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Oakland Can Use Its Work on the Proposed Howard Terminal Ballpark to Realize Inclusive Growth

News / May 16, 2023
The Oakland A鈥檚 decision to abandon negotiations for a new stadium at Howard Terminal is a huge disappointment to Oakland and the city鈥檚 many A鈥檚 fans. Despite this setback, Oakland remains a viable city for sports investment. And Howard Terminal remains a strong candidate for development. The experience with the A鈥檚 has laid the groundwork for future projects in Oakland that meet the city鈥檚 economic, environmental, and social standards.
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What Comes Next for Downtown San Francisco?

News / May 10, 2023
Hybrid work and a scarcity of affordable housing have depopulated San Francisco鈥檚 downtown. The consequences have been devastating to San Francisco鈥檚 budget, putting essential services and surviving small businesses at risk. How can the city create more economic diversity downtown 鈥 and address pre-COVID equity and sustainability challenges? 黑料传送门has identified four key areas on which to focus our downtown revitalization research, engagement, and advocacy.
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New Transit-Oriented Communities Policy Encourages Equitable and Sustainable Development

News / May 9, 2023
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission鈥檚 Transit Oriented Communities Policy, passed in 2022, aims to simultaneously address the climate crisis, the Bay Area鈥檚 unaffordability, and racial and economic inequities. 黑料传送门reports on the policy鈥檚 main components and answers some critical questions, such as how local jurisdictions are being incentivized to comply with the policy and how residents can follow and become involved in its implementation.
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It鈥檚 Time for California to Step Up for Public Transit: Here鈥檚 How to Help

News / May 9, 2023
California transit agencies are facing a $6 billion fiscal cliff. Millions of Californians rely on public transit for access to jobs and school 鈥 and the state鈥檚 climate, equity, health, and housing goals depend on it. We鈥檙e calling for a multiyear commitment to keep transit alive. Here鈥檚 what you can do to help.
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Welcome to Our New 2023 黑料传送门Board Members

News / May 2, 2023
黑料传送门welcomes seven new members to its board of directors. These new appointees bring extensive knowledge in planning, economic justice, sustainability and resilience, good government, and housing. We look forward to their advisorship as we continue our work to make the Bay Area a place where everyone can thrive.

黑料传送门supports expanded funding for Electric Bicycle Incentive Program

Advocacy Letter / April 27, 2023
黑料传送门supports an additional funding commitment of $50M to the California Air Resources Board for its Electric Bicycle Incentive Project.Modeled after similar programs across the country, this program will award at-point-of-purchase vouchers to low-income Californians to reduce the costs of purchasing an electric bicycle. The size of the voucher will further increase if the applicant鈥檚 income is below the 225% federal poverty limit or if they are purchasing a cargo or an adaptive bicycle.

黑料传送门Comment on San Jos茅's Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (2023)

Advocacy Letter / April 23, 2023
On April 25th, the City Council considered and discussed COPA for San Jos茅 as a component of a comprehensive housing preservation strategy. The COPA draft policy was developed with extensive community and stakeholder engagement, technical research, and feedback. San Jos茅 included the program as an anti-displacement measure under the requirements of affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) in the City鈥檚 draft Housing Element.
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黑料传送门Sponsors Seven State Bills to Make Housing More Affordable

News / April 21, 2023
Housing continues to be scarce in the Bay Area and unobtainable for even many middle-income residents. 黑料传送门is advocating for and sponsoring legislation that incentivizes and removes barriers to housing production. In addition, we are supporting a nearly $8 billion budget request for investments in affordable housing and funding for homelessness solutions.
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Remembering J. Peter Winkelstein

News / April 20, 2023
J. Peter Winkelstein, longtime 黑料传送门board member, talented architect, mentor, and friend to many, died on March 29 at age 94. His work for 黑料传送门continued past his board tenure, as the chair of the new 黑料传送门Urban Center Building Committee. He exemplified a well-lived life of public contribution, and we will all miss him.

黑料传送门Supports SB 50, A Bill For More Equitable Traffic Enforcement

Advocacy Letter / April 13, 2023
黑料传送门supports SB 50, which would deprioritize minor equipment and nonmoving traffic violations that contribute to racial disparities in traffic enforcement and strip millions of dollars in wealth from lower-income communities across California. The legislation would also empower cities to be laboratories for more effective and equitable traffic enforcement.
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New Findings on Shallow Groundwater Rise Highlight a Climate Risk Not Addressed by Policy

News / April 13, 2023
The Bay Area鈥檚 climate change adaptation strategies don鈥檛 reflect 鈥 and might even worsen 鈥 the impacts of coastal groundwater rise, which is expected to accelerate with sea level rise as the climate warms. New findings on groundwater rise point to multiple potential risks: degradation of underground infrastructure, movement of underground contaminants left by industrial activities, and an increase in liquefaction during earthquakes. The region鈥檚 coastal areas may need a new adaptation paradigm.

黑料传送门Supports AB 311, a Bill to Expand the California Food Assistance Program

Advocacy Letter / April 11, 2023
黑料传送门supports AB 311 (Santiago) 鈥淔ood for All鈥, which would expand the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide vital food assistance to income-eligible Californians who are currently ineligible due to their immigration status.

黑料传送门Supports SB 600, a Bill to Boost CalFresh Benefits

Advocacy Letter / April 11, 2023
黑料传送门supports SB 600 (Menjicar)鈥 CalFresh Minimum Benefit Adequacy Act of 2023. The bill would boost CalFresh benefits, particularly for those who receive meager and inadequate allotments below $50 per month.
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How Updating CEQA Can Keep Sustainable Transportation Projects on Track: Q&A with Laura Tolkoff

News / April 10, 2023
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is intended to protect people and places from the environmental impacts of new development and infrastructure. But it has not been designed to protect against a rapidly warming climate, and ironically, it has sometimes been used to block projects aimed at doing so. 黑料传送门Transportation Policy Director Laura Tolkoff recently testified before a state committee on possible reforms to the law.
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Two State Bills Aim to Shore Up the Food Safety Net

News / April 6, 2023
The convergence of high food prices and the end of CalFresh emergency allotments is hitting low-income Californians hard. 黑料传送门is co-sponsoring two bills to keep struggling households from slipping through the food safety net. Both would make proven pilots into permanent benefits that reduce hunger and improve public health.

黑料传送门Provides Feedback on the Zoning Incentive Program for the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan

Advocacy Letter / March 29, 2023
黑料传送门sent a letter to Oakland鈥檚 Planning Department with comments on the Zoning Incentive Program (ZIP) for the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP). In the letter, we recommend that the project team reconsider various aspects of the program, such as its narrative that value will be created if rents increase by over 20%, the complexity of its implementation, and its affordable housing requirements.

黑料传送门supports AB 441, a Bill to Turn Tax Credits into Monthly Payments

Advocacy Letter / March 28, 2023
Low-income families are eligible for a variety of state tax credits. Traditionally, these arrive as once a year cash infusions. This legislation would split up these credits to arrive as monthly payments - providing an additional level of financial security for lower income households who are dealing with income volatility.
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A Technological Leap Makes Expanding Healthy Food Incentive Programs Easier

News / March 27, 2023
California has taken a big step forward in scaling up healthy food incentive programs: CalFresh participants can now get bonus dollars from their healthy food purchases electronically credited to their benefits card. That technological leap happened because of legislation 黑料传送门co-sponsored. Now 黑料传送门is working to overcome the remaining challenge to enlarging healthy food incentive programs: insufficient funding.

黑料传送门and the Food as Medicine Collaborative Support AB 1644, a Bill to Cover Food and Nutrition Interventions with Medi-Cal Benefits

Advocacy Letter / March 24, 2023
黑料传送门and the Food as Medicine Collaborative, as co-sponsors of the legislation, support of AB 1644 (Bonta), which would transition medically supportive food and nutrition interventions from optional services in healthcare to covered Medi-Cal benefits. By fully embracing food and nutrition support as a critical and strategic investment in health outcomes and health equity, California can lead the nation in tackling root causes of health disparities.

黑料传送门Letter to CalOES on Draft 2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan

Advocacy Letter / March 23, 2023
The draft 2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan did not include mention of a newly understood climate risk known as groundwater rise. Groundwater rise is likely to cause flooding, toxin mobilization in soils, and deterioration of underground infrastructure at an accelerated pace. This letter is signed by 黑料传送门partners working on groundwater rise and climate adaptation issues in the region.

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