Raayan Mohtashemi (Office of Senator Scott Wiener) + Natalie Spievack (Housing California)
This month’s Regulatory Committee brought together two vital perspectives on housing in California: a Capitol insider’s view on the latest legislation and budget dynamics, and a statewide advocate’s outlook on the deep funding gaps holding us back from hitting our housing goals.
Pro Formas, Policy, and Pathways to Interim Housing
Our Regulatory Committee hosted an illuminating session featuring JP Walsh of Panoramic Interests and Elizabeth Funk of DignityMoves, offering a dynamic deep dive into two key dimensions of California’s housing response: development finance and innovative interim housing.
Student Housing Legislation + the Fire Insurance Crisis
Our Regulatory Committee explored two housing challenges facing California: widespread student homelessness across CA’s public colleges and a collapsing fire insurance market. Learn how these parallel crises impact development statewide and what solution experts propose to address them.
RegComm Recap — Our Lafayette Lawsuit
HAC’s Regulatory Committee hosted Tom Mayhew, partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP and HAC’s lead attorney, for an in-depth look at our lawsuit against the City of Lafayette over its non-compliant Housing Element, and what’s at stake for housing accountability statewide.
Recap: The 21st Housing Heroes Awards
On Wednesday, October 18th the Housing Action Coalition was proud to host our 21st Annual Housing Heroes at the Salesforce Transit Center. Here’s a recap of the event: