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  • The Call Marin Home Coalition Gathers
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    The Call Marin Home Coalition Gathers

    ByCarmela Davis March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

    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 Launch
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    Call Marin Home: building on MEHC’s legacy

    ByCarmela Davis December 23, 2025December 29, 2025

    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…

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    MEHC is now Call Marin Home

    ByCarmela Davis November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

    It’s OFFICIAL! Call Marin Home, Marin’s new housing coalition, is launched! Our annual Friendraiser on October 30th opened the next chapter for the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative. We announced that MEHC is now Call Marin Home, the coordinating force behind a new Marin housing coalition.  For the last 18 years, MEHC  has been going alone in our housing advocacy….

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  • Digging into the new CEQA reforms: New California laws are intended to reduce obstacles to housing production
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    Digging into the new CEQA reforms: New California laws are intended to reduce obstacles to housing production

    ByCarmela Davis October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

    Entrenched opposition continues to hamper new housing development in Marin. Marin has a serious housing shortage. This housing shortage is not due to a shortage of land. Eighty-five per cent of our land is excluded from development due to open space designations or agricultural easements. But the remaining 15% provides plenty of land for increased housing development, by…

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  • 240 Tamal Vista Corte Madera 100% affordable housing project
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    “Affordable” Housing in Marin: What’s the “Affordability Gap” and how can we address it?

    ByCarmela Davis September 15, 2025September 29, 2025

    Everyone knows that housing is very expensive in Marin and many Marinites want more affordable housing.  But how do we accomplish this? When we speak up for housing, we hear concerns about whether proposed projects have enough affordable housing or whether they are affordable enough. In this month’s Perspective, we look at the various programs that address housing…

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    Seas are rising around us. Where should we build housing?

    ByCarmela Davis August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

    SHOULD WE BUILD HOUSING ON UNDERUTILIZED, LOW-LYING SITES NEAR THE COAST The issue, potential solutions, what we can do now. — Written by MEHC Board Members Diana Benitez and Gail Napell.   THE ISSUE:  Sea level is rising   It’s undeniable:  the sea is rising around us. Every property near and on the shoreline — private…

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  • June 2025:  Mid-Year Housing Progress Update
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    June 2025:  Mid-Year Housing Progress Update

    ByCarmela Davis June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

    MANY PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE…Still a long way to go Halfway through the year, Marin has a large increase in the number of housing units in process, but we’re still very far from resolving our housing crisis.  MEHC thanks everyone who has attended a meeting, sent an email, supported a project, or passed along housing news. Your advocacy…

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  • Image of the cover of the Rooted in Marin report
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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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  • Marin Housing Elements Annual Progress Report Update
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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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  • Ramp for wheelchair users, picture included in MEHC Perspective
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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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