Just Cities Institute

11/04/2025

11/03/2025

Election Day is TOMORROW. If you haven’t already, make a and find your polling place!

FindMyPollingPlace.sos.ca.gov.

11/03/2025

11/02/2025

It’s more important than ever to know your rights! As a registered voter, you have the right to cast your ballot without interference. Learn more at
sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights!

11/01/2025

Questions? Contact the election experts working our Voter Hotline. They are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. before Election Day & from 7 a.m. to
8 p.m. on Election Day. Call now: (800) 345-8683.

09/08/2023

¡Residentes de Berkeley y Oakland! ¿Conoce sus derechos de vivienda? La ordenanza de Vivienda de Oportunidad Justa garantiza que las personas anteriormente encarceladas no estén sujetas a discriminación durante las solicitudes de vivienda (en función de sus antecedentes penales).

¡No dudes en enviarnos un DM si tienes alguna pregunta!

09/08/2023

Berkeley & Oakland residents! Do you know about your housing rights? Fair Chance Housing ordinance ensures that formerly incarcerated folks are not subject to discrimination during housing applications (based on their criminal history).

Feel free to DM with any questions!

03/07/2023

“When you give people access to housing, a fair chance, that’s when we have thriving communities. That’s when we see the success of our community members.”

Last week’s Board of Supervisors vote on 2/28 concluded disappointingly with the decision to *not* formalize the Wilma Chan Fair Chance Housing ordinance at its second reading (AFTER its initial first passage in December 2022). Normally, the second reading is perfunctory– but with the seat replacement of Dave Brown and the passing of Richard Valle, we lost two champions of the legislation and did not have enough votes to pass .

Despite this obstacle, we are going to continue to advocate for the Wilma Chan Fair Chance Housing ordinance and a more just society. We are going to continue to hold Supervisors Haubert and Tam accountable to our community and push them to support this impactful legislation.

We want to especially thank YOU–our partners and our neighbors– for your solidarity in this arduous fight. We recognize the countless hours you spent sitting in Board meetings, the energy you bring to our public comment mobilization, and the courageous sharing of stories each of you has dedicated to this campaign to restore housing rights. You have all shown that our campaign is built and run on love for eachother and hope for a better world.

Our fight for Fair Chance Housing is not over, and if you would like to join us, you can check out fairchance4all.org (link in our bio) or DM us for information! Follow our social media to stay tuned for more updates.

02/24/2023

TUESDAY 2/28 is the Board of Supervisors vote for the final passage of Fair Chance Housing ordinance in Alameda County.

We anticipate a large show of opposition to the vote by landlords and the real estate lobby. We need to mobilize and show just how much support has from the community!

Link to Zoom meeting is in our bio! DM us or email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Thank you all🔥

01/23/2023

TOMORROW 1/24‼️
is the Board of Supervisors vote for the final passage of Fair Chance Housing ordinance in Alameda County.

We anticipate a large show of opposition to the vote by landlords and the real estate lobby. We need to mobilize and show just how much support has from the community!

Link to Zoom meeting is in our bio! DM us or email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Thank you all🔥

01/19/2023

Happy new year from Just Cities! As we enter 2023, we reflect on the work our team has accomplished these past couple years alongside our partners. Go through our post to check out how Just Cities has been striving to increase racial inclusion in planning, promote housing rights and anti-displacement resources, and transform public policy design. Thank you to our community partners and supporters for being a part of our journey: Structural change takes ALL of us!

[link to learn about Fair Chance Housing Laws is in our bio]