In the News

• Research on the economics of sustainability by John Quigley and collaborators Piet Eichholtz and Nils Kok of Maastricht University received the 2010 Award of Research Excellence from the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) in support of its Principles of Responsible Investment. Quigley received the award at a ceremony sponsored by UNEP in Copenhagen in May 2010.
• "Housing Policy Under The Obama Administration" Panel, Goldman School of Public Policy, Friday, April 16, 2010
• Berkeley & Maastricht University (Netherlands) Convene "Green Building" Symposium, UC Berkeley, Wednesday & Thursday, December 3-4, 2009
• Berkeley & UCLA Convene "Mortgage Meltdown" Symposium [Keynote: Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve], UC Berkeley, Thursday & Friday, October 30-31, 2008
• Asst.US.Treasury Secretary Phillip Swagel Speaks on "Housing, Financial Markets, and the Economy," Goldman School of Public Policy, Thursday, September 4, 2008
• Frank Altman (Community Reinvestment Fund USA) Speaks on "Rebuilding Communities: Guiding Capital to the Urban Core," Goldman School of Public Policy, Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Housing Program Executive Director Larry Rosenthal Moderates "2008 Housing Forum: A New Generation of Housing Leaders" Panel, San Francisco, Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Sheila Crowley (National Low Income Housing Coalition) Speaks on "The National Affordable Housing Trust Fund," Goldman School of Public Policy, Thursday, March 13, 2008
• Housing Program Releases New Research Report on Land-Use Regulation and Housing, August 31, 2007
• Housing Program Executive Director Larry Rosenthal Moderates "Perspectives on Community Development Finance" Panel, 12th Annual Fisher Center Real Estate Conference, San Francisco, Monday, May 7, 2007
• Buzz Roberts (National LISC) Speaks on "New Directions In Affordable Rental Housing: The View From Washington," Goldman School of Public Policy, Tuesday, May 1, 2007
• David Bley, Rich Gross (Enterprise Community Partners) Speak on "Affordable Housing and Transformative Capital," Goldman School of Public Policy, Friday, April 27, 2007
• Housing Program Executive Director Larry Rosenthal Moderates "Traffic Reducing Housing" Panel, Housing California 2007 Annual Conference, Sacramento, Tuesday, April 24, 2007
• Housing Program Hosts Japan-Berkeley Symposium on Local Public Economics, February 13, 2007
• Transit Expert Stuart Cohen Speaks on "The Future of Bay Area Mass Transit and Highway Solutions," Goldman School of Public Policy, Tuesday, November 13, 2006
• Disaster Policy Expert Mary Comerio Keynotes "Risking House and Home: Managing Catastrophe in the American Metropolis," Seventh Annual Berkeley Conference on Housing and Urban Policy, Friday, March 24th, 2006
• Housing Program Sponsors "Berkeley Symposium on Real Estate, Catastrophic Risk, and Public Policy," Marking Centennial of 1906 Great Earthquake and Fire, Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
• Gavin Newsom Keynotes "Housing and Cities: Mastering New Challenges," Sixth Annual Berkeley Conference on Housing and Urban Policy, Friday, March 11th, 2005
• "Reluctant Neighbors" Conference Held Friday, January 28th, 2005; Chester Hartman Keynotes
• Ophelia Basgal Speaks on "Beyond Welfare Reform: Are Federal Housing Programs Next?" Goldman School of Public Policy, Friday, November 5, 2004
• Anthony Downs Speaks on "Some Thoughts on Affordable Housing in California," Goldman School of Public Policy, Friday, October 8, 2004
• Housing Program Cosponsors Second Annual Conference for Housing Statistics Users Group (HSUG-West), October 1, 2004
• Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg Speaks on "Increasing Production of Affordable Housing to Meet California's Growing Needs," Goldman School of Public Policy, Friday, April 30, 2004
• Kevin Johnson Keynote Speaker at "Building the Promise: Housing Assistance as Social Investment," Fifth Annual Berkeley Conference on Housing and Urban Policy, Thursday, March 25th, 2004
• Eugene Smolensky Honored at Berkeley Symposium on Poverty, the Distribution of Income, and Public Policy, December 12-13, 2003
• Housing Program's Research on San Francisco Affordability Published By National Association of Realtors, November 2003
• Henry Cisneros Delivers Keynote at Fourth Annual Berkeley Conference on Housing and Urban Policy, Friday, February 7, 2003
• Census 2000 Conference Held at UC Berkeley, November 1, 2002
• Third Annual Housing Policy Conference, Held February 4, 2002
• "Homelessness in California" Report Released, October 31, 2001
• Berkeley Sponsors Housing & New Economy Conference at AREUEA MidYear Meetings in Washington DC, May 31, 2001
• Housing Program Cosponsors Terner Urban Development Salon Series, Spring '01
• KB HOME's Lawrence Gotlieb Visits Berkeley, February 23, 2001
• Housing Program Cosponsors Homeless Policy Conference, January 22, 2001
• BRIDGE Housing CEO Carol Galante Visits Berkeley, November 17, 2000
• Fannie Mae Foundation's James Carr Visits Berkeley, October 6, 2000
• Second Annual Housing Policy Conference, September 18, 2000
• "Raising the Roof" Report on California Housing Released, May 2000
• Inaugural Housing Policy Conference, September 1999

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