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A letter to my California state senator in support of SB 79 and AB 647

April 29, 2025

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.

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In housing, government
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Blueprint for building a shared-equity rental market

May 23, 2021

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.

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In government, housing
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A "Rental Pension" Program to Compete with Homeownership

February 2, 2021

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.

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In housing, government Tags social housing
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What Housing Policies Should Angelenos Be Advocating For, Post-Measure S?

March 2, 2017

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?

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In housing, government Tags los angeles, measure s
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Election Update: So Far, People Voting Are Older, Whiter, Wealthier, and More Conservative Than Average LA Resident

March 2, 2017

About 40% of registered voters in LA receive vote-by-mail ballots, but the people actually returning them are heavily skewed.

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In government Tags los angeles
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Los Angeles Voters, Here Are All the Reasons You Should Be Voting NO on Measure S on March 7th

February 20, 2017

Bear with me; there are a lot of them.

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In housing, government Tags measure s, los angeles
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1,300 More Affordable Homes—Mostly in Downtown LA—That Won't Be Built if Measure S Passes

February 15, 2017

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.

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In housing, government Tags los angeles, measure s
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List of Housing Projects That Would Be Banned by Measure S — 19,000 Units And Counting...

February 8, 2017

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.

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In housing, government Tags los angeles, measure s
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2016 Ballot Initiative Voter Guide Cheat-Sheet

October 13, 2016

A cheat-sheet voting guide for 17 California ballot initiatives, and several more in Los Angeles County, the City of LA, and Santa Monica.

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In government, housing, transportation, tax policy, voter guide Tags california, los angeles, santa monica
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Ballot Initiative Voter Guide: California, LA County, and the Cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica

October 13, 2016

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.

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In voter guide, housing, government, transportation Tags los angeles, california, santa monica
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