Testing Our Hypotheses on Equitable Development
The Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC; supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, the JPB Foundation, and The California Endowment) reflects on its work so far to advance emergent ideas and innovative approaches for creating healthier, more climate-smart, and opportunity-rich places for all people. One of the SPARCC regions is the San Francisco Bay Area.
READ MORE >January 2019
SPARCC
affordable housing, transit-oriented development
Voting is the Easy Part: Why LA’s Measure M Hasn’t Led to Greater Transit Use
This report digs into ridership trends in Los Angeles, despite improved public transit, with connections to other cities as well.
READ MORE >January 2019
TransitCenter
transportation
Lead the Way, California: A Transportation Platform to Move Us Forward
Nearly 50 organizations across the state released a shared, comprehensive transportation platform. The platform offers an approach to increase access to opportunity and reduce reliance on driving.
READ MORE >December 2018
ClimatePlan
affordable housing, social justice, transportation
Report and Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee On Black People Experiencing Homelessness
This report, funded by the California Community Foundation (CCF), Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Enterprise Community Partners, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, and Weingart Foundation, summarizes the key insights illuminated by this Committee’s work as well as the Committee’s recommendations for necessary actions to advance equity and eliminate racial disparities impacting Black people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County.
READ MORE >December 2018
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, social justice
National Opportunity Zones Ranking Report
This report identifies which Opportunity Zones are positioned to bring positive social, environmental, and economic returns, including their smart growth potential and current social equity. The report also provides a policy framework to manage and ensure equitable, inclusive development in Opportunity Zones.
READ MORE >December 2018
LOCUS
affordable housing, community development, economic opportunity
Integrating Water Efficiency Into Land Use Planning in the Interior West
This Guidebook from Western Resources Advocates provides hundreds of techniques, sample codes/policies, and community examples to reduce the water footprint of new development.
READ MORE >November 2018
water
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
