CC+S's Jeff Vincent presented to the California State Assembly's Local Government Committee at their April 27, 2022 hearing on AB 2295 (Bloom) Local educational agencies: housing development projects.

CA's new report, Planting the Seed: Farm to School Roadmap for Success, highlights policy goals to advance child well-being, economic growth, environmental resilience, and racial equity through farm to school systems that connect children to locally sourced, whole foods and produce in cafeterias, classrooms, and gardens.

CC+S, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, and cityLAB at UCLA's new study on education workforce housing highlights opportunities and constraints in California.

In November 2021, Routledge published our book on planning just and joyful cities - compiling best practices across 20 years of Y-PLAN projects.

EdSource: The state does not keep records of the ventilation systems in California’s 10,000 public schools or which schools might need additional support in funding their HVAC.

“The condition in too many schools was bad and doing harm prior to the pandemic,” CC+S's Jeff Vincent added. “The pandemic has shined a spotlight on that … These problems don’t go away when a vaccine comes.”

Read our commentary in EdSource on reopening California school buildings.

Chalkbeat quotes CC+S cofounder Jeff Vincent on the challenge of reopening in poor quality school facilities.

CC+S launches site of tools for schools, school districts, and states in ensuring facilities are safe and healthy to reopen.

Hear members of the ad hoc committee discuss the findings and recommendations