Fri Jul 21, 2006
L.A.’s
recent condo conversion hearings laid bare the raw emotions surrounding rent
controlled housing in the city. Some
see rent controls as the only hope for lower income households struggling in
one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets. Others say they contribute region’s
famously high rents, the deterioration of older housing stock, and the stifling
of growth. If rent controls
were eliminated, would the free market provide for the poor, or would
incremental growth always leave low income families behind?
Please join
the Westside Urban Forum as we welcome Kate Bartolo, the drafter
of L.A.’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, now a leading voice for rent control
reform, and Gilda Haas, one the
region’s most articulate advocates for affordability protections for low-income
families. Help us move
beyond the simplistic discussions that have dominated this complex, divisive
topic to tackle the economic and policy issues that must be addressed if
affordable housing is to flourish in our region.
Panelists
Gilda Haas,
Executive Director, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
Kate
Bartolo, Sr. VP, KOR Group; Planning Commissioner, West Hollywood
Moderator
Raphael
Bostic, Ph.D., Director, Master of Real Estate Development Program, USC
