Housing

Two ways for cities to reduce the cost of housing and make homes more affordable
150 150 Mark Pisano

Paired together, streamlining regulations and using infrastructure districts to bring down costs would have a big impact on California housing, all without raising taxes.

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Social impact bonds: A better way to combat blight
150 150 Marc Joffe

Richmond, California, after an unsuccessful attempt to deal with blighted properties through eminent domain, is now turning to social impact bonds to rehabilitate these homes.

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VIDEO: Impact summit harnessed California’s innovation economy to tackle big challenges
150 150 John Guenther

Wrap-up of gathering that brought together problem solvers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to take on the state’s most intractable social and environmental problems.

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Summit releases plan for addressing affordable housing crisis, urges lawmakers to act
150 150 Justin Ewers

Housing team supports package of legislation to raise more housing funds but calls for more permanent solutions to growing problem.

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Using Pay for Success to enable healthy housing choices
150 150 Dan Rinzler, Mary Cunningham, and Phil Tegeler

Why Pay for Success financing makes sense for housing mobility

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