Report finds housing goals are not supported by evidence
On March 17, Michael S. Tilden, the Acting California State Auditor, issued a blistering critique of the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and its Regional Housing Needs Assessments (RHNA).
The Auditor found problems in the HCD methodology that may have inflated RHNA requirements by hundreds of thousands of housing units.
As director of the Catalysts for Local Control group, I think it’s time to push back against housing element craziness. We’re being force-fed housing solutions that don’t deliver on the promise of housing that is affordable.
California Assemblymember Alex Lee’s Vision Of Social Housing (AB 2053). A Zoom webinar hosted by State Senator Stanley Chang.
Bay Area municipalities have been debating for decades whether new housing production or vigorous tenant protections is the best path to ensuring secure places to live for the region’s residents. And yet questions over the long-term efficacy of both of these solutions have largely remained unanswered. Until now.
WATCH THE MEETING VIDEO
A Special Catalysts Call! Monday, March 28, 2022, 5:00-6:00 pm
Host Susan Kirsch in Conversation with Rishi Kumar talking about “Housing 2022”.
When oranges are plentiful, oranges are cheap. It’s the law of supply and demand. The more there are, the less they cost. That’s not how it works in housing.
