: An Analysis of Commercial to Residential Conversions in California
Read the full paper here. Authors: Dr. Issi Romem, Terner Center Affiliate and Founder, MetroSight David Garcia, Policy Director,…

Community Land Trusts and MH Advantage® – A New Approach to Affordable Homeownership
As part of our commitment to the education and professional development of UC Berkeley students, the Terner Center highlights exceptional…

Trump Is Clinging to an Outdated Version of the Suburbs
This piece was originally published in The Avenue by the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed earlier this week, President…

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…

Built-Out Cities? How California Cities Restrict Housing Production through Prohibition and Process
By Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens, and Michael Manville, UCLA This paper is part of a working paper series that utilizes…

Residential Land Use Regulation and the Spatial Mismatch Between Housing and Employment Opportunities in California Cities
by Noah Durst, Michigan State University This paper is part of a working paper series that utilizes the Terner Center California Residential…
