RECORDING of this virtual event HERE.
League of Women Voters Bay Area
Solving for Housing
The Nexus of Housing Policy and Climate Policy
February 19, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Zoom Webinar
Registration is now open for Bay Area League Day!
Experts estimate that California is short over 3.5 million homes. Solving for Housing tackles how best to increase housing supply while combating the existential threat of climate change. How will we provide adequate housing while doing all possible to address impending climate risks?
Register for the virtual event here.
As wildfires worsen, temperatures peak and air quality decreases, Bay Area communities are
already experiencing the impacts of climate change. These challenges directly impact the
caliber and number of houses available and to be built. This year’s LWV Bay Area annual
educational day explores how we build more housing that is affordable while protecting critical
natural and working lands. A resilient Bay Area requires the implementation of strategies at local
and regional levels that can achieve multiple benefits. Solving for Housing webinar will take a
holistic look at land-use strategies and decision-making involved in placing housing today at the
federal, state and regional level.
Hear experts discuss critical actions we need to take right now to address climate challenges
while increasing housing affordability and availability for all. Learn how leading environmental
and housing advocates are coming together to create a more resilient California with nature-
based solutions for how we use our land and equitably grow our cities.
In one panel called Save the Planet with Land Use!—Alliance for Housing and Climate Solutions, speakers include
Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR author of Housing as Infrastructure;
Amanda Brown Stevens, Greenbelt Alliance Executive Director and author of Resilience by Design-Resilience Playbook; and
Graciela Castillo-Krings, Sacramento Advocates and advisor to Alliance for Housing;
moderated by Melissa Breach, COO of YIMBY.
See interactive resilience demonstrations and more.
Recognizing that Bay Area is in the midst of a severe housing shortage and climate crisis
underscored by inequities, and that cities and counties must update their Housing Element
strategies in 2022, it is an opportune time for League members to learn more about tomorrow’s
landscape for housing-resilience decision-making and what we can do be part of Solving for
Housing.
Register at http://tiny.cc/2022BayAreaLeagueDay
Check out Monitor Notes and LWVBA website https://my.lwv.org/california/bay-area-league for more breaking news about speakers and full agenda.