Civic Tech Projects
Join the movement of tech volunteers for good
We’re building tools, visualizations, and apps that support the movement for economic justice.
Prop 13 Visualization
Refine our parcel-level model and visualization supporting the movement to close California’s corporate property tax loophole and restore billions of dollars per year to local budgets.
Legislation Tracker
Create an open-source package of tools that helps organizations track, manage, and share their advocacy on crucial bills as they work their way through the California legislature.
Rental Data Scan
Research public rental datasets and build the case for comprehensive, accessible rental market data to support tenant advocacy and tenant protection policy.
Our Project Reach
8 million
households affected by rent control in California
5,000 bills
currently before the California Legislature
100x gap
in commercial property tax rate for worst offenders under Prop 13
Civic Tech in Action: TenantProtections.org
In 2022 we launched the most comprehensive anti-gouging rent calculator in California: the Tenant Protections Rent Calculator.
Millions of California renters are eligible for local rent control and/or statewide rent stabilization under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482). But between inadequate documentation and complicated calculations, how can you know what protections you’re covered by?
With one quick protections quiz and a rent increase calculator, you and your neighbors can understand what protections you’re eligible for and which laws your landlord may have violated. Our amazing team of civic tech volunteers turned this idea into reality. Read on to learn more.
Try the Calculator“Through volunteer work on TechEquity’s rent control calculator, I’ve been able to dive headfirst into the tangle of local tenant protection laws, which has opened my eyes to the deep inequities and inadequate safety nets in my home state.
Collaborating with everyone from designers to lawyers has been a great learning experience in thoughtfully building a product for a good cause.”
– Emily Thai, former civic tech volunteer