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Berkeley, CA, USA - December 27, 2021: Homeless encampments at Peoples Park, a historic site of political activism

Crime, Justice & Safety Criminalizing homelessness can lead to more crime

Thea Sebastian, Hanna Love, Tahir Duckett

October 9, 2024

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Placemaking Advancing inclusive development in rural towns

Hanna Love, Mary Elizabeth Campbell, William Taft, Andrea Devening

October 3, 2024

Union workers line the steps of City Hall holding signs listening to Mayor London Breed speaking at an Affordable Housing Press Conf - San Francisco, CA - March 01, 2024. Credit: Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock

Housing Making housing more affordable

Jenny Schuetz, Shira Stein, Adrianna Pita

September 27, 2024

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Mark Muro Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro @markmuro1

William H. Frey Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Sarah Lytle

Sarah Lytle Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Newsha Ajami

Newsha K. Ajami Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Goger

Annelies Goger Fellow - Brookings Metro

Jenny Schuetz

Jenny Schuetz Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro @jenny_schuetz

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