housing Archives - Leadership Counsel

9 ways San Joaquin Valley cities, counties can build up housing opportunities and reinvest in communities

The San Joaquin Valley is often labelled as having “more affordable” housing compared to the rest of California. But for Valley residents, rents are not so affordable.

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Kern County’s dismal effort at building affordable housing shows through inadequate land sites

April 12, 2021
Lesly Figueroa
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Land identified by the county is next to freight lines and other environmental hazards. Some land is on tiny, irregular parcels, which often are far from utilities and services.

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Coalition statement on Fresno City Council President’s flawed response to housing crisis

People directly impacted by the housing crisis and a legacy of housing injustice are the experts who can lead us toward a model of housing where everyone has a safe, accessible and permanently affordable place to call home.

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California counties hold the key to solving the housing crisis

March 23, 2021
Lesly Figueroa
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Some alarming signs are emerging of the way some counties are failing to help fix the state’s affordable housing crisis.

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How the City of Merced can increase affordable housing and help residents at once

February 11, 2021
Lesly Figueroa
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A little known policy could provide affordable housing for residents currently facing an affordability crisis in the City of Merced and beyond.

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By giving tenants a legal right to counsel, Fresno can lower the number of people experiencing homelessness

January 7, 2021
Lesly Figueroa
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As families barely scrape by, landlords can afford to hire legal representation in what is an unfair process in a courtroom which only exacerbates a tenant’s financial liability when the attorney collects additional fees and surcharges from tenants.

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