Housing Policy

February 19, 2021

Race: The Power of an Illusion, “The House We Live In”

Part of a larger series deconstructing our idea of race, this chapter focuses on how racist housing policy led to de facto and de jure segregation and the racial wealth gap we see today. (Run time 29:18)
February 19, 2021

Racial Segregation in the Bay Area Part 5: Remedies, Solutions, and Targets

Outlines various policies and strategies to break up racial residential segregation across the Bay Area, broken down by the following categories: 1. Curtailing Restrictive Land Use Policies & Regulations 2. Rent Control for Integrated or Integrating Communities 3. Mobility Strategies 4. Fair Share & Inclusionary Zoning 5. Affordable Housing & Other Integrative Subsidies
February 19, 2021

Roots, Race, and Place

This report outlines the previous overtly and covertly racist housing and land use policies that shaped the Bay Area into what we see today. Researchers tie practices like redlining to the prevelance of subprime mortgages and foreclosures in communities of color that translated to the inequities and segregation of the Bay Area.
February 19, 2021

Embedding Racial Equity in Housing

Outlines the disparate impact of racist housing policy and COVID-19 on communities of color and offers possible solutions that cities can enact.