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Tag Archives: housing

HUD’s Proposed Amendment Could Pave Way for More Algorithmic Decision-Making

October 25, 2019
LAW.com By Victoria Hudgins Opponents say HUD’s move to amend the agency’s interpretation of the Fair Housing Act makes it harder to fight discrimination, while advocates argue it helps limit race-based decision-making. A proposed rule change by the U.S. Department…
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Tagged housing, urban development | Leave a comment

Commentary: Trump puts housing crash foxes in henhouse

October 15, 2019
The Progressive By Debra Gore-Mann The 2008 housing crash wiped out the savings of millions of people and sent America’s homeownership rate crashing to its lowest level in 50 years. But a few tycoons made out like bandits — and some of them are…
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SB 50 and a Comprehensive Approach to California’s Housing Crisis

May 2, 2019
As nearly every Californian knows, we are in the midst of a dire housing crisis. Thanks to years of steady population growth and low rates of housing construction, the supply of housing is nowhere near enough to keep up with…
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Tagged community development, housing, SB 50 | Leave a comment

In Oakland and Elsewhere, Health Care Is Investing in Affordable Housing

March 13, 2019
Marketplace By Raquel Maria Dillon When an apartment building sells in gentrifying parts of Oakland, California, tenants often brace themselves for the worst. Rent hikes, disruptive renovations and evictions can follow. But when one building recently changed hands, city officials and…
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Tagged Affordable housing, American Community Survey, housing, Kaiser

SB 827 Failed, But California Still Must Tackle Housing Crisis

April 18, 2018
With yesterday’s demise of state Sen. Scott Weiner’s controversial SB 827, which would have overcome local zoning restrictions to allow for denser residential housing near transit, the question becomes, “What’s next for efforts to address California’s housing crisis?” The bill…
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Tagged California, Climate Change, housing, housing crisis, racism, sb 827, weiner | Leave a comment

Housing State of Emergency: Solutions in Sight

October 24, 2016
When first moving to the Bay Area, I was shocked by the number of tent cities I saw. They reminded me of sprawling refugee camps, inhabited by people who fled violence and destruction in war torn countries like Syria, where…
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Tagged affordable, Alameda County, ballot, housing, Measure A1, Measure JJ, Oakland, rent, tenant | Leave a comment

3 Things Government Can Do to Create Equitable Access to the Housing Market

October 22, 2015
America, we have a problem. Over the last six years, the wealth of communities of color has not been protected nor enhanced by homeownership, as displayed by a new Johns Hopkins University study. From 2005-2011, amidst higher rates of lending…
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Tagged Affordable housing, economic equity, equity, fair housing, homeownership, housing, housing crisis | Leave a comment

Greenlining and Allies File Comment Supporting HUD’s Continued Housing Discrimination Data Collection

January 15, 2014
The Greenlining Institute, together with Consumer Action, Demos, Empire Justice Center, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), National Council of La Raza, and Woodstock Institute, filed this public comment with the Department…
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Don’t Blame the CRA – Strengthen It

November 8, 2013
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is a frequent target of the right wing. Congress passed the CRA in 1977 as a result of communities organizing against redlining, a practice where banks refused to lend to people of color and their…
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Tagged asset backed security, capitalsource, cra, derivatives, housing, housing crisis, jeb hensarling, pacwest, right wing, small business, subprime | Leave a comment

Questions for Congress

September 27, 2013
As my colleague Mark Garcia pointed out the other day, Congress is in the midst of a theatrical showdown which could well result in a government shutdown and might leave the federal government unable to pay its bills in mid-October,…
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, budget, Congress, government shutdown, housing, jobs | Leave a comment
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