November 9, 2022
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Presented by the UCI School of Social Ecology ChangeMakers
The OC Housing Shortage is more than just a Homelessness Issue. With the high-profile focus in recent years of the plight of Orange County people experiencing homelessness, it is often overlooked that the severe housing shortage has effects ranging far beyond that specific segment of the population. It is a problem faced every day by working individuals and families throughout the county and in every municipality. To live, raise families AND work in the OC are realities that too often don’t intersect causing major disruptions.
Join the ChangeMakers as George Tita, director of the Livable Cities Lab and Laura Archuleta, CEO of Jamboree Housing, outline results from an important and timely study showing the real effect of the siting of affordable housing and its effect on property values and crime. They will also illuminate the concerns of local businesses as they seek to retain a younger work force — products of worldclass educational institutions – who are never-the-less leaving the county in search of careers in places they can afford to live. Laura and George will also discuss the many obstacles in the way of the creation of more housing – from a challenging regulatory environment to competitive market forces to NIMBYISM — and ways in which we can reach a path forward.
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