by CaRLA | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Fair Housing Act turned 50 last year, and the community of housing scholars and activists continue to reflect on the progress not made since segregation because officially illegal. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development recently held a symposium on the...
by CaRLA | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
*** Non-partisan legislative analysis *** One of the housing bills being considered this year is SB 330. This is an interesting bill because parts of it attempt to reduce local control over building and permitting in cities that have demonstrated their inability to...
by CaRLA | Apr 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Way back in 2015 we filed a lawsuit against Lafayette, CA in an effort to compel the city to allow O’Brien Homes to build 315 apartments. 4 years later, O’Brien is on the path to building these apartments, but Lafayette neighbors are still fighting....
by CaRLA | Apr 29, 2019 | News
Long before CaRLA was on the scene, there was the Bay Area Renters’ Federation. And then BARF got a shirt! And then they stopped printing them. And then CaRLA started printing them! And now, you can acquire one! They are locally sourced from Alliance Graphics, a...
by CaRLA | Apr 25, 2019 | News
Los Altos is a wealthy suburban enclave in the Northwestern part of Santa Clara county. It has a population of just under 30,000 people and is comprised primarily of low-rise single family neighborhoods. A small portion of the city, Downton Los Altos, is zoned for...
