The FAIR LA Plan: Housing and Healthier Communities

AIA|LA Design For Dignity Roundtable:
The FAIR LA Plan: How can we rethink land use and zoning to advocate for more housing and healthier communities?

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As a follow-up to our 5th annual “Design for Dignity” conference, we’re organizing a series of roundtables to further advance the various initiates introduced during our break-out discussions.

This roundtable will serve as a forum to further explore the topic outlined below and identify pro-active next-steps to implement ideas on how we can best address our housing crisis.

The FAIR LA Plan: How can we rethink land use and zoning to advocate for more housing and healthier communities?

People who live in LA are facing a terrible housing crisis. Rents are too high and people are being displaced. If we continue down this road, we’ll be a city that’s lost its communities and that has failed on climate goals

Abundant Housing LA is growing movement of people demanding more homes to address rents, traffic, and climate change. We invite those who want a better housing future for LA to join us in changing the housing conversation through our events just like this one.

Together, we’ll build a city that reflects our values and respects human life and the environment

This presentation is about what concepts advocates should keep in mind as cities update their housing elements, so that we can ensure these plans address the housing crisis and address existing racial and economic inequities.

SPEAKERS:
Leonora Camner – Executive Director, Abundant Housing LA
Roderick Hall – Organizing Director, Abundant Housing LA

Leonora Camner – Executive Director, Abundant Housing LA
In addition to being a YIMBY, Leonora is a believer in RHNA, the housing element process, and the need to create funding for housing subsidies. Leonora has been a member and volunteer of Abundant Housing LA since 2016. She is currently serving on the Santa Monica Housing Commission. Previously, she was an attorney working in the non-profit sector to defend tenants from eviction.

Roderick Hall – Organizing Director, Abundant Housing LA
A lover of all things related to housing, community development, and land use & zoning, Rod is a believer in both pro-housing and anti-displacement solutions. Rod has been with Abundant Housing LA since 2020. In addition to organizing, Rod is currently serving on their neighborhood council, Westlake South, and on the leadership body for A Way Home America. Previously, Rod was an affordable rental housing research analyst at Oregon Housing and Community Services.

Resource Materials:

The FAIR LA Plan

Requirements and Best Practices for Housing Element Updates: The Site Inventory

City of Los Angeles Housing Element Update Process

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