Public Housing and Activism Series II JORDAN DOWNS We turned our attention back to Los Angeles as a follow up from the screening of the “70 Acres in Chicago” and the discussion of the destruction of the Cabrini Green development. The UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, Institute on Inequality and
Housing, Equity and Community Series 2017-2018 “EAST LA INTERCHANGE” SCREENING & DISCUSSION For those with an interest in the history of Los Angeles and the impacts of gentrification on its communities, the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies kicked off the Housing, Equity and Community Series with a screening and discussion
Housing, Equity and Community Series 2017-2018 HOMELESSNESS IN LA This event explored the issue of homelessness and the response of local institutions from three different perspectives: a Skid Row resident and activist, a developer of permanent supportive housing, and UCLA’s own Bruin Shelter. Read More
Transportation is a Women’s Issue I PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND #METOO Struggling to reach for a strap on a crowded bus. Stepping into a packed train car and looking for a small space of refuge. Waiting by yourself at a dark bus stop. Trying to run household serving errands on a public transit
Housing, Equity and Community Series 2017-2018 PROTECTING RENTERS: DISCUSSIONS OF RENT CONTROL, STABILIZATION AND EVICTIONS California’s housing crisis is hitting renters hard. With rents fast increasing in Los Angeles, many people are scared. Whether they fear rent increases that push housing costs out of reach or being scared that improvements to the
Transportation is a Women’s Issue II A GENDERED PLANNING MISMATCH How do discussions and plans for the future of transportation and new innovative mobility services account for women’s travel patterns? Women tend to commute shorter distances and conduct more household serving trips than their male counterparts. This gender gap exists even in
Housing, Equity and Community Series 2017-2018 THE SOUTH LA HOME OWNERSHIP CRISIS Discrimination in the housing market was legal in California until the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act, which finally upheld the state’s frustrated efforts to legislate equal access in 1963. Legalized discrimination and segregation led to highly unequal housing outcomes between
UCLA Downtown Forum TOO MUCH & NOT ENOUGH: HOUSING COSTS AND SCARCITY The housing crisis gripping Los Angeles and cities around the country has two primary, interconnected causes: The rent is too damn high for most people to afford without cost burdens, and the politics of supply make building more housing extremely
Housing, Equity and Community Series 2018-2019 RENT CONTROL AND PROPOSITION 10 California’s 2018 ballot included Proposition 10, an initiative to expand the use of rent control by local jurisdictions and repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act. Tenant advocates argued that rent control is necessary to provide stability for vulnerable residents during the state’s affordability
Housing, Equity and Community Series 2018-2019 COUPLING MORE HOUSING WITH TRANSIT: State, Local and Community Perspectives A presentation on the UCLA Lewis Center report, “Transit Oriented Los Angeles: Envisioning an Equitable and Thriving Future,” supported by LA Metro and ULI-Los Angeles, followed by panel discussion the California Senate Bill 50 (“SB827 v.2.0”),
Harvey S. Perloff Lecture Series JUST URBAN DESIGN: THE STRUGGLE FOR A PUBLIC CITY The ideal of a city as a space for all persists. Cities are held up as progressive beacons, spaces of diversity and inclusion that will protect against reactionary politics. But they are as well held captive to economic
InterActions LA INSPIRING QUALITY TRANSIT NEIGHBORHOODS InterActions LA is a new annual conference dedicated to advancing regional growth and equity in Greater Los Angeles. Bringing together a diverse community from multiple sectors, this half-day event provides an opportunity to discuss and engage in the most pressing regional issues today. InterActions LA seeks