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Green would argue Friedersdorf about the diversity aspect of the california dream. Friedersdorf claims that california is diverse and communities live in harmony but Green would partially agree as he will admit that california has an overall diverse population but they are segregated into smaller communities largely due to racial bias. He would also say that people of color suffer the most due to this as the areas they are ABLE to reside in, is not funded enough

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Both authors would concur how lack of available housing to people of color adds to the issue of homelessness and segregation of communities. Both authors talk about people of color being denied housing despite them being able to afford it solely due to their race.

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Dillon talks about how Article 34 is not being used in an effective way and Klein talks about how CEQA is also being exploited by NIMBYs. Article 34 which requires voter approval to build public housing can be used to solve the housing crisis but since NIMBYs do not wish to 'devalue' the area they live in. CEQA also gives NIMBYs a way to avoid building beneficial public services.

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Even though Micheli's article doesn't have a claim it's stating facts about the function of community-controlled laws, which seems to be more of a black-and-white Senecio how the laws are meant to be implemented. However, Klein's article gives us a perspective of the reality of things. Simply because laws are meant to be used one way doesn't mean they will be used accordingly.

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Reading from last quarter （Desmond-Harris)

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Reading from last quarter （Desmond-Harris)

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MQ: How did the forceful acts and discrimination prevent minority groups from achieving the California dream?
Claim: minority groups are suffering from racial discrimination and unequal treatment by law enforcement officials.
Points:
-More than 3 out of 4 African Americans said that police were stricter on black people in comparison to other races.
-The minority groups’ misconduct will lead to more serious consequences and penalties
Illustrative Quote "Racial diversity might make people feel warm and fuzzy about "race relations", but it's wrong to assume that living in diverse places means life gets better for people of color."

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Though it is not explicitly said after HoSang's reading it makes you think the older generations that Friedersdorf mentions may be a threat when it comes to younger people, and poc to be able to find homes especially with proposition 14 being mentioned.

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Laws/ Legislations
CEQA
Single housing zone
Article 34

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NIMBY'S

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Lack of available/ affordable housing

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MQ: No question; simply a brief history and functions of direct democracy in California.
Claim: Same as above no claims; simply stating facts
Points:
- Direct democracy in California consists of recalls, initiatives and referendums.
Basic definitions
- Recalls: voters can vote to remove an elected official before the next scheduled election
- Initiatives: votes can make laws
- Referendums: allows voters to repeal a statute that was adopted by the legislature and signed by the governor

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MQ: How effective are the government's decisions?
Claim: Not effective enough due to the outdated laws.
Points:
- An example given was UC Berkeley and its inability to house its students. Although the solutions seemed to be obvious, more houses equal fewer homeless students, due to the "noxious" NIMBY using the California Environmental Quality Act, a bill proposed by environmentalists, as an easy way to block UC plans.
- "Many solutions that were made for one's generations tend to become the problems of the next generation"

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MQ: Should the government be involved when it comes to putting a cap on the amount of students UCB can accept?
Claim: Don’t mess with college admissions
Points:
- Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to stop capping the enrollment of students at UCB
- It was argued that thousands of hard working students would be rejected simply because NIMBYs did not want more students living near their homes.
- It was mentioned how students who worked very hard would be the ones to take a hit
- Neighboring homes were contemplating their decisions to even live by a university
- But it wasn’t necessarily only the NIMBYs fault the University was at fault also for not building enough homes for those who were admitted

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MQ: how does the housing problem make it hard for minority groups to live safe?
Claim: housing problems make it hard for people to live in a safe and comfortable environment.
Points: the house owners don’t allow people of color to move into their communities, as they think this action would lower property values

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MQ: Should UC Berkeley put a cap on its enrollment to be able to build enough housing for its students and not go into near by neighborhoods?
Claim: Neighborhood groups are still battling UC Berkeley to cap enrollment and build more beds
Points:
- Homes that once held one family were now holding more than a dozen students
- UCB increased its enrollment without building enough homes to accommodate for the new students and those already there

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MQ: Is the California Dream Dying?
Claim: The California Dream is dying according to Friedersdorf.
Points:
- he is a Californian himself
- he believes older generations may be a threat to California
- reminds us that the population is growing in general and in diversity
- mentions how although the state is diverse it still treated immigrants poorly.

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MQ: How the state Constitution makes affordable housing hard to build
Claim: It is hard for poor people to find a place to live
Points:
- It mentions article 34 and how it requires voter approval before public housing is built showing how it is hard to build for example, low income apartments because voters may not want that in their community

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MQ: Should the government be allowed to tell homeowners who can and can't live on their property?
Claim:
Points:
- Mentions how there was an occasion in which a family was denied a home because they were people of color. (he later admitted he denied the families solely because of race)
- The chair of the San Francisco Valley Fair housing council told a state commission in 1960 that he was only aware of one black family that was able to purchase a home outside of the segregated area during the past ten years.
- Rumford Fair Housing Act banned all discrimination that had to do with those trying to find homes
- Proposition 14 was created for the sole purpose of property owners to be able to choose who can live on their property.

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What is at the heart of this disconnect between that dream and reality?

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MQ: how does racial segregation affect the bay area?
Claim: racial inequality and unfairness against other races are getting worse.
Points: there are vast disparities in income and poverty levels, home values, rent prices, and life expectancy between highly segregated communities of color and white communities.