Comments in Support of Councilmember Raman's Measure ULA Reform Proposal
Measure ULA needs fixing, and these changes will make a real difference.
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A letter to my California state senator in support of SB 79 and AB 647
The state must step in to make multifamily housing legal in more places, and make it faster, simpler, and less expensive to build where multifamily housing is legal.
Blueprint for building a shared-equity rental market
With government-chartered regional housing cooperatives and access to attractive federal financing, we could transform the rental market to provide renters with greater wealth, stability, and flexibility.
A "Rental Pension" Program to Compete with Homeownership
As a wealth-building, publicly-owned housing option, a rental pension program could offer all of the benefits of renting with many of the benefits of homeownership. It could also break the stranglehold that homeowners have on high-demand cities.
What Housing Policies Should Angelenos Be Advocating For, Post-Measure S?
Measure S won't fix the affordable housing crisis. When the vote is over, win or lose, what can we do that will actually move the needle?
Election Update: So Far, People Voting Are Older, Whiter, Wealthier, and More Conservative Than Average LA Resident
About 40% of registered voters in LA receive vote-by-mail ballots, but the people actually returning them are heavily skewed.
Los Angeles Voters, Here Are All the Reasons You Should Be Voting NO on Measure S on March 7th
Bear with me; there are a lot of them.
1,300 More Affordable Homes—Mostly in Downtown LA—That Won't Be Built if Measure S Passes
In just the past three weeks, 1,300 homes for low-income residents and the formerly homeless were proposed in Los Angeles. Measure S would block them all.
List of Housing Projects That Would Be Banned by Measure S — 19,000 Units And Counting...
At least 19,000 desperately-needed homes, including thousands of affordable units, could not be built if Measure S passes in the March 7th Los Angeles election.
2016 Ballot Initiative Voter Guide Cheat-Sheet
A cheat-sheet voting guide for 17 California ballot initiatives, and several more in Los Angeles County, the City of LA, and Santa Monica.
Ballot Initiative Voter Guide: California, LA County, and the Cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica
Analysis and recommendations for all 17 California ballot initiatives, along with some local ones in LA County, the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Monica.
