March 11, 2021
Build Affordable Faster California, one of the Bay Area’s most prominent progressive advocacy and action groups, fights forSB-6
March 11, 2021
Contact: annab@todco.org
Ahead of this morning’s Senate Governance and Finance Committee hearing of Senate Bill 6 -the Neighborhood Homes Act -- Build Affordable...
January 26, 2021
SACRAMENTO -- On the heels of Sacramento extending the statewide eviction moratorium through June, a new poll from Build Affordable Faster California (BAFCA) shows that only a small minority of California voters support such a stopgap solution to the impending surge in housing displacement.
The vast...
September 10, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO -- On the heels of a new California Supreme Court decision that will allow San Francisco to fund programs for the homeless with taxes on big business, new polling shows that voters remain committed to helping their unhoused neighbors find permanent homes in San...
January 28, 2021
BY JANE KIM SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE
Being unable to pay rent should not be a death sentence. And yet, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Californians are wondering how long it will be before they...
June 8, 2020
Our state is at a crossroads. Californians have taken to the streets, protesting the systemic racism that infiltrates every American institution; and the coronavirus crisis has exposed and exacerbated the gaping inequality that millions in our communities face every day. The people of the Golden...
July 28, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO -- Instead of relying on policing and punishment, San Francisco’s public safety depends on significant new investments in our community safety net. To San Franciscans, it’s clear: we must end the city’s reliance on police forces to handle mental health emergencies, homelessness, maintenance...
July 1, 2020
SACRAMENTO - Five prominent City Councilmembers spanning the Golden State today announced their support for a Millionaire’s Tax -- which would raise up to $6 billion annually -- to protect vital public and community services.
The coronavirus crisis has exposed and exacerbated the gaping inequality that...
July 11, 2022
The tax – supported by 74% of San Franciscans – would fund the city’s guaranteed income programs by raising gross receipt taxes on e-commerce giants
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July 11, 2022
Contact: anna@leftflank.com
SAN FRANCISCO – On the heels of the California primary election, Build Affordable Faster (BAF) submitted...