Housing Action Coalition

At nearly 10pm on February 22, after two separate four-hour hearings, the San Francisco Board of Appeals finally decided to…

On any given night in San Francisco, there are over 4,000 people living on the street, unsheltered. There aren’t enough…

In the housing world, the word of the year for 2023 is accountability. For far too long, NIMBY cities have…

Among the myriad obstacles facing California home builders one of the most frustrating is the long and arduous process to…

SACRAMENTO, CA (August 30, 2022) — The California Legislature recently approved  a critical bill designed to speed up California's lagging…

In Oakland, the housing approval process is both complex and inaccessible. While residents are often interested in the new housing projects…

Last month, I wrote about the Affordable Homes Now ballot measure backed by Mayor Breed and led by HAC and…

For a city’s essential workers, housing is essential.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “essential worker” became a commonly used…

Discrimination is being denied something because of something one has little to no control over. Our country faces many issues…

HAC staff and board members were joined for a June 25 Regulatory Committee meeting by Darin Ranelletti, Oakland’s Policy Director…

All of us at HAC were excited to host a very interesting and practical June 16 panel on how to…