Recommendations for Opportunity Zones: Leveraging Private Investment for Equitable Economic Development
These recommendations include ways for funders to help Opportunity Zone investments spark catalytic development that creates economic opportunity and improves neighborhood quality of life.
READ MORE >August 2018
PolicyLink
Building a Community of Practice at the Intersection of Water, Climate Resilience and Equity
This report shares insights and opportunities from an Assessment of Kresge’s Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems.
READ MORE >July 2018
The Kresge Foundation
climate change, social justice, water
A Time of Opportunity: Water, Health, and Equity in the Los Angeles Regio
This report delves into the web of challenges and opportunities communities face in Los Angeles County and has implications for communities across the country.
READ MORE >July 2018
Prevention Institute
public health, social justice, water
Proven Local Strategies for Expanding the Supply of Affordable Homes and Addressing Cost Challenges
This white paper draws on the successes of some of the country’s most expensive areas to offer guidance to communities working to address the scarcity of affordable homes and the rising cost of development.
READ MORE >June 2018
Enterprise
affordable housing
Inclusive Transit: Advancing Equity Through Improved Access & Opportunity
This new report and video series identifies opportunities for public transportation planners and policy-makers who want to make their cities more equitable. The cases explored and recommendations emphasized here are built on inspiration from and research conducted by national social justice advocates.
READ MORE >June 2018
TransitCenter
social justice, transportation
Stormwater Capture in California: Innovative Policies and Funding Opportunities
This report presents a summary of regulations, laws, and statewide initiatives that create the legal framework for stormwater capture in California.
READ MORE >June 2018
Pacific Institute
water
Moving San Mateo County Forward: Housing and Transit at a Crossroads
This report shows how the housing crisis is inextricably linked to our traffic and transportation woes, with recommendations for how to address both.
READ MORE >June 2018
Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo and TransForm
affordable housing, transportation
How a Foundation’s Focus on Cities Made It a Leader in a Changing Environmental Movement
This article details the Kresge Foundation’s efforts to grassroots funding and equity right within environmental grantmaking, and on a large scale.
READ MORE >May 2018
Inside Philanthropy
community development, social justice, transit-oriented development
Growth Amid Dysfunction: An Analysis of Trends in Housing, Migration, and Employment
A trio of studies look at deepening divisions in California’s economy, depending on residents’ income and where they live.
READ MORE >May 2018
Next10
affordable housing, economic opportunity
Power Moves: Your Essential Philanthropy Assessment Guide for Equity and Justice
This philanthropy assessment guide for equity and justice is a complete self-assessment toolkit to determine how well foundations are building, sharing and wielding power and identifying ways to transform programs and operations for lasting, equitable impact.
READ MORE >May 2018
National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy
social justice
Indicators of Climate Change in California
This report presents 36 indicators that show how climate change is affecting California.
READ MORE >May 2018
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
climate change
Race Counts: Advancing Opportunities for All Californians
This online tool and report rank all 58 counties by seven issue areas critical to California’s future to paint a comprehensive picture of racial disparity in California.
READ MORE >May 2018
Advancement Project California, USC PERE, PICO California, and California CALLS
social justice
With or Without Autonomous Vehicles: 11 Strategies for a Better Transportation Future
This helpful piece highlights effective strategies to manage traffic and make it easier to get around even if autonomous vehicles never arrive.
READ MORE >April 2018
SPUR
transportation
Solving the Housing Crisis is Key to Inclusive Prosperity in the Bay Area
This report presents new data and analyses that illustrate how rising rents and stagnant incomes are jeopardizing the region’s diversity, growth, and prosperity.
READ MORE >April 2018
The Bay Area Equity Atlas: A Partnership between PolicyLink, The San Francisco Foundation, and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California (PERE)
affordable housing, economic opportunity
The California Healthy Places Index
This new tool can be used to explore and change those community conditions that predict life expectancy. It contains user-friendly mapping and data resources at the census tract level across California.
READ MORE >April 2018
Public Health Alliance of Southern California
public health, social justice