What's the Best Way to Keep Oakland Affordable? SPUR brown-bag forum (Oakland)

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Housing costs have grown more rapidly in Oakland than in nearly any other American city and experts differ on the best way to keep it affordable. Should local housing policy focus on building new affordable housing units, or should the city buy existing housing and making those units affordable over the long term? Should they be providing more vouchers to cover the difference between what people can afford and market prices? Or is the answer all of the above? Join us to discuss these and other strategies as the region’s affordability crisis hits home.

• Fred Blackwell / San Francisco Foundation

• Eric Johnson / Oakland Housing Authority

• Susan Friedland / Satellite Affordable Housing Associates

Free for SPUR Members; $10 for non-members. Not sponsored by EBCOHO or cohousing-focussed, but could be a good opportunity to meet others and talk about how cohousing could be part of a solution.

Info:

http://www.spur.org/events/2016-01-07/whats-best-way-keep-oakland-affordable

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SPUR brings people together from across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems our cities face. With offices in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, we are recognized as a leading civic planning organization and respected for our independent and holistic approach to urban issues.