Recent Reports of Interest

REACHING CALIFORNIA’S ADU POTENTIAL: PROGRESS TO DATE AND THE NEED FOR ADU FINANCE. Chapple, K, et al. August 2020. UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation and Center for Community Innovation. https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/news/reaching-adu-potential-california-finance This study looks at the tremendous growth in the permitting and developing of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) throughout California and the need for increased financing options for low- and moderate-income homeowners.

RACIAL SEGREGATION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, PART 5, REMEDIES, SOLUTIONS, AND TARGETS. Menendian, S., Gambhir, S. and Gailes, A. August 11, 2020. UC Berkeley Othering and Belonging Institute https://belonging.berkeley.edu/racial-segregation-san-francisco-bay-area-part-5
Racial segregation remains the key driver of racial disparities in education, health care, housing, and employment. This five-part series investigates the persistent problem of racial residential segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area. This fifth brief, on remedies, solutions, and targets, presents five general policy approaches that can help address the problem of racial residential segregation and help put the Bay Area on a better path forward.

CANAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE COUNCIL RESOURCES REPORT. Blash, L. and La Porta, K. July 2020. A report for the Multicultural Center of Marin. https://marinmehc.org/staging/wp-content/uploads/CCRC-RESOURCES-REPORT.pdf  This document is an annotated bibliography of recent reports concerning the Canal neighborhood in San Rafael. It includes planning documents and analyses of sea level rise on the eastern shoreline of Marin and environmental restoration projects along the shoreline and local creeks, studies and an article on transportation and parking issues in the Canal area, a large number of reports, plans and maps concerning land use and housing, and several reports concerning human development and services.