Learn
One of Call Marin Home’s core goals is to supply education and resources for those curious about all things affordable housing. The purpose of our “Learn” center is to provide easy access to educational recommendations, our monthly “Perspective” newsletters, and one-pagers. If you have a resource you wish to be added to the Learn center, please reach out to info@callmarinhome.org.
You can view all of our Perspectives here. They are informational deep dives on a specific topic related to housing.
One-Pagers
Our MEHC one-pagers offer insight on a variety of housing issues. They are designed to be informational and concise.
Educational Resources & News
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Fire | Learn | Perspective
BUILDING SMARTER, NOT RISKIER
Written by Jessie Rountree, Marin Resilience Manager, Greenbelt Allianceand Carmela Davis, Housing Specialist, Call Marin Home Fire-resilient housing can be part of the solution Critics of more housing in Marin often claim “more housing will create more wildfire risk to me and my community.” As longtime residents of Marin County, we share concern about fire…
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Novato Shows Marin How It’s Done
Written by Lucie Hollingsworth, Director of Policy, Legal Aid of Marin Nearly a year after a dozen households — more than 40 residents, including 17 children — were unceremoniously displaced from the condemned Romar Court Apartments, the Novato City Council took rare proactive action. On April 28, 2026, the Council adopted a strengthened just cause tenant…
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Housing Element Update: 2026
Three Years In, Less Than 10% Complete: Marin Falls Further Behind Every 8 years, each California county, city and town must update its Housing Element to assure that it enables development of sufficient new housing to satisfy requirements assigned to it by a regional agency. These requirements are known as Regional Housing Needs Allocations or…
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California’s new housing laws in 2026
Written by Lucie Hollingsworth, Senior Housing Attorney and Policy Director, Legal Aid of Marin Welcome to a new year of housing legislation! For the third year in a row, we’re back to report on how our state legislators did to make California a more equitable and just state for all. Many will agree, despite an…
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The Call Marin Home Coalition Gathers
On January 29th, Call Marin Home gathered more than 60 community leaders to discuss housing and the priorities of a new and exciting coalition to support the 3 Ps of housing — Production, Preservation and Protection, our guiding lights moving forward. All of the coalition members agreed that the ‘“3 P” approach is needed to…
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Call Marin Home: building on MEHC’s legacy
Marin is changing. For many years, MEHC (Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative) was one of the few organizational supporters of affordable housing. Now, many Marin organizations, leaders and residents recognize that we are in a housing crisis. Marin’s average home price is $1.7 million — unaffordable to the vast majority of residents. We are experiencing the…
