FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haas Institute's Opportunity Mapping approach informs proposed policy change in California; Requesting support from advocates during public comment period BERKELEY, CA: A major housing program in California may see new changes...

August 21, 2017 The murder of Heather Heyer and the injury to 19 other peaceful protestors by a neo-Nazi terrorist in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12 marked a tragic new low in U.S. history. A virulent, violent strain of racism, misogyny...

Analyzing housing data from 1999 to 2017 for all local jurisdictions under the authority of the Association of Bay Area Governments, the findings of the report raise legal questions about a potentially disparate racial impact in the Bay Area's current housing needs allocation methodology, elevating concerns about housing equity in other parts of California as well.

Like many people, I am deeply bothered by the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. I give my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to those who went to Charlottesville to stand up for decency, fairness and equality, who put their beliefs...

By Derrick Duren, 2017 Summer Fellow “An empowered Richmond is one that offers improved access to resources that will allow us to thrive and be fully contributing members of the community,” explained an attendee at the Haas Institute’s Richmond City...

On June 14, 2017 at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics, Haas Institute Director john a. powell presented at the conference Challenging Inequalities: Developing a Global Response.