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Housing: Central to COVID-19 Relief and Recovery
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level National
State(s) All States
Source The Center for Popular Democracy
Policy Areas Housing
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread unemployment, millions of Americans are facing eviction, or are taking on unsustainable debt, dipping into savings, and cutting food and medications to afford rent. The federal government must make housing policy central to any COVID-19...
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Building Our Future: Grassroots Reflections on Social Housing
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level National
State(s) All States, California, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Texas, Washington
Source Center for Popular Democracy
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing
Soaring housing costs and continual economic instability across the country hinder communities' well-being and social fabric. This report delves into the urgent need for social housing as a radical, transformative, and common-sense solution to the housing crisis. Grassroots campaigns...
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City of Minneapolis 2040 Plan Executive Summary
Type Policy Brief or Report, Act or Session Law
Year 2019
Level City or Town
State(s) Minnesota
Source City Of Minneapolis
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility
This is the executive summary of Minneapolis 2040 regional development plan. Critically, this plan rezoned the entire city of Minneapolis eliminating single-family zoning. They did this to address the affordable-housing crisis and confront a history of racist housing practices....
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Strengthening Communities Through Rent Control and Just-Cause Evictions: Case Studies from Berkeley, Santa Monica, and Richmond
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Urban Habitat
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
Rent control and just-cause eviction policies are essential to stabilizing communities, and protecting low-income and working-class people from unaffordable rents, poor housing conditions, and no-cause evictions. The goal of this report is to investigate and challenge common arguments...
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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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Rooted in Home: Community-Based Alternatives to the Bay Area Housing Crisis
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Urban Habitat
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance
In this report, we introduce real-world examples of alternative solutions and responses to the housing crisis—rooted in permanent affordability and democratic community control—that people are actively working on in the Bay Area and beyond. It is time to move past the current for-profit...
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The Impact of the Built Environment on Mental Wellness
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Urban Habitat
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Transportation & Mobility
The physical landscapes of places and the sociocultural context in which people live and build communities have direct and indirect effects on mental wellness. This report looks at how factors related to the built environment, such as exclusionary land use practices, green spaces,...
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Creating and Participating in a Tenant Group
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level State, City or Town, County
State(s) California, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Washington
Source National Low Income Housing Coalition
Policy Areas Community Development, Housing
With increased evictions and discrimination during the start of the pandemic, tenants must participate in tenant organizing. This report identifies three models for successful tenant organizing and provides recommendations. Best practices include door knocking, organizing tenant and...
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Executive Order 2020-12: COVID-19 Civil Emergency - Extensions of City Closures and Relief Measures
Type Executive Order
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) Washington
Source City of Seattle
Policy Areas Public Spaces, Housing, Health
An executive order directing City departments to further extend their actions to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate the impact of the public health emergency on the people of Seattle....
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Protecting Renters from Displacement and Unhealthy and Climate-Vulnerable Housing
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town, State
State(s) All States
Source SPARCC
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Housing
Renters are often first and worst hit as housing prices rise, displacement and natural disasters worsen and affordable places to live become scarce. In response to these challenges, cities and advocates are accelerating implementation of tenant and renter protections: policies that...
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Minneapolis 2040 Plan
Type Policy Brief or Report, Act or Session Law
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) Minnesota
Source City Of Minneapolis
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility
This is the full Minneapolis 2040 regional development plan. The 2040 Plan is a comprehensive master plan for development in the city. Critically, this plan rezoned the entire city of Minneapolis eliminating single-family zoning. They did this to address the affordable-housing crisis...
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A Shortage of Affordable Homes
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source National Low Income Housing Coalition
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
Low income individuals continue to struggle to find affordable, safe, and accessible housing. This report identifies that housing shortages disproportionately affects renters with the lowest incomes, people of color, seniors, and individuals living with disabilities and provides recommendations....
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Know Your Rights: Fair Housing and Transgender People
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2012
Level State
State(s) All States
Source National Center for Transgender Equality
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing
Recent federal guidance and regulations have greatly strengthened the housing rights of transgender people. This document lists the housing rights of transgender people (including the laws that protect them), answers common questions, and outlines how they can file complaints of housing...
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Program Summary - HEAP - Health Equity in All Policies
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source Chicago Department of Public Health
Policy Areas Community Development, Health, Housing, Public Safety
Chicago's Health Equity in All Policies (HEiAP) initiative addresses systemic health disparities by embedding equity into decision-making across sectors. The program highlights successes such as equitable urban development, expanding food access, and improving care systems for unhoused...
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2021 Madison Ordinance 63324 Waiving Rent Abatement Fees
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source The Common Council of the City of Madison
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
In response to hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this proposal waives the ten dollar Rent Abatement Application Fee for all tenants who apply for rent abatement prior to June 30, 2021....
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Not Just a Landlord Bailout
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level State, City or Town, County
State(s) New York
Source Urban Democracy Lab
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
Existing housing relief efforts have failed, placing burdens on struggling tenants and owners. This report identifies the need to expand the stocks of social housing outside the speculative market and dissects New York's relief approach. It highlights the shortfalls of the approach...
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Crisis, Experimentation, and Prosperity: A Year of Policy Advocacy
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source ProGov21
Policy Areas -
This publication compiles all the policy analysis conducted and published by ProGov21 for the year of 2023. It includes policy roadmaps for local public officials addressing issues of equity, reproductive health, immigration, land use, public finance, regional coordination, housing,...
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San Francisco Executive Order Extending Residential Eviction Moratorium
Type Executive Order
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Office of the Mayor San Francisco
Policy Areas Housing
An executive order extending Section 1 of the Twelfth Supplement to the Proclamation imposing protections for residential tenants, including a temporary moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent by residential tenants directly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and a temporary moratorium...
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AIRBNB, RISING RENT, AND THE HOUSING CRISIS IN LOS ANGELES
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety
Sharing our homes has been commonplace for as long as there have been spare rooms and comfortable couches. Whether through word of mouth, ads in newspapers or flyers on community bulletin boards, renters and homeowners alike have always managed to rent out or share rooms in their...
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High-Road Futures: Policy Roadmaps for Democratic Renewal
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2025
Level City or Town, County, National
State(s) All States
Source ProGov21
Policy Areas 0, Children & Families, Civil Rights, Community Development, Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Education, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement, Food, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility
The following report compiles 22 roadmaps for American municipalities on a variety of pressing policy topics in an era of democratic backsliding. From low-income housing to affordable child care to urban wealth funds to renewable energy, each entry follows the same high-impact format:...
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