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Mercury News: After a real-estate deal that triggered $1,000 rent hikes, Oakland families face eviction
Read moreWith its crumbling popcorn ceilings, cracked tile and worn carpeting, the apartment Rafael Luna and Evelia Cruz have called home…
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Daily Bulletin: Reports: Funding cuts leave Inland Empire short 137,000 affordable rental units
Read moreAffordable housing advocates are blaming the 6-year-old elimination of California redevelopment agencies and other reductions in government funding for a…
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KTLA: California Voters Could Decide on as Many as 5 Housing Measures in November
Read moreGov. Jerry Brown’s embrace last week of a $2-billion bond to fund homeless housing could make for an even busier ballot in November. Should lawmakers…
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Forbes: The “Meteoric Rise” Of Confusion About Housing Economics
Read moreTwo things struck me about a recent CNN story following controversy over the tax on jobs in Seattle that many…
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San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: The Bay Area’s housing crisis has become an emergency
Read moreCalifornia’s housing crisis is centered in the Bay Area, and the region’s booming economy is increasingly inequitable and unsustainable. That’s the…
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Affordable Housing Finance: Study Examines How Living in LIHTC Properties Impacts Residents
Read moreNearly 90% of residents reported that their housing had improved after moving into a low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) development,…
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The Economist: Faced with a housing crisis, California could further restrict supply
Read more“THE rent is too damn high,” read the signs brandished by tenant advocates at rallies held in late April in…
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Desert Sun: Housing vouchers fail to follow market trends
Read moreTo say life hasn’t been easy for Monica Rubio would be an understatement. After being sexually abused as a child,…
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City Limits: CityViews: We Need Innovative Designs—and Open Minds—to Solve the Housing Shortage
Read moreWe know that well-designed, quality housing that is affordable can help people move up and out of poverty, and it…
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LA Times: A single law is devastating the affordability of housing in California. Repeal Costa-Hawkins
Read moreReal estate speculation and price-gouging are driving Californians to impossible commutes, overcrowded housing, and into the streets. According to a 2014 UCLA study, California is…