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The Problem with Everything Bagel Liberalism

Excerpt from Ezra Klein’s The Problem with Everything Bagel Liberalism, published originally in The New York Times, presented in this format for the January 2025 New Laws Training.

How Developers Seized Upon Builder s Re

An interview with developers’ lawyer Dave Rand, discussing how he concluded that the Builder’s Remedy would work in Santa Monica and why he believes it probably won’t work everywhere going […]

UDP White Paper on Anti-Displacement Strategy Effectiveness

White paper on anti-displacement strategy effectiveness by Karen Chapple (UC Berkeley) and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (UCLA), prepared for the California Air Resources Board.

Press Release: Immanuel Sobrato Affordable Housing

MidPen press release on Immanuel-Sobrato affordable development groundbreaking.

Press Release: Jordan Court Affordable Housing

Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA) press release on Jordan Court Berkeley affordable housing.

Upzoning California: Implication of SB 50

Article from YIMBY on effects SB50 would’ve had, key topics density, renter protection, job centers

AirBnb, Rising Rent, and the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles

AirBnb, Rising Rent, and the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles

Built Environment, Climate Change & Health Co-Benefits

Article from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that examines the co-benefits of incorporating policies promoting health and the built environment to mitigate climate change, promote adaptation, and improve public […]

Ending Homelessness (N. CA APA Newsletter)

Article on best practices and new state laws on houselessness in San Mateo County

Crossroads Shelter – Case Study

Case Study on green building techniques used at the Crossroads emergency shelter in 2008