BAY AREA SNAPSHOT
Each year we also prepare the Bay Area Housing Snapshot covering housing costs and common incomes in the Bay Area. You can download the most current versions below. A new version is available every Spring.
BROCHURES FOR THE COMMUNITY
Rental Housing Brief:
Why We Should Invest Now in the Bay Area’s Affordable Rental Housing Market: Meeting Need and Creating Opportunity (2011 PDF, 3 pages)
Contemporary Affordable Housing Primers:
Who, What, How & Why of Contemporary Affordable Housing (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
Primer on the Financing of Affordable Housing (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
Working with Public Concerns About Contemporary Affordable Housing:
What is the Impact on Property Values? (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
What is the Impact on Density? (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
What is the Impact of Parking? (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
THE FACES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Updated May 2011)
“HOW TO” GUIDES FOR ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
Outreach to the Public & Decision makers About Contemporary Affordable Housing
How To: Speak in Public About Contemporary Affordable Housing (2009 PDF, 3 pages)
How To: Talk to Decision makers About Contemporary Affordable Housing (2009 PDF, 6 pages)
How To: Host Public Meetings About Contemporary Affordable Housing (2009 PDF, 3 pages)
How To: Host Tours of Contemporary Affordable Housing (2009 PDF, 4 pages)
Working with the Media
How To: Build Capacity for Media Relations (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
How To: Write Press Advisories & Releases (2009 PDF, 4 pages)
How To: Get Media Coverage of Your Story (2009 PDF, 2 pages)
How To: Write Editorials, Opinion Editorials and Letters to the Editor (2009 PDF, 3 pages)
How To: Prepare a Press Conference or Media Event (2009 PDF, 5 pages)
How To: Develop a Media Campaign (2009 PDF, 1 pages)
“HOW TO” GUIDES FOR MANAGING LOCAL OPPOSITION
Working with the Public and Potential Concerns
Dealing With Fearful Opponents of Housing and Service Development (1996 PDF, 2 pages)
How to Deal with Property Value Concerns (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
What Works in Affordable Housing Education? (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
How To Create a Cable TV Show About Affordable Housing (PDF, 9 pages)
Siting of Homeless Housing and Services (2000 PDF, 28 pages)
Myths and Facts about Parking Planning (2001 PDF, 10 pages)
Rethinking Residential Parking Brochure (2001 PDF, 2 pages)
Parking & Housing: Best Practices for Increasing Housing Affordability and Achieving Smart Growth (2001 PDF, 37 pages)
Working with Local Governments to Create More Affordable Housing
Action Suggestions for Local Government (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
Six Steps to Getting Local Government Approvals (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
PREVIOUS COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE TOOLKITS
Affordable Housing: A Bay Area Briefing
What is Affordable Housing? (1996 PDF, 2 pages)
Who Needs Affordable Housing? (1996 PDF, 2 pages)
How Is Affordable Housing Developed? (1996 PDF, 2 pages)
Answers To Common Questions (1996 PDF, 2 pages)
Resources and More Information (1996 PDF, 2 pages)
Supportive Housing: A Bay Area Briefing
Supportive Housing: Cost-Effective & Flexible (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
Supportive Housing Serves A Broad Range of Clients (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
Supportive Housing Deserves Your Support (1998 PDF, 2 pages)
Supportive Housing: Answers to Common Questions & Other Resources (1998 PDF, 2 pages)