Issue Position: Affordable Housing

Issue Position

Housing availability and affordability has become a crisis issue in California. Poverty, displacement, and community redevelopment have forced Californians to rethink what it means to enjoy true quality of life opportunities in our beautiful state. I am committed to developing and supporting solutions that will alleviate our housing shortage and affordability crisis.

As president of the LACCD Board of Trustees, I have created and supported several policies to address our student housing crisis:

As President of the LACCD Board of Trustees, I:

Launched a student needs assessment to better understand the scope of LACCD student housing, food and transportation challenges to develop viable next steps;
Established homelessness solution liaisons at each of our community college campuses to support former foster youth and housing insecure students; and
Developed a partnership between LACCD and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority so that our district can take a leadership role to address student homelessness and housing.
As your next Assemblywoman, I will fight for affordable housing development and support ideas to create more housing and make it more affordable. We must address our critical lack of supply. We should look at ways to use state funding to leverage the removal of unreasonable local restrictions on affordable housing and support infill housing. We should consider ideas and policies for inclusionary zoning in circumstances where it makes sense, address housing density, and examine partnership opportunities for workforce housing developments.

Lack of housing for those who can least afford it is at a critical juncture in California and threatens our entire economy. We can no longer sit idly by and watch the American Dream disappear for so many. We need leaders who will act and address the crisis head-on.

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