California Gubernatorial Candidates Housing Forum Moderated by Ezra Klein
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation, The New York Times, and Housing Action Coalition are hosting a live, nonpartisan forum on May 8, 2026, in Oakland for California’s 2026 gubernatorial candidates to discuss the state’s housing crisis. Ezra Klein, NYT opinion writer and podcast host, will moderate the event, which will be broadcast nationally via NYT channels and featured on The Ezra Klein Show. Candidates must achieve at least 5 percent in an upcoming Emerson, IGS, or PPIC poll to qualify. The forum includes opening remarks by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a public policy discussion, and a post‑event reception.
Housing the Bay Summit 2026
The Terner Center and ULI San Francisco are hosting the Housing the Bay Summit on April 15, 2026, from 12:30‑6:00 pm PT in San Francisco. The event will examine how technology influences construction costs, the role of homeownership in building generational...
Scaling Industrialized Construction: Barriers, Opportunities, and New Evidence
The Terner Center will host a webinar on April 28 to explore how California can scale industrialized construction. Experts will dissect regulatory hurdles, financing gaps, and demand volatility that currently limit prefabricated building adoption. The session will also unveil new...
Terner Center Comments on Build to Rent Provisions of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act
The Terner Center submitted comments on Section 901 of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which would require large institutional investors to sell newly built built‑to‑rent (BTR) single‑family homes within seven years. While BTR homes represent roughly 1% of...
California Legislature: Previewing the Year Ahead in California State Housing Policy
The Terner Center is hosting a March 24 webinar to preview California’s housing policy agenda for the 2025‑2026 legislative session. After a busy first year that delivered high‑profile bills on affordability, zoning and climate, lawmakers are expected to maintain an aggressive...
Potential Pathways to Scale Innovative Construction Methods in California
Amid California’s worsening housing shortage, the Terner Center released a report outlining how industrialized construction can cut costs, speed timelines, and boost unit output. The study identifies 40 policy recommendations grouped into seven themes, ranging from building‑code reform and financing...
The Cost of Fragmentation: A Comparison of State Affordable Housing Finance Governance Systems
The Terner Center released a new series of resources that examine how U.S. states govern affordable‑housing finance, highlighting the costly fragmentation of multiple agencies and programs. An interactive map and a landscape scan of all 50 states reveal which entities...