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EDUCATOR HOUSING ARTICLES

More Teacher Housing Projects In The Works In San Francisco

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Wonder why Berkeley Schools can't pay staff enough? (The answer is not one thing) but consider that a recent study found 35% of our homeowners stay in their homes more than 30 years, thus paying property tax on valuations from the last century. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/realestate/here-are-the-cities-homeowners-never-leave.html

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/21/a-san-jose-school-district-aims-to-build-teacher-housing-through-a-60-million-bond-measure/

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https://www.berkeleyside.com/2019/09/11/berkeley-unified-might-ask-voters-to-pay-a-teacher-tax-in-2020 This article is full of statistics about Berkeley's underpaid educators.

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https://edsource.org/2019/rising-rents-in-coastal-california-outpace-teacher-pay/611216

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https://howmuch.net/articles/americas-mortgage-map-2019

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https://edsource.org/2019/interactive-map-where-teachers-find-affordable-housing-in-california/611230

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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-s-teacher-housing-crunch-Rising-13782104.php

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-s-teacher-housing-crunch-More-13783401.php?t=9c4ee47a5e

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https://www.berkeleyside.com/2019/04/22/opinion-berkeley-should-build-housing-for-teachers-its-an-investment-in-our-future

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https://www.berkeleyschools.net/2019/04/school-board-discusses-employee-housing-%EF%BB%BFauthorizes-preliminary-study/

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https://patch.com/california/newark/new-150-000-down-payment-assistance-program-alameda-county

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https://www.berkeleyside.com/2019/04/04/berkeley-unified-is-thinking-of-building-housing-for-workers-and-the-city-might-help?fbclid=IwAR3NQ3q6qO1U_DNRHSOuXElzjl7wyHXwP3_TK7ac3GEMhi-7fA6G8tj2z4U

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http://www.dailycal.org/2019/03/22/it-breaks-the-culture-of-berkeley-housing-costs-affect-local-teachers-school-community/

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Jan 11, 2019 - 1-Bedroom shortages, large 2-year rentincreases. https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/23/housing-our-teachers-a-los-gatos-mothers-crusade/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Will-SF-s-ambitious-plan-for-teacher-housing-12216394.php

http://www.sfexaminer.com/midpen-chosen-developer-citys-first-teacher-housing-project/

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/22/affordable-and-teacher-housing-would-be-permanently-fast-tracked-under-san-francisco-ballot-initiative/

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/south-city-takes-another-look-at-teacher-housing/article_2937d7ee-9090-11e8-b015-97b84d086cf2.html

http://www.hellohousing.org/777hamilton/

http://www.ktvu.com/news/new-partnership-to-help-keep-bay-area-educators-from-moving-in-search-of-affordable-housing

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/02/teacher-housing-coming-to-los-gatos/

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/19/affordable-teacher-housing-palo-alto-6-million/

http://www.supportteacherhousing.org/

https://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/12/05/housing-prices-high-school-district-ponders-building-homes-teachers

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/02/02/fremont-city-school-officials-at-odds-over-teacher-housing-land

https://thompsondorfman.com/casa-del-maestro-second-phase-of-affordable-housing-for-teachers-opens-in-santa-clara

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/01/to-lure-new-hires-pittsburg-unified-plans-68-apartments-in-old-town

https://www.ksbw.com/article/housing-incentive-for-teachers-working-and-live-in-santa-cruz-county/19739587

https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/09/11/teacher-housing-proposal-gains-traction

https://www.sonomanews.com/news/6146910-181/for-teachers-sonoma-county-houses

https://www.redfin.com/blog/2016/09/california-housing-affordability-for-teachers.html

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/07/05/housing-for-teachers-other-workers-proposed-in-alameda

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/11/new-program-helps-san-jose-teachers-who-cant-afford-homes-here

https://www.curbed.com/2017/9/12/16294628/teacher-housing-real-estate-low-income-teachers-village
 

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HOUSING / COMMUTING ARTICLES

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article228200679.html

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/13/bay-area-real-estate-gains-highest-in-country-since-recession/ 

https://www.onehomebayarea.org/

https://www.publicadvocates.org/our-work/housing/affordable-housing-3/

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/NE/20180513/local1/180519910

https://www.cfmco.org/2017/06/unaffordable-housing/