2025 Catalysts Call

Catalysts Call

 Mondays from 5-6 pm.

This is our weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control. Bring your questions and ideas. Informal networking, announcements, and updates.

PLEASE NOTE: You have to register in advance the first time to get the new Zoom link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Zoom link will work for the rest of the year.

SB-79 No Affordable Housing!

Maria & Jeffrey Kalban

Catalysts Call April 10, 2025

On April 10, 2025 Maria and Jeffrey Kalban, founders of Unitied Neighbors Los Angetes, were guests on a special Catalysts Call. They discussed the impact of 3 newly introduced pieces of State legislation with large impacts on housing: SB-79 (Wiener), SB-677 (Wiener) and AB-647 (Gonzalez, Wicks) and how citizens can respond to oppose these bills.

Are Recall Elections a Useful Tool?

Chris Moore and Edward Escobar

Catalysts Call  March 31, 2025

On March 31, 2025 our guests were Chris Moore, a 2024 candidate for Alameda Board of Supervisors and Edward Escobar, an organizer who founded Coalition for Community Engagement and Citizens Unite Movement. Moore and Escobar shaped the campaigns that won the recall of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.

Reference: “Procedures for Recalling State and Local Officials” Office of the Secretary of State. (PDF)

Catalysts Call

January 13, 2025

On January 13, 2025 Catalysts Institute hosted a discussion with Jeff and Maria Kalban, United Neighbors Los Angeles, about the status and the impacts of the Los Angeles wildfires. In particular the discussion centered around the upcoming problems of recovering and rebuilding the housling destroyed in the fires and the ramifications with regard to the State housing mandates and RHNA.

“Fires Incinerated the Facade of California Governing Competence“, The Reason Foundation