LA Podcast Live! BIG QUESTIONS Join the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies as we host the LA Podcast coming to UCLA Luskin for a live recording! Hosted by Hayes Davenport, Scott Frazier, and Curbed’s Alissa Walker, the podcast is a weekly conversation about housing, transit, policing, schools, political intrigue, trees,
Housing, Equity and Community Series PLANNING FOR THE HOUSING GREATER LA NEEDS Regional housing planning has been a mainstay since the passage of the California Housing Element law in 1967. This law requires that each city and county adequately plan for future housing needs by identifying what type of housing is needed, where
Housing, Equity, and Community 2019-20 Series EVICTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT: MAKING RENTAL HOUSING ‘HOME’ The California legislature approved rent stabilization, just cause protections, and Section 8 non-discrimination laws this year, and local proposals like tenant “right to counsel” are also under consideration. While these protections will help tenants, they’re only as good
Housing, Equity & Community Series: Promise & Peril: Homeownership in Southern California A UCLA joint endeavor sponsored by the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and the UCLA Ziman Center’s UCLA Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Program in Real Estate, Finance and Urban Economics Homeownership is still viewed as a pillar of the American Dream,
A Generation of LA Leaders Celebrating 30 Years of the Lewis Center In 1989, Ralph and Goldy Lewis donated $5 million to establish the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies at UCLA. For the last 30 years, the center has tackled the leading social, economic, industrial, housing, environmental, architectural and transportation policies
This year’s event will discuss the opportunities to improve safety for women, girls, and other vulnerable populations as they travel throughout the Los Angeles region. Too often, people in these groups feel unsafe in public and this inhibits their freedom, independence and quality of life. Fear shouldn’t be the status quo for
Online event Join us for a discussion with activists, city planners and policymakers who each play a role in generating more economic opportunities and infrastructure within the Black community. In this talk we will discuss the importance of Black spaces and communities when generating wealth in Los Angeles and the United States.
In this unique moment of rapid and unpredictable change, the stability of many of our Los Angeles neighborhoods and residents are in flux. Development brings uncertainty when it comes to moving people around and creating opportunities. Now is the perfect time to evaluate tenant protections and the importance of non-affordable housing in
Book Talk with Eva Rosen Wednesday, Sept. 9 The Voucher Promise examines the Housing Choice Voucher Program, colloquially known as “Section 8,” and how it shapes the lives of families living in a Baltimore neighborhood called Park Heights. Eva Rosen tells stories about the daily lives of homeowners, voucher holders,
A conversation on new survey’s findings and what they say about policy responses to coronavirus and housing instability
A conversation with Julián Castro about his vision for housing in the U.S. and how it intersects with work being done in Southern California
Housing, Equity, and Community Series Opportunities and Obstacles for Rental House Registries Rental housing registries require landlords to register and report basic information about their units, assisting with building inspections and enforcement of tenant protections. Roughly a dozen California cities already have rental housing registries, including Los Angeles, and the state legislature has