Urban Habitat

10/14/2026

Panel #2 is at is “Growing Our Power: Election Implications for Creating the Communities We Want,” moderated by UH’s Larisa Casillas feat. Kimi Lee Daniella Mahones Antioch Councilmember Tamisha Walker-Torres - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/panel-2-at-sotr2026-growing-our-power/

10/06/2026

Apply today for our Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute! We help community leaders learn and apply strategies that put power back in the hands of the people. Applications due by Sunday October 19. Learn more: https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/create-change-from-inside-government-apply-to-bcli/

09/30/2026

Panel #1 unveiled! Join us at for “Reclaiming the Future: Building a regionalism to counter elite power and growing inequality” moderated by UH’s Chris Schildt featuring Tony Samara Zach Lou Carlos Romero - East Palo Alto City Council - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/panel-1-unveiled-register-for-sotr2026-today/

09/18/2026

Check out our roundup of housing justice victories, upcoming webinars, important ballot measures, and opportunities to get involved in local campaigns: https://bit.ly/4yECxrQ

09/02/2026

Apply to our 18th BCLI cohort today! - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/democracy-depends-on-us-apply-to-bcli/

08/27/2026

Register today for State of the Region! Join leaders and advocates from across the Bay Area on November 18th to explore the implications of the election results and identify opportunities for taking back our region from the tech oligarchs. - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/register-today-for-state-of-the-region/

08/20/2026

The successful signature gathering campaigns for Connect Bay Area’s five-county regional measure and SFMTA’s Stronger MUNI for All show there is popular support for public transit in the Bay Area. Now we have to pass both measures so that we fund transit, avoid massive service cuts and take the first step towards reimagining a new system. https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/the-future-of-bay-area-transit-is-on-the-november-ballot/

07/28/2026

Vallejo residents urgently need renter protections. Check out our latest report with Vallejo Housing Justice Coalition to understand why: The Right to Thrive: Tenant-Led Housing Justice in Vallejo, California - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/event-and-new-report-the-right-to-thrive-tenant-led-housing-justice-in-vallejo/

07/07/2026

Housing wins, an upcoming webinar on tenants’ rights, our Learning Lab applications are open, plus much more. Check out our July newsletter - https://bit.ly/3SE4yAl

07/07/2026

More cars will never be the solution to having too many cars on our streets. Fund Public Transit and support the Connect Bay Area regional measure and a Stronger MUNI for All!

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