Summit

LIVABLE LA

On April 24, 2019, the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will mark its 25th anniversary with the inaugural convening of a research-informed, cross-sector conversation about the major issues facing the Los Angeles region. Luskin Summit 2019: Livable LA will focus not on problems but on solutions.

The Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies Session will moderate a panel on neighborhood disparities, housing affordability and inequality in Los Angeles.

Income inequality is widening in Los Angeles and this gap plays out across the neighborhoods of the city and region. Inequality suppresses regional growth and causes families to suffer — in some areas more than others. People living in Watts live seven years less than their peers in Redondo Beach, just a 30-minute drive away. Rising rents force an increasing number of people and families into poverty. How can the city address the growing housing crisis and rising inequality? What can historic patterns of exclusion say about modern-day neighborhood disparities? How can areas of opportunity become more accessible to more people?

Moderator: Evelyn Blumenberg, Director, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

Presenter: Michael Lens, Associate Faculty Director, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

Responses from:
Becky Dennison, Executive Director, Venice Community Housing
Leonora Camner, Managing Director, Abundant Housing LA