INCREASING HOUSING IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS:
 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22. 2008
COVEL COMMONS, UCLA CAMPUS
LOS ANGELES

The housing crisis continues in Southern California. The existing population grows and new people move here every day. The traditional rules of supply and demand have pushed housing costs beyond the reach of the average family. We need more housing of all types, yet existing residents are afraid of the impacts of those projects. The state has stepped in and imposed numerous requirements on cities, exacerbating the tension. Understanding these various forces, learning about the new rules, and discovering strategies which have worked are the focus of this seminar presented by a team of legal and public policy experts.
 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This program is designed for professionals in the public and nonprofit sectors, who are participating in the preservation or production of housing in Southern California. It should be particularly useful for municipal planners, council members, planning commissioners, and citizens involved in the policies and politics of affordable housing; consultant firms preparing legislation for cities; attorneys working in housing; and housing developers trying to create successful projects.

TOPICS INCLUDE
? The Empirical, Political, and Practical Nature of the Problem
? A Brief History of Government's Role
? Where We Are Now
The role of the federal government
? Role and Requirements of the State Housing
? Finding a site
? Where are we going

SEMINAR LEADER
Mark Winogrond, FAICP, past director of community development in three Southern California cities, consultant to and board member of numerous housing development corporations, consultant to the City of Los Angeles on Mayor Villaraigosa's new housing strategy


GUEST SPEAKERS
Michael Dieden, President, Creative Housing Associates, developers of affordable housing projects in South Pasadena, Metlox Block in Manhattan Beach, Bixel Lofts in downtown L.A., and others

Cristi Hogin, Partner, Jenkins& Hogin, a Manhattan Beach Law firm representing ten cities and many more special agencies

Allyne Winderman, Director of Housing and
Redevelopment, City of West Hollywood

Robin Hughes, Executive Director, Los Angeles
Community Design Center and Planning Commissioner, City of Los Angeles

DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION
Friday, February 22 - 9 am-4:30 pm
(Registration and refreshments begin at 8:15 am.)
UCLA Covel Commons
330 DeNeve Drive
Plaza Room A
Los Angeles, California
(310) 825-7885

FEES AND CREDIT
$300/$325 Reg # T6473

($300 for enrollments postmarked, phoned in, or faxed by February 8, $325 thereafter)
**We are in the process of applying for the new CM credits for this course: 6.0 hours.