Marin IJ Readers’ Forum It’s been a good month for fair housing. The Supreme Court decision three weeks ago on disparate impact upheld the 2013 Housing and Urban Development department rule clarifying the use of disparate impact analysis, affirming that even unintentional discriminatory policies are against the law. Last week, the administration released a new…
by Krissy Clark Wednesday, June 10, 2015 – 15:41 Marketplace for Wednesday, June 10, 2015 You may have noticed some headlines a few months back about how filmmaker George Lucas has decided to get in to the affordable housing business. In April, he announced plans to spend more than $100 million of his own money…
By Kiki La Porta, David Kunhardt and Cesar Lagleva Marin IJ Voice – POSTED: 06/06/15, 12:52 PM PDT Marin likes to lead in sustainability. Four decades ago, we were first in the nation to set urban growth boundaries. Marin’s 1972 Countywide Plan downzoned all of West Marin to protect open space and agriculture. Key to…
By Shiraz Kaderali Posted: 05/17/15, 10:41 AM PDT | In a recent Marin Voice column, Justin Kai and Lisa Culbertson Simmons decry the push for workforce housing, stating that it “simply does not exist.” It does. While affordable housing is not restricted to applicants in the workforce and a few units are expressly restricted to…
10 reasons to VOTE for a County Supervisor who supports environmentally friendly affordable housing… Almost 27,000lower-income Marin households spend more than 30% of their income on housing. The single largest source ofgreenhouse gas emissions is transportation. Our lack of affordable housing is a major factor. 68,000 people commute from other counties to work lower-wage jobs in Marin because they can’t afford to…
The lack of affordable housing costs everyone The majority of Marin’s workforce commutes from other counties to work in lower-wage service jobs…which are the fastest-growing sector of Marin’s labor market. Why do 68,000 people endure the cost, time, and stress of long commutes? Most cannot afford to live close to where they work. Maybe you think that it…
By Larry Kennings Marin IJ – Posted: 05/14/16 Despite the histrionics of the presidential campaigns, it is critical that Marin voters focus on our state, county and local elections this primary season. In addition to any other issues important to you, the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative urges you to consider local candidates’ positions on housing…
What’s the justice issue in housing? When you vote on June 7 or by mail for the Board of Supervisors, think about this: does the candidate stand for JUSTICE or “just us”? The candidate’s position on housing will tell you a lot. WHAT’S THE JUSTICE ISSUE IN HOUSING? The majority of people who work in…
High home prices are pushing three groups of people out of big, expensive cities: low-income workers, people in rural-based industries, and millennials. Trulia data scientist Mark Uh examined how the affordability crisis is pricing out various income groups. Using data from the 2014 five-year US Census American Community Survey, Uh looked into migration patterns away from the biggest —…
We can’t really live without them The majority of Marin’s workforce doesn’t live here. It costs too much. What do Marin workers do? How much do they earn? Service businesses are the main industries and the fastest-growing segment of Marin’s economy– guest and food services, retail, education, health care, social assistance, and others. The average salaries in…