Teach-In on the housing affordability crisis in Berkeley

Teach-In on the housing affordability crisis in Berkeley and what can be done about it.
Facilitator:
Paola Laverde, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
Speakers:
Stephen Barton, Ph.D., Former Director of the Housing Department
and Deputy Director of the Rent Stabilization Program in Berkeley
Moni Law, Affordable Housing Activist
   Rick Lewis, Executive Director, Bay Area Community Land Trust
and former Housing Advisory Commission Member
  Austin Pritzkat, President, Berkeley Student Cooperative
  Katherine Harr, Berkeley Tenants Union
Panelist will address
* What are the dimensions of this crisis and what can we do about it?
* What could our local elected officials do to address this crisis?
* How do we prevent displacement?
* How could the City generate more revenue for the Housing Trust Fund
to fund affordable housing construction and acquisition?
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