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I moved to Washington DC from January-June 2024 to learn about housing reform at the national level, and what I'm learning is sort of wild... This article will have my current advocacy effort summarized at the top, and I'll have more of a laundry list of
Government-owned housing has been successful in many parts of the world, but the United States has left this option largely unexplored for the past few decades. I think that's about to change. And my general feeling is that we owe it to ourselves to give it a shot,
There's a short 45 day window for public comment on the proposed California Building Code changes. The building code is updated every 3 years, so they're always working on the next batch of changes. That means it's helpful to put in your two cents
These are my notes about interesting housing laws that the California legislature adopted in the 2023 session (and went into effect in 2024). I did a presentation on this for Napa Solano for Everyone (a chapter of YIMBY Action) and for the Napa Housing Coalition. But realistically, this is useful
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