California’s Policymakers Must Take Immediate Action to Keep People in Their Homes
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In just seven days, California’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will stop accepting new applications, and the Covid protections that had previously barred landlords from filing eviction notices on the basis of unpaid rent will end. As evidenced by our new Read more >
Partnering with Federal Agencies to Advance Racial Equity
January 2022 marked the one-year anniversary of Executive Order 13985, the Biden-Harris Administration’s landmark order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, which has resulted in the development of racial equity action plans across 90 federal agencies. The issuance of the executive order last year signaled a promising shift in the...
| More >Call to Action: Picturing a Transformative Future for Housing and Health
Recognizing the inextricable connection between housing and health, made more evident by the COVID-19 pandemic, 19 housing justice leaders were announced as the 2021 cohort of Ambassadors for Health Equity, a venture led by PolicyLink and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. These leaders, who are focused on building political power and housing solutions in Black, Brown and...
| More >The State of Bay Area Workers
The Bay Area Equity Atlas partnered with ReWork the Bay's cross-sector Equity at Work Council and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to tell a more nuanced story about racial equity gaps in the region’s workforce. The result, The State of Bay Area Workers, is a first-of-its-kind data tool that offers a well-rounded picture of disparities in work and workers for each Bay Area county and...
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