Housing Southern Californians

Housing demand in Southern California greatly exceeds supply. On top of the availability issue is the affordability issue. The difficulty of creating new housing near existing jobs and new jobs near existing housing only adds to the challenges facing local planners.

SCAG, due to the vision and and dedication of its members, is a national leader in housing policy development. In its role as the region's Council of Governments, representing six counties and 187 cities SCAG is able to convene and faciltate a forum for policy dialogues. Futher, SCAG is charged under State law with performing the allocation of regional housing needs shares once every five years. Local governments and others in the region look to SCAG to provide guidance and direction on this and other housing issues.

Resources

Presentations

• The Role of SCAG in Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention, Powerpoint by Joe Carreras, Program Manager, Housing and Community Planning, May 21, 2008
• How Can SCAG Help Cities with Their Housing Elements? presented by Ma'Ayn Johnson, SCAG Staff, August 2007

Links

• Pacesetters Television Interview: El Centro Mayor Jon Edney, Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, and SCAG Housing Program Manager Joe Carreras discussed the Housing Crisis and the Southern California Economy with Ray Gonzalez for the program Pacesetters on KTLA on June 8. Click here to watch.
• Compass Blueprint
• California Land Opportunities Tracking System (CALOTS) An interactive web-portal that provides a platform for users to query and spatially map contextual indicators, and is particularly useful to assess potential for infill development and analyze parcel data.
• Housing and Transportation Affordability Index and Case Studies
• California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Regional Trends
• SCAG CEHD Committee
• SCAG Regional Council

What's New

• Upcoming Symposium
  Stabilizing Communities: Addressing the Negative Impacts of Foreclosure
  July 15-16, 2008
  Hollywood Renaissance Hotel
  
• Pacesetters Television Interview: El Centro Mayor Jon Edney, Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, and SCAG Housing Program Manager Joe Carreras discussed the Housing Crisis and the Southern California Economy with Ray Gonzalez for the program Pacesetters on KTLA on June 8.
  Click here to watch.
• 8th Annual Regional Housing Summit Presentations and Materials
• Housing and Transportation Affordability Index and Case Studies
  The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index is a new tool that accounts for household spending on transportation, along with home prices, to estimate whether a home is truly affordable.
• California Land Opportunities Tracking System (CALOTS)

Contact

For more information, contact Ma'Ayn Johnson at (213) 236-1975 or email: johnson@scag.ca.gov