Transit Oriented Los Angeles: Envisioning an Equitable and Thriving Future
The UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies report provides a conceptual framework for how more people can live and work near transit in ways that maximize social benefits and minimize social costs.
READ MORE >November 2018
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
gentrification and displacement, social justice, transportation
Transit-Oriented Los Angeles: Envisioning an Equitable and Thriving Future
This report provides a conceptual framework for thinking about how more people can live and work near transit, near the major regional investments that county residents are paying for, in ways that maximize social benefits and minimize social costs.
READ MORE >November 2018
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and LAplus
social justice, transit-oriented development
Priority Policy Solutions for California’s Next Governor: Water, Climate, and Wildfire
This paper presents three sets of actions Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom could take immediately to address wildfire; drought, flood, and drinking water safety and affordability; and the stubbornly high carbon pollution from our transportation systems.
READ MORE >November 2018
Resources Legacy Fund and UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE)
climate change, water
California’s Water
This briefing kit highlights some of the state’s most pressing water issues, especially in the face of population growth, a shifting climate, and declining ecosystem health.
READ MORE >November 2018
Public Policy Institute of California
climate change, water
Guide to Community-First Funder Collaboratives
This research looks at the community-first model used in the design and implementation of the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund.
READ MORE >November 2018
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
public health
Meeting California’s Housing Needs: Best Practices for Inclusionary Housing
This fact sheet presents local governments with key steps and considerations for developing a successful inclusionary housing ordinance and an effective program.
READ MORE >November 2018
Local Government Commission
affordable housing
Pathway to Parks & Affordable Housing Joint Development
This paper provides a framework for joint development of affordable housing and urban greening in Los Angeles County and beyond. It proposes a set of typologies for understanding opportunities for integrated housing and open space scenarios, based on findings and recommendations from participant organizations in the emerging Los Angeles Regional Open Space and Affordable Housing (LA ROSAH) collaborative.
READ MORE >November 2018
LA THRIVES and Los Angeles Regional Open Space and Affordable Housing
affordable housing, community development, open space and parks
Creating Sustainable Communities and Landscapes
California Strategic Growth Council, OPR, and CALAFCO’s report recommends practices and tools for local collaboration on climate-smart growth.
READ MORE >October 2018
climate change, economic opportunity, water
SB 827 2.0: What Are the Implications for Bay Area Communities?
This analysis looks at how SB 827 would have impacted low-income communities and communities of color, with an eye toward a future version of the bill.
READ MORE >October 2018
UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project
gentrification and displacement, social justice, transit-oriented development
Rising Housing Costs and Re-segregation
These reports and maps look at the mobility patterns for low-income people of color at the neighborhood level in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties.
READ MORE >October 2018
The California Housing Partnership and UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project
affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, social justice
Bringing Water and Land Use Together
This report for the Community Foundation Water Initiative (facilitated by Smart Growth California) identifies opportunities that can significantly affect the potential success of equitably integrating water management and land-use planning, while also being politically feasible. It also includes case studies and regional profiles.
READ MORE >October 2018
Local Government Commission
social justice, water
Opening the Door for Rent Control: Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Protecting California’s Renters
This research brief seeks to describe the housing challenges California faces, the particular burden on renters, and the role of rent control policies in providing a necessary part of the solution.
READ MORE >September 2018
Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, social justice
Mapping Fire Risk and Planning for Recovery in Sonoma County
As cities and towns nationwide brace for the impacts of increasing fire risk, how can planners better prepare and support community resilience? This case study applies UrbanFootprint’s Risk and Resilience Module to Sonoma County.
READ MORE >September 2018
climate change
Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms
This report offers a road map of essential reforms to prepare for and respond to droughts in California’s changing climate.
READ MORE >September 2018
Public Policy Institute of California
climate change, water
California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment
This report provides information to build resilience to climate impacts including temperature, wildfire, water, sea level rise, and governance. It also underscores the state’s vulnerabilities in coming decades.
READ MORE >August 2018
State of California
climate change, water
