Policy & research
Roof Over My Heart conducts research and policy analysis on housing systems, consumer protection failures, and implementation gaps that directly impact Californians.
Our work is grounded in documented outcomes, cross-jurisdiction analysis, and real-world case data. We focus on what works, what’s broken, and where targeted reforms can produce immediate public benefit — without unnecessary taxpayer burden.
Request a policy briefingState and local barriers, ordinance inconsistencies, and implementation gaps affecting rapid housing deployment.
Delays, prohibitions, and regulatory conflicts that prevent timely rehousing after declared disasters.
Systemic enforcement gaps enabling contractor fraud, payment diversion, and victim financial harm.
Regulatory and coordination failures that stall otherwise approved housing units.
Roof Over My Heart does not engage in partisan activity or political endorsements.
Short posts, findings, and analysis from both sides of our work: what we’re learning about housing policy, and the patterns we’re documenting in contractor fraud. Added regularly.
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Analysis · July 2026
What happens to a complaint after it is filed, how often it results in action, and where the process loses people along the way.
Read the analysis: Enforcement outcomes in California contractor licensing complaintsFindings · June 2026
Concentration analysis across documented cases, and what it implies for how agencies prioritize.
Read the analysis: A small number of operators, a large share of the harmDocumentation · May 2026
Aggregate totals, methodology, and the limits of what county-level counts can and cannot show.
Read the analysis: Documented losses across nine California countiesHousing & policy · May 2026
A plain-language look at the specific provisions communities adopt, and what they mean for a homeowner.
Read the analysis: What a tiny-home-friendly ordinance actually changesNew writing is added regularly. When a new article is published it becomes the featured piece at the top and the rest move into the grid below.
