Blog- Housing in the Bay Area: An Untold Story
By Law Fellow Shajuti HossainJuly 24, 2019 One of my favorite books growing up was The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. The “big ...
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SB 50: Fate of polarizing housing bill could be determined today
May 16, 2019 – MissionLocal produced a video story on SB 50, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill. Deputy Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant is interviewed. ...
Press Release: Housing, Labor and Faith-Based Groups Release ‘Keep Families Home” Bill Package
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2019 Contact: Duc Luu, Public Advocates Inc.Anya Svanoe, ACCE, 510-423-2452, [email protected] Housing, Labor and Faith-Based Groups Release ‘Keep Families Home” Bill ...
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in California
Public Advocates continues to convene a coalition of state advocacy and legal services organizations to fight for improvements to the state affirmatively furthering fair housing implementation and enforcement.
San Mateo Fair Housing Assessment
In 2017, Public Advocates worked with the San Mateo Anti-Displacement Coalition (SMADC) and other groups to push for a strong analysis in the region’s first Assessment of Fair Housing — a new, more robust analysis required by the 2015 federal regulation on affirmatively furthering fair housing.
Oakland Affordable Housing Impact Fee Campaign
As part of the Oakland Community Investment Alliance (OCIA) Public Advocates fought for and won a strong housing impact fee on new market-rate development to help fund affordable housing. Between August 2014 and March 2016, the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Oakland increased by 40%.