Housing and Inequality Forum

FORUM SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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TIME EVENT

8:30am to 9:30am

Coffee and registration

9:00am to 9:15am

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Professor Sherry Ryan, Director of the School of Public Affairs
Patricia Frosio, Director of the Institute for Innovative Governance
Professor Mounah Abdel-Samad, Social and Economic Vulnerability Initiative
John Brady, Director of Advocacy for Voices of our City Choir

9:15am to 9:45am

How Housing Contributes to Widening Inequality
Nico Calavita, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Affairs

9:45am to 10:45am

What Housing Data Tell Us, and What Data is Missing
Elizabeth Dickson, City of San Diego
Seth Litchney, SANDAG
Stephen Russell, San Diego Housing Federation
Associate Professor Bruce Appleyard, San Diego State University
MODERATOR: Professor Sherry Ryan, Director of the School of Public Affairs

10:45am to 11:00am

Break

11:00am to 12:00pm

Tenant Protections: Housing Inequality From the Perspective of Community-Based Organizations
Paola Martinez, ACCE
Branden Butler, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Estela de la Rios, CSA San Diego County
MODERATOR: Professor Megan Welsh, San Diego State University

12:00pm to 12:45pm

Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Georgette Gomez, City Council President – City of San Diego

12:45pm to 1:15pm

The Housing Crisis: Multiple Narratives and Possible Solutions
Nico Calavita, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Affairs

1:15pm to 2:15pm

Preservation and Production: The Role and Impact of the SD Housing Commission and the County Department of Housing & Community Development
Emily Jacobs, SD Housing Commission
Wendy DeWitt, SD Housing Commission
David Estrella, County Department of Housing & Community Development
MODERATOR: Patricia Frosio, Director of the Institute for Innovative Governance

2:15pm to 3:00pm

The Role and Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Developers
Andrew Malick, Developer
Sue Reynolds, Community Housing Works
MODERATOR: Professor Shawn Flanigan, San Diego State University

3:00pm to 3:30pm

Voices of Our City Choir

3:30pm to 4:30pm

Community-Based Alternatives to Protection, Preservation and Production
Tony Rohan Samara, Urban Habitat Oakland
Jean Diaz, San Diego Community Land Trust
Noni Session, East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative
MODERATOR: Professor Anna Kim, San Diego State University

4:30pm to 5:00pm

How to Lessen Housing Inequality In San Diego. Policy, Research and Data Needs Brainstorming Session with Conference Attendees
Stephen Russell, San Diego Housing Federation
Professor Sherry Ryan, Director of the School of Public Affairs
Nico Calavita, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Affairs

5:00pm to 5:30pm

Cocktail Reception
Cocktails, hors d'oevres, and the beautiful voices of the Voices of Our City Choir