Maddie Ribble

TY @senatorsrp.bsky.social for a powerful strategy convo w/ community leaders about how to keep Altadena land in Altadena hands in the face of speculation and displacement. W/CA CLT Network, Greenline Housing Foundation, Day One, Eaton Fire Collaborative, Inclusive Action, LA CLT Coalition + more.

The Last Abundance Agenda In the 1980s, Wall Street vowed to make housing more affordable through deregulation of housing finance. The result was the 2008 crisis.

Well, I finally got sucked into the Abundance debate.
An NPR show let me ask Derek Thompson one question.
I asked, "how come the last abundance agenda ended with the biggest economic downturn in 80 years?"
I elaborate here:
prospect.org/infrastructu...

..."The Case Against YIMBYism" as a companion read to delve more deeply into why housing "abundance" isn't what it's cracked up to be: newrepublic.com/article/1791....

TY @frontiertony.bsky.social! An important read about a movement that sounds great on the surface, but which on closer examination, simply doesn't square with our goals to advance racial and economic justice.

Tony doesn't get too deeply into ramifications for housing policy, but I recommend... 1/2

This is what LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong chose to spend money on instead of staffing and raises for the hardworking LAT newsroom

The California Community Land Trust Network Providing necessary resources to existing and emerging Community Land Trusts (CLTs) from across the state of California.

Some professional news: Last week I joined the CA Community Land Trust Network as Co-Director for Policy.

I am could not be more proud to support the growth of permanently affordable, community controlled land and housing in California!

Learn more & join us! www.cacltnetwork.org

Big community win for housing justice in Long Beach! Community members successfully got the Long Beach City Council to pass a motion expanding the inclusionary housing policy citywide and deepening affordability levels to low income and very low income levels in every neighborhood across the city.

#PublicHealth leaders are gathering in the State Capitol today to urge #CALeg to Protect Public Health Because it Protects You!

We’ll be discussing the importance of maintaining $188M in ongoing Future of Public Health investments, sustaining CA’s myCAvax infrastructure, & more!

Press Room Media Contacts: Carlene Pavlos, Executive Director, (857) 302-7023 (o), cpavlos@mapublichealth.org Oami Amarasingham, Deputy Director, 857-930-4191 (o), oamarasingham@mapublichealth.org NEWS R…

RFK, Jr.'s long history of spreading disinformation on vaccinations, HIV/AIDS, fluoridation, & transgender health care shows that he is unfit to lead HHS. His claims don't just reject science—they undermine lifesaving #publichealth interventions.

Full Statement: mapublichealth.org/press-room/

Kudos to my comms colleagues for creating the *ultimate* #CABudget starter pack! These are the folks to follow in order to understand state budget proposals, options, and choices — and what they mean for California's diverse communities. #CALeg

“More giveaways to market-rate developers and ever crueler and more punitive policies towards houseless people will not address the needs of everyday Californians.”

While I’m encouraged by this range of commitments, I’m also concerned that there are no general fund dollars allocated for affordable housing. After years of meaningful investments, proposed funding in this budget has dropped to the minimum levels required by law.