Policy Tag: Policy Analysis
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…
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The Housing Potential for Land Owned by Faith-Based Organizations and Colleges
This paper updates our 2020 report with expanded data on the potential for development on land owned by faith-based organizations…
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Permanent Supportive Housing as a Solution to Homelessness: The Critical Role of Long-Term Operating Subsidies
This study aims to quantify the costs of operating PSH—including both the costs of managing the property and providing supportive…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Incentivizing Housing Production: State Laws from Across the Country to Encourage or Require Municipal Action
Authors: Shazia Manji, Truman Braslaw, Chae Kim, Elizabeth Kneebone*, Carolina Reid | TERNER CENTER Yonah Freemark | URBAN INSTITUTE This…
![Map of the United States showing number of laws analyzed per state. California, Oregon, Washington are 10+. Utah, Connecticut, and Maryland are 5-10. Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Florida, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are 2-4. Hawaii, South Dakota, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey are 1. Remaining states are 0.](https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-20-at-1.36.46-PM-1024x764.png)
San Diego’s Success in Spurring Missing Middle Housing: The Accessory Dwelling Unit Bonus Program
Over the last several years, the State of California has undertaken several policy initiatives to spur the creation of missing…
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New Pathways to Create More Deeply Affordable Housing: Early Lessons from HUD’s Faircloth-to-RAD Program
Authors: Ben Metcalf, Managing Director David Garcia, Policy Director Chris Hacnik, Terner Affiliate Public housing in the United States provides…
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