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Rooted in Marin: A Collaborative Effort Toward Anti-Displacement Policies
ByCarmela Davis June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

by Chris Logan, Partnership for Bay Future Fellow , County of Marin Community Development Agency Before we lose diversity, workers, and quality of life… we must act now. Rooted in Marin: Strategies for Anti-Displacement is a collaboration between the Cities, Towns, and County of Marin. Read or download the report here. Low-income and rent-burdened households are at…

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Terner Center report: Reducing the Complexity in California’s Affordable Housing Finance System
ByCarmela Davis May 25, 2025May 25, 2025

This report outlines important information on the challenges affordable housing projects face in California when it comes to financing these projects. Read the report here. An excerpt: “The inclusion of one additional public funding source adds, on average, four months to the timeline of being able to start construction, and is associated with an increase…

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Marin County Home Preservation resource
ByCarmela Davis May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

Habitat for Humanity, Greater San Francisco has opened up a Home Preservation program for Marin residents. This program offers low cost home repairs for things like new roofs, plumbing, window replacements, etc. Apply here for the program.

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Marin Housing Elements Annual Progress Report Update
ByCarmela Davis April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

We are woefully behind on progress toward our housing goals Marin’s sixth 8-year Housing Element Cycle officially kicked off January 31, 2024. Every April, the county and each local city and town must publish an Annual Progress Report (APR) documenting progress toward achieving assigned housing goals (“RHNA,” or Regional Housing Needs Allocation). Marin, as a whole,…

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Housing needs to be more accessible
ByCarmela Davis March 31, 2025

Housing needs to be more accessible. Our communities deserve it. – Carmela Davis, Housing Specialist, MEHC The housing crisis is dire for everyone, but especially so for people with a disability Disability is the largest and most intersectional minority in the world. Did you know that an estimated 10% of Marin residents have a disability?…

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Featured | Learn | Perspective | Policy | West Marin

West Marin faces major housing need
ByCarmela Davis February 26, 2025March 6, 2025

The Pt. Reyes Seashore settlement will cause loss of housing and employment for many farmworker families. – Agnes Cho, consultant and project manager,Community Land Trust of West Marin (CLAM) A West Marin community leader recently shared this comment with me: “In West Marin, finding housing is like winning a golden ticket.” Her offhand statement stuck with me, because…

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Legal Update! New California Housing Laws in 2025
ByCarmela Davis February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

Written by Lucie Hollingsworth and Ethan Strull. Welcome back, all of you Marin housing policy wonks! While you were all paying more attention to the presidential race, state propositions, and our local tenant protections, our state legislators were dutifully busy pushing laws through to chip away at making California a more affordable and just place….

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Housing Element Compliance Update
ByCarmela Davis January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

HCD Housing Element Review and Compliance Report: The Marin County housing compliance was required to be updated due to a court judgement. HCD now lists Marin County as out of compliance. This determination may be a result of the new 2025 laws clarifying Housing Element compliance. Link.

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Video: The inherent value of density housing
ByCarmela Davis January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

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Video: Can luxury housing do anything for Homelessness?
ByCarmela Davis January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

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