Housing Policy Forum Series

Overview

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SCAG’s Commitment to Southern California’s Housing Crisis

The SCAG Housing Policy Forum Series offers an opportunity for emerging and established leaders to engage in shared learning about housing policy issues and trends while identifying opportunities for cross-sector collaboration and innovation. This initiative seeks to educate policymakers and thought leaders on best practice solutions to support coalition building and equitable housing development.

The first Forum was held in Fall 2021 and focused on the challenges and opportunities in federal and state housing legislation. The second forum, scheduled for April 2022, will provide a rundown of opportunities to accelerate housing production and gain insights of SCAG’s REAP programs. Additional forums will be held in Summer and Fall 2022.  

Who Should Attend a Housing Policy Forum?

  • Public agency staff from any departments and divisions (e.g., housing, planning, community and human services, parks and recreation, economic development, public works, public safety, public health, and more)
  • Elected officials
  • Planning commissioners
  • Housing and tenant rights advocates
  • Housing developers (building market rate, workforce, and affordable products for both rental and homeownership)
  • Education, healthcare, and social services professionals
  • Transit, climate and environment, and parks advocates
  • Labor organizations
  • Employers and anchor institutions

Get Involved

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Contact

Alisha James 
Community Engagement Specialist 
james@scag.ca.gov  
(213) 236-1884 

 

 

Post

Spring 2023

Rethinking Social Housing for California

SCAG and SANDAG partnered to host the housing forum on “Rethinking Social Housing for California” on March 15, 2023. This forum provided information on social housing models, spotlighting Vienna, to highlight parallels and key differences in California’s housing landscape to uplift potential for adaptation of social housing policies.  Presenters and panelists discussed opportunities to adapt innovative social housing policies in a context fit for California and identify what steps we can take to bring social housing to our region. 

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