San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener deconstructs the statement, “Yes, we need housing, but it needs to be affordable housing.” This piece looks at the shortfalls… Read More »
San Francisco Bay Area
The Value of Linking Good Construction Jobs to California’s Housing Reforms
This study shows that linking prevailing wage standards with proposed reforms to streamline new housing development in California would close the affordability gap, save state… Read More »
Rising Seas in California: An Update on Sea-Level Rise Science
This report, requested by the California Natural Resources Agency, provides a synthesis of the state of the science on sea-level rise in California and lays out expected… Read More »
Shining Cities 2017: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in America
This report shows how 20 cities are successfully promoting wide-scale adoption of solar energy systems by homes, businesses, and other institutions.
How Funders Can More Effectively Use Philanthropy to Achieve Social Equity
This piece by Edgar Villanueva and William Cordery asks the philanthropic community to have some very uncomfortable conversations about who we are, what we believe,… Read More »
Silicon Valley Bike Vision
This report documents the existing physical environment for bicyclists in Silicon Valley, discusses the current challenges that prevent people from biking, presents a rationale for… Read More »
California’s Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities
This report outlines California’s housing challenges and potential housing affordability solutions. It provides the data and analysis to describe the problem and frame the discussion… Read More »
Right Type, Right Place: Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Infill Residential Development through 2030
This comprehensive study models three different scenarios for California’s housing future through 2030: business as usual, where development follows the same patterns it did from… Read More »
Inclusionary Housing Working Group: Final Report
Proposition C made significant changes to San Francisco’s established Inclusionary Housing Program. This report makes recommendations for improving the program based on research and analysis.… Read More »
The Caltrain Corridor Vision Plan
The Caltrain Corridor, home of the Silicon Valley innovation economy, holds much of the Bay Area’s promise and opportunity, but its transportation system is breaking… Read More »