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Building Momentum

Apr 4, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

From ending exclusionary zoning to legalizing more affordable housing, it’s an especially exciting and promising time to work in housing. The growing movement for more equitable, affordable, and inclusive housing across the Bay Area is why the theme of HAC’s recently-announced Spring Symposium is Building Momentum, and it’s also why everyone at HAC is busier than…

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To Build Back Better, Congress Must Increase HUD Funding

Mar 30, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

Introduction When President Joe Biden was elected, and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge was confirmed, housing advocates hoped for a sea change in federal housing policy to address America’s skyrocketing housing shortage and affordability crisis. Now, some 60+ days into his administration, housing proponents need to keep the pressure on the White House and Congress to…

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A Morning with Mandelman

Mar 22, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

Earlier this month, the Housing Action Coalition met with San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. As the supervisor of District 8 (The Castro, Noe Valley, Diamond Heights, and Glen Park), Supervisor Mandelman recognizes the need to build more much-needed multi-family housing, especially within his own district. His much publicized “Monster Homes” legislation will attempt to address…

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Meeting Mayor Jesse Arreguín

Mar 8, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

HAC was delighted to welcome Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín to a recent Regulatory Committee meeting and discuss his views on housing in Berkeley and the broader Bay Area. Mayor Arreguín was elected in 2015, becoming the second-youngest mayor in Berkeley’s history. He has helped spearhead much of Berkeley’s recent pro-housing legislation and shared his vision…

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A Morning with Anne Taupier

Mar 8, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

The Housing Action Coalition recently met with Anne Taupier, Acting Director of the San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development. Working at OEWD since 2009, she brings long standing experience and dedication to her role, and we were excited to hear her vision for OEWD and thoughts on housing. Anne believes that building more…

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Welcoming Oakland Planning Director William Gilchrist

Mar 8, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

HAC was delighted to host a recent conversation with Oakland Planning Director William Gilchrist, who came to Oakland after years of leading planning departments in New Orleans and Birmingham, about his department’s priorities for the year ahead.  Focusing his remarks on the process of updating Oakland’s General Plan, Director Gilchrist noted that the plan will…

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A Conversation with Streetlight’s Jeff Pawlak and Isaac Rosenberg

Mar 1, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

HAC recently welcomed Streetlight as a new member and spoke with its founders Jeff Pawlak (jeff@streetlight.app) and Issac Rosenberg (isaac@streetlight.app) about their new venture aimed at helping home builders win approval for their projects. Welcome to the Housing Action Coalition! For starters, what is Streetlight? So glad to be part of HAC! Community opposition is an…

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ADUs: Then and Now

Mar 1, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

HAC recently welcomed architect Mark Hogan (OpenScope Studio) and attorney Brett Gladstone (Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad, Harris & McSparran) to discuss updates to California ADU laws.  But what, you may be wondering, are ADUs? Let’s take a quick(ish) look.  Commonly called  “Granny Flats” or  Secondary Units, an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a secondary residential unit…

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Sacramento Update

Mar 1, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

HAC began 2021 working closely with our partners in the Home Builders Coalition to pinpoint our legislative priorities and enlist support from lawmakers.  Now as the Senate and Assembly get ready to begin hearings on housing issues on March 18, below is a (very) short summary of bills we’re actively supporting. We’re also especially excited to…

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Introducing HAC’s 2021 Policy Agenda

Mar 1, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

The Housing Action Coalition (HAC), though our 501(c)(3) education and 501(c)(4) advocacy arms, advocates for building more housing at all levels of affordability to help solve the Bay Area and California’s housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crises.  The magnitude of our housing shortage is nothing short of staggering. California has a statewide shortage of more…

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It’s Time for Urbanists to Engage on Education

Mar 1, 2021/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

San Francisco’s housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crises have long made national news. But now, only two months into 2021, the media spotlight has turned to our schools and our attention-getting school board. In addition to generating an avalanche of articles, ridicule, and comparisons to “Portlandia,” the school board’s recent actions have sparked a powerful…

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