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#HousePeopleNotCars

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Gladwyn d’Souza

Submitted as a state density bonus project, developers are waiving height and density limits as they are outlined in the city’s Downtown Precise Plan — which limits heights to eight stories or 92 feet. The state density bonus allows for mixed-use housing projects that include senior housing developments flexibility from development standards to streamline the production of needed housing. 

smdailyjournal.com/news/local/

San Mateo Daily JournalDeveloper sees housing towers as way to help seniorsAs baby boomers age and the senior population grows rapidly, one residential developer is looking to build a senior living community in downtown Redwood City, providing assisted living, memory care
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Building on city-owned parking plazas is one of the strategies for meeting state housing goals that was laid out in the city’s 2023-31 housing element. This plan is a roadmap for how the city will meet state housing quotas. Menlo Park is required to build 2,946 units of housing, 740 of which have to be affordable to very low-income residents, by 2031. 
Menlo Park projects that the city-owned parking lots will provide at least 345 units that are affordable to households at the very low-income level.

almanacnews.com/housing/2024/0

The Almanac · Menlo Park plans to construct low-income housing on city-owned parking lots downtownBy Eleanor Raab
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: Under the proposed ordinance, 20% of affordable apartments in city-funded properties would be reserved for lower-income applicants who live in census tracts that the city deems “high-displacement” areas. Additionally, 15% of affordable apartments would be set aside for lower-income applicants living within the same City Council district as the available affordable housing units.

“We can’t continue to allow displacement to tear apart families and communities in the Bay Area,” Mahan said.

mercurynews.com/2024/03/21/san

The Mercury News · San Jose Mayor Mahan calls for Council to pass anti-displacement ordinance to combat gentrificationBy Kate Talerico
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: “Homelessness is growing not because cities lack ways to punish people for being poor, but because a growing number of hard-working Americans are struggling to pay rent and make ends meet,” the National Homelessness Law Center said in a statement shortly after the SCOTUS announced that it would hear the case.
An unhoused person is 11 times more likely to be arrested than a housed person.

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Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly · The Criminalization of Homelessness - Non Profit News | Nonprofit QuarterlyIn April, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could drastically impact policies around homelessness.
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In Just Action, we describe the importance of truly mixed-income housing—developments with units affordable to lower-, middle-, and upper-income families. While the HOC achieves that goal better than other affordable housing programs, it could go even further by requiring a larger percentage of middle-income units. We also stress the importance of mixed-race developments and note that without race-specific preferences, the HOC may not achieve racial integration in its projects. But, with African American and Hispanic renters’ lower average incomes than whites, localities are unlikely to create racially de-segregated communities without providing housing for a range of affordability levels. The HOC’s strategy is a step towards achieving that goal.

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Just Action · Reimagining Public HousingBy Leah Rothstein
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scitechdaily.com/microplastics

Contaminating (not counting in plastic grass playfields, etc): the research indicated that during rainfall, about 95% of the microplastics detected in stormwater runoff were from tire wear, ranging between 2 and 59 particles for every liter of water.

SciTechDaily · Microplastics From Tires Are Polluting Our WaterwaysA recent study led by Griffith University revealed that urban stormwater particles from tire wear were the most prevalent microplastic Published in Environmental Science & Technology, the research indicated that during rainfall, about 95% of the microplastics detected in stormwater runoff wer
#CarFreeCityCentersPlease#RemoveRoads#HousePeopleNotCars
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mercurynews.com/2024/01/17/cup

: In an email, Cupertino Deputy City Manager Tina Kapoor said the city worked with the nonprofits to “reach a resolution that establishes a clear timeline for finalizing the housing element, streamlines environmental review and clarifies rights available under the ‘builder’s remedy’ provisions of the Housing Accountability Act.”

The Mercury News · Cupertino settles YIMBY housing lawsuit, agrees to “builder’s remedy” penaltyBy Grace Hase
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planetizen.com/news/2023/12/12

: Recent studies support the conclusion that broadly-applied upzoning that allows more compact housing types (townhouses, multiplexes, and multi-family) in multimodal neighborhoods, with complementary policies such as reducing , can increase housing supply, drive down prices, and increase overall .

www.planetizen.comUpzoning Affordability Impacts: The Latest ResearchThere are new controversies concerning how upzoning affects housing supply and affordability, and new research to help planners understand these issues.
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mercurynews.com/2023/12/28/des

California’s population grew 6% this year to more than 181,000 people.
Experts and advocates say that the crisis will persist until the state can reverse its intensifying affordable housing shortage. Between 2000 and 2021, California’s typical rent swelled 38% while renter income rose only 7%, according to researchers with the nonprofit California Housing Partnership.

The Mercury News · Despite billions spent, new data shows almost a third of the nation’s homeless now live in CaliforniaBy Ethan Varian
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planetizen.com/news/2023/12/12

Writing in Next City, Aysha Khan notes that “CityBeautiful explores what would it take to integrate more such narrow, into U.S. cities, from overcoming regulations on minimum and .”
Watch the video to understand how large American blocks can transform into human-scaled streets.

www.planetizen.comVideo: A ‘European-Style’ Street in PhiladelphiaWith its narrow lanes and mature trees, Philadelphia’s Quince Street illustrates what’s possible.
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planetizen.com/blogs/126598-wa

: Charging for parking is the right thing to do. For instance, charging for on-street parking could reduce traffic congestion. A great example is San Francisco's SFpark program. The program varies the cost of on-street parking in commercial areas to maintain an occupancy between 60 and 80 percent at any given time. This helps solve the common issue of unevenly distributed parking. In a study of the same program by Adam Millard-Ball, et al., it was found that after two years of the program, cruising was reduced by 50 percent. 

www.planetizen.comWant Less Traffic and More Parking? Start Charging for It!
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theguardian.com/world/2023/dec

Rajagopal, the UN special rapporteur on the right to housing, said: “I would appeal to these countries that oppose what is happening in Gaza, such as South Africa and Spain, to do exactly what they did with regard to starvation to address the protection gap [and] make sure the mass destruction of housing in Gaza can be prosecuted.”

The Guardian · Widespread destruction in Gaza puts concept of ‘domicide’ in focusBy Patrick Wintour
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Palo Alto "builder's remedy" house towers are eyed at Mollie Stone site mercurynews.com/2023/11/28/pal

: The project includes a 17-story residential tower, an 11-story housing tower and a seven-story mixed-use building with residential units and the new Mollie Stone’s store totaling 15,000 square feet. The neighborhood is currently dotted with low-slung shops and restaurants.

The Mercury News · Palo Alto “builder’s remedy” house towers are eyed at Mollie Stone siteBy George Avalos
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motherjones.com/environment/20

The pattern will be helter-skelter because lawmakers chose to piggyback on local general plans, rather than decide for themselves where denser housing should be allowed. By contrast, with the infill housing bills (SB 423 and AB 1633), the Legislature made careful decisions about what places and parcel types are best suited for housing and thus warrant a quick approval process.

Mother JonesHow major environmental groups ended up on the wrong side of California’s housing crisisGreen groups need to "balance feelings with clear thinking."
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