Last Thoughts From Manville, Monkkonen, and Lens
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:53-07:00This article responds to other commentaries and responses to It’s "Time to End Single-Family Zoning."
LA’s COVID-19 Response Should Prioritize Long-Term Rent-Stabilized Tenants for Housing Assistance
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:50-07:00The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown hundreds of thousands of Angeleno households into financial turmoil. In this brief, Phillips argues that Los Angeles should prioritize support for long-term residents of rent-stabilized housing.
Affordable Housing Primer
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:51-07:00This primer will help policymakers, public officials, advocates, and other stakeholders better understand the many different types of affordable housing, what they accomplish, how they’re regulated, and who they serve.
Affordable Housing Primer Summary
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:51-07:00This summary brief is a preview of a full-length version that includes details about who builds each affordable housing category, who pays, how rents are set and can change over time, and many other policy considerations.
Regional Housing Need in California: The San Francisco Bay Area
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:45-07:00The San Francisco Bay Area's housing target fails to account for the fact that the region leads the nation in super-commuters, many of whom work in the Bay Area but have been driven to live outside of it.
A Call For Real Estate Transfer Tax Reform
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:45-07:00Reforms to the real estate transfer tax, which is assessed when properties are sold or otherwise change ownership, are an effective and equitable solution to immediate budget needs, while also supporting important long-term priorities including affordable housing and tenant assistance.
One to Four: The Market Potential of Fourplexes in California’s Single-Family Neighborhoods
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:45-07:00An estimate of the market-feasible production if the state were to allow fourplexes on single-family parcels and analysis of how these impacts vary across regions and cities.
Assessing the Untapped Housing Capacity in Los Angeles County’s Existing Residential Neighborhoods Brief
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:46-07:00This research aimed to analyze the perceptions of Los Angeles County homeowners in order to gain insight on homeowners’ likelihood of, barriers to, and facilitators in adopting ADUs on their property.
Barriers to Engagement: Client Perspectives from a Community-Based Organization Brief
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:46-07:00The goal of this research is to understand, from the perspective of clients and case managers, the barriers that prevent consumers from accessing mental health care and engaging in the treatment process.
COVID-19 and Renter Distress: Evidence from Los Angeles
angelawu2025-08-29T17:33:42-07:00A joint UCLA-USC report documents the hardships faced by tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic and traces those hardships overwhelmingly to lost work and wages as a result of the economic shutdown.