"the coronavirus pandemic has mapped itself onto America’s longstanding affordable housing problem and the gaping inequality that underlies it" - Conor Dougherty NYT on research from @bina513 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco & Jackelyn Hwang Stanford University nytimes.com/2020/08/01/bus…

#nonprofits faced longstanding #displacement pressures going into the pandemic. Now with decreased revenue & increased need for their services, securing nonprofit operating space is even more critical: frbsf.org/community-deve… Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Urban Displacement

As we're reminded that disasters don't take a break for pandemics, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) breaks down strategies for community-based, cross-sector #resilience planning and recovery efforts: lisc.org/our-resources/…

Affordable childcare is essential to economic participation. Don't miss @bina513 and others discuss the issues facing childcare providers this Thurs 10/1, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Community Development: frbsf.org/community-deve…

Many #renters and homeowners across the US struggle to make their mortgage or rent payments due to #COVID19. Our latest #CommunityDevelopment brief gives a snapshot of the issues facing renters, #homeowners, and "mom and pop" landlords in our District: sffed.us/33HAs2R

Economics is sometimes considered a dry subject, but I have always tried to see the humanity beneath the numbers. That’s why I’m supportive of mayors. The work of the city is often where those two things meet. Economic policymaking finds its humanity in the city budget.

How can we make sure that community land trust acquisitions through Tenant/Community Opportunity to Purchase laws have steady funding sources and are not just rare "unicorn" cases? James J Yelen kqed.org/news/11871064/…

How we define metropolitan areas matters, and small regions have housing shortages too: nytimes.com/2021/05/12/opi…

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Great video offering an overview of the current barriers and opportunities for ADUs. Remarks from Denise Pinkston Casita Coalition and Karen Chapple feat. some of our collaborative work. More research here: ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/reaching-…

If you want to understand visible homelessness, you need to understand barriers to staying housed for people with the lowest incomes: ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/addressin… Terner Center

SF shows that community land trusts, community opportunity to purchase policies, and impact investment work well in tandem for affordable housing preservation: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICYMI, Jackie Hwang Karen Chapple & @bina513 's awesome analysis bring new data to the housing conversation:

🧵A deep shortage of adequate #housing options in the SF #BayArea has worsened the impacts of the economic fallout from the #COVID19 pandemic. Researchers from Stanford Sociology & the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco #CommunityDevelopment team examined residential instability in the region during the pandemic:

How can lower-income homeowners benefit from new rules around 2-4plexes/ADUs in CA and increase their housing stability? Possible role for CD finance? Alex Schafran alexschafran.substack.com/p/housing-just…

What is multi-family homeownership and how can it promote workforce participation and economic resilience for low and moderate income people? Read my conversation with Alex Schafran here: frbsf.org/our-district/a…