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Community Benefit and Missed Opportunities: A Case Study of Three San Francisco Hospitals
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) California
Source The Greenlining Institute
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health
This report makes recommendations for improving community benefit programs for non-profit hospitals, standardizing reimbursement rates for charity care, and implementing standards for data and reporting of community benefit activities, including expenditures. It also emphasizes the...
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Implementing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source SPARCC
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility
Viewing transit-oriented development (TOD) through an equity lens through every step along the process is essential. eTOD elevates and prioritizes community voice whether in efforts to avoid or stop displacement of community residents, local businesses, and culture or to ensure that...
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Workforce Policy for a Just Transition
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Roosevelt Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
The transition to a green economy requires implementing workforce development policies that prioritizes workers' interests over those of fossil fuel companies. This report discusses how workforce development policies can mediate labor disruptions, increase worker power and reduce...
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Puget Sound Regional Equity Network: Principles of Equitable Development
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2013
Level City or Town, City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Puget Sound Regional Council
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility
"Social equity" means all people can attain the resources and opportunities that improve their quality of life and enable them to reach their full potential. Addressing the history of inequities in the systems we work in and their on-going impacts in our communities is a shared responsibility....
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Raising the Bar: The Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Development Community Benefits Agreement
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2010
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance
This report outlines the provisions of the community benefit agreement signed between the City of San Francisco, local unions, and community organizations with the developers of the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Development Project. The CBA includes union rights, living...
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NoHo Commons Community Benefits Agreement
Type Ordinance
Year 2001
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families
The purpose of the Community Benefits Program for the North Hollywood Redevelopment Mixed-Use Project is to extend the benefits of a new Development (in this case, a child care programs and facility) to the community. This child care center shall offer affordable, accessible and quality...
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Delivering Community Benefits through Economic Development: A Guide for Elected and Appointed Officials
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Partnership for Working Families
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility
Major economic development projects and infrastructure investment can present both tremendous opportunities and significant threats for communities and residents. Using a community benefits approach, local government officials have powerful tools available to ensure that these projects...
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2010 Baltimore Ordinance 455 Requiring Community Benefits Agreements for City Financed Projects
Type Ordinance
Year 2010
Level City or Town
State(s) Maryland
Source Baltimore City Council
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
This ordinance requires community partnership agreements for certain construction projects financed or funded by or through the city. A project contractor must enter into a community partnership agreement with the city and the appropriate qualified construction union. The agreement...
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Community Benefits Program for the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District Project
Type Ordinance
Year 2001
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety
The purpose of this Community Benefits Program for the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District Project is to provide for a coordinated effort between the Coalition and the Developer to maximize the benefits of the Project to the Figueroa Corridor community. This Community Benefits...
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Community Benefits Agreement: LAX Master Plan Program
Type Ordinance
Year 2004
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source City of Los Angeles
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety
This Community Benefits Agreement between Los Angeles and the redevelopers of the city's LAX airport sets forth a range of community benefits that must be provided by the Los Angeles World Airports, including benefits related to local hiring, living wage, job training, civil rights...
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Community Control of Land & Housing: Exploring Strategies for Combating Displacement, Expanding Ownership, and Building Community Wealth
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source The Democracy Collaborative
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Housing
A historical legacy of displacement and exclusion, rooted in racism and discriminatory public policy, has restricted access and shaped ownership dynamics to land and housing, particularly for people of color and low-income communities. Today, communities across the country are facing...
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Community Benefits Agreement: Hollywood and Vine Mixed-Use Development Project
Type Ordinance
Year 2004
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Gatehouse Hollywood Development, L.P.
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Health, Housing, Public Safety
This Community Benefit Agreement, between the City of Los Angeles and the Hollywood and Vine Mixed-Use Development Project, aims to maximize the benefits of the Development to the community. Specifically, it requires the developer to pay a living wage, hire locally, engage in healthcare...
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