New report paints a bleak picture of displacement in San Jose
More than 1.5 million residents fled the Bay Area between 2010 and 2016 due in part to the rising cost-of-living, including San Joseans who are increasingly forced out.
more >We Decry the Eviction of Moms 4 Housing
Housing for People, Not Speculators!
We condemn the cruel and violent eviction of homeless Black mothers and their children in the organization Moms 4 Housing, from a vacant house in West Oakland that they have been occupying for the past two months. Around 5:30 a.m., | Read more >
Interview with Angela Glover Blackwell: Everything can be turned into an opportunity and a learning moment
Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder in Residence of PolicyLink, started the organization in 1999 with a mission of advancing racial and economic equity for all.
more >A Federal Job Guarantee Is a Crucial Tool to Fight Inequality
Crossposted from Inequality.org
By Sarah Treuhaft and Angela Glover Blackwell
Skyrocketing inequality and persistent racial inequities are erasing the American dream for all but the lucky few and hobbling true economic prosperity. Tackling this toxic inequality must be | Read more >
Top Urban Planning Websites – 2019
A cooperative effort between the San Francisco Foundation, PolicyLink, and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, the Bay Area Equity Atlas went online in June 2019, raising the level of Internet exposures to the dynamics of inequality, gentrification, and development at work in...
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