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SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT

In the richest state of the richest country in the world, everyone should have a home. Instead, our unhoused population is skyrocketing and nearly 6 million of us are on the edge of eviction. We're going to change that.

In the richest state of the richest country in the world, everyone should have a home. Instead, our unhoused population is skyrocketing and nearly 6 million of us are on the edge of eviction. We're going to change that.

NEWS: Campaign to Tax Amazon Submits 20,000 Signatures to Qualify for November Ballot

July 11, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO – On the heels of the California primary election, Build Affordable Faster (BAF) submitted 20,000 signatures — dramatically surpassing the 9,000 requirement — to the City of San Francisco to qualify the E-Commerce...

Opinion: Plan Bay Area misses the mark for the working class

October 26, 2021

Opinion: Plan Bay Area misses the mark for the working class

If adopted as written, PBA will result in disappearance of working class communities of color

Published in the San Jose Mercury News,...

Viewpoint: How to turn parking lots into housing - across California

June 18, 2021

By John Elberling

With the California Legislature stalemated for years over the best strategy to meet our state’s critical housing needs, it...

Tax the Rich -- Pass the Wealth Tax

March 22, 2021

  • The wealth of CA’s 154 billionaires increased by $175B in the first months of COVID19. 11 more became billionaires. Meanwhile, 5M Californians lost their jobs. CA has over 1/4 of America's billionaires AND has America's...

Build Affordable Housing on Commercial Land -- Support SB6

March 22, 2021

Build Affordable Housing on Commercial Land -- Support SB6

According to a 2015 report by the State’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, California’s High Housing Costs, “building less housing than people demand drives high housing costs”...