CA must extend eviction protections for most vulnerable residents
As policymakers negotiate, they must consider and protect low-income residents and residents of color from the crippling impacts of COVID-19 and eviction.
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Study finds racial, economic disparities in migration out of Bay Area
Low-income Black and Hispanic residents make up a disproportionate number of out-movers from the Bay Area to more affordable parts of California, according to a study published by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley and BuildZoom.
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Worker shortage may be causing rising construction costs in Bay Area
A scarcity of workers may be a major factor in the Bay Area’s rising construction costs and the shortage of affordable housing, a UC Berkeley study found.
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‘In for a big battle’: Californians petition to remove limits on rent control
After garnering more than 100,000 signatures within the last month, the initiative to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act — a 1995 state law that limits the scope of local rent control ordinances — is likely to appear on November’s ballot.
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