Housing Justice

By  Sam Tepperman-Gelfant July 20, 2016 Facebook’s corporate mission is to create community online, but the Menlo Park-based company is not always a good neighbor in the real world. Its [...]

Public Advocates and the ACLU of Northern California submitted these comments on the Facebook Campus Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Report. Public Advocates and the ACLU of Northern [...]

Fair Housing Framework for San Francisco’s Mission District

Throughout California, local organizations and coalitions are fighting for Investment Without Displacement rather than gentrification and displacement. Public Advocates co-convenes a network of [...]

In late September of 2014, the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) released draft guidelines for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program. The AHSC Program will administer [...]

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Oakland is home to a diverse mix of people, cultures, and experiences that make it special. But because others recognize its unique qualities, and because of its proximity to San Francisco, [...]

On February 16, 2016, in response to advocacy by Public Advocates, the Oakland City Council removed existing barriers to the building of transitional and supportive housing for people with [...]

Jurisdictions that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must “affirmatively further fair housing” (AFFH) – they must take proactive steps to create more [...]

As part of the Oakland Community Investment Alliance (OCIA) led by East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO), Public Advocates continues to push for a strong housing impact fee on new market-rate [...]