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 Equity Tax for the November ballot.
The ballot measure would finally...
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, October 26, 2021 by Bobbi Lopez of A4ECA.
For decades, Bay...
June 18, 2021
With the California Legislature stalemated for years over the best strategy to meet our state’s critical housing needs, it clearly is time for a new approach — one that...
July 2, 2021
Since the creation of Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts in 2014, California’s definition of “infrastructure” has broadened to include things like climate change solutions, child care and affordable housing. A bill signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom will further broaden it to include financing for...
June 18, 2021
With the California Legislature stalemated for years over the best strategy to meet our state’s critical housing needs, it clearly is time for a new approach — one that finds common ground among housing advocates, community/neighborhood groups, labor, and the housing development industry. It is...
June 4, 2021
Little-noticed state bill would allow local government agencies to overturn ballot initiatives that protect renters or limit bad development.
A little-noticed bill now pending in the California State Legislature, AB 1322 (Robert Rivas, D-Hollister), would allow all county supervisors and city...
June 7, 2021
June 4, 2021
Honorable Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry, Chair
Assembly Local Government Committee
1020 N Street, Room 157
Sacramento, California 95814
RE: Senate Bill 9 – Oppose Unless Amended, Request to Add Protections to “Communities of Concern” and
Affordability Requirements
Dear Chair Aguiar-Curry,
The now-pending Senate...
May 14, 2021
98% of voters identify homelessness as a serious crisis in the Golden State
For Immediate Release
Advocates for Empowerment California
May 14, 2021
Contact: Anna Bahr, annab@todco.org
SACRAMENTO -- On the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $12 billion plan to confront the homelessness crisis, a...
March 23, 2021
Sweeping 70 percent of voters support new taxes that would reduce inequality in the Golden State
Wednesday, March 23, 2020
Contact: Anna Bahr, annab@todco.org
SACRAMENTO -- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago today presented a new bill in the state capital that would create a new tax...
March 15, 2021
69 percent of voters support new taxes that would reduce inequality in the Golden State
BUILD AFFORDABLE FASTER CALIFORNIA
Monday, March 15, 2020
Contact: Anna Bahr, annab@todco.org
SACRAMENTO -- Assemblymember Alex Lee today introduced a new bill in the state capital that would...