California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
Enterprise Community Partners’s AHSC program invested $1.66 Billion in California to meet housing needs and reduce greenhouse gasses in five years.
READ MORE >January 2021
Enterprise Community Partners, California Housing Partnership
affordable housing
Resilient California Report
California Climate and Agriculture Network’s report provides an overview of the past six years of state climate investments in land-use strategies aimed at increased in-fill development and related greenhouse gas emission reductions.
READ MORE >December 2020
California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN)
agriculture, climate change
Advocacy Toolkit for Park Equity, Life Expectancy, and Power Building
Prevention Institute’s toolkit supports CBO’s, their members and others who are building power to secure equitable investments in park infrastructure in disinvested communities.
READ MORE >December 2020
Prevention Institute
open space and parks, public health
Building Wildfire Resilience in the West Series
In this report, you’ll find an overview of what we learned from our six-part Building Wildfire Resilience Series; the next step in which we hope you’ll participate; and Zoom summaries, recordings, and learning materials.
READ MORE >September 2020
Philanthropy California
climate change, wildfire
Does state tax policy discourage housing production?
A new report from SPUR and California Forward concludes that tax policy is one driving factor that limits affordable housing production in California, and offers principles for policy options.
READ MORE >September 2020
SPUR, California Forward
affordable housing
Greenlined Economy Guidebook
Greenlining Institute’s report lays out a bold vision for a more equitable economy and call for a radical rethinking of community development.
READ MORE >September 2020
Greenlining Institute
economic opportunity, racial justice
Advocacy Toolkit for Park Equity, Life Expectancy, and Power Building
Prevention Institute’s toolkit supports CBO’s, their members and others who are building power to secure equitable investments in park infrastructure in disinvested communities.
READ MORE >September 2020
Prevention Institute
open space and parks, public health
Site Check
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the Department of Housing and Community Development announced the beta release of Site Check, a new mapping tool designed to accelerate the production of housing in California by clarifying where regulatory streamlining under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) may apply.
READ MORE >August 2020
Governor's Office of Planning and Research, Department of Housing and Community Development
affordable housing
Environment Program Snapshot: Community Foundation Water Initiative
The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation launched the Community Foundation Water Initiative with Smart Growth California in 2015 to address the effects of severe weather in five distinct regions and build philanthropic expertise to advance water solutions in these places. Initiative participants were, from north to south, the San Francisco Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation, California Community Foundation (Los Angeles), and The San Diego Foundation.
READ MORE >July 2020
The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
water
The Racial Equity Index: A New Data Tool to Drive Local Efforts to Dismantle Structural Racism
Check out this new tool that reveals significant racial inequities even in the most prosperous cities and metros and provides data to help leaders develop targeted strategies for inclusive prosperity.
READ MORE >July 2020
PolicyLink, University of Southern California
racial justice
Equitable Engagement in Water and Land Use Planning Resources
Check out the eight Guiding Principles for Equitable Engagement in Coordinated Planning culminated from the water and land use policy briefing we co-hosted with the Local Government Commission as part of our Community Foundation Water Initiative.
READ MORE >July 2020
Local Government Commission
water
Policy Innovations to Secure Drinking Water for All
Water Foundation and US Water Alliance’s new report illustrates safe drinking solutions learned from their roundtables with nearly 100 water leaders across the country.
READ MORE >June 2020
Water Foundation, US Water Alliance
water
Virtual Engagement Best Practices Guide
LGC developed a guide of virtual engagement best practices, as much of our work has shifted to virtual settings.
READ MORE >May 2020
Local Government Commission
Smart growth can provide a guide for recovery
Smart Growth America released a set of recommendations to help guide the federal response to COVID-19.
READ MORE >April 2020
Smart Growth America
economic opportunity, public health
Climate Change, Health & Equity Survey Findings: Gaps, Needs, and Opportunities
HEFN’s report summarizes the resource gaps, needs, and opportunities within climate change, health, equity funding and organizational work.
READ MORE >April 2020
Health & Environmental Funders Network
climate change, public health
