Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago

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Social Housing in My Backyard - How state leaders can promote the public provision of housing — and the zoning changes necessary to bring it to your neighborhood.
Alex Lee Member of the California Assembly
Paul Williams Executive Director, Center for Public Enterprise
Patricia Bordallo Dibildox KC Tenants Leader

0:00 Introductions
3:05 Social housing policy history
7:10 Centering tenant voices
10:40 Legislating social housing
19:45 Converting public property to housing
21:50 Building the social housing ecosystems
26:30 Closing remarks

Social Housing Chronicle https://www.substack: housingchronicle.substack.com/about
Social Housing bill in CA - a25.asmdc.org/press-releases/20220420-social-housing-act-sails-through-housing-committee
KCTeants - kctenants.org/htf
Reclaim RI - mobile.twitter.com/reclaimri/status/1537572235875172353
Tenant purchase opportunities - shelterforce.org/2020/07/24/giving-tenants-the-first-opportunity-to-purchase-their-homes

Statehouse Futures 2022: A Progressive Policy and Strategy Summit for a New Generation of Leaders - host on July 19th by the Democracy Policy Network (DPN), Run For Something Action Fund (RFS), & the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC). StatehouseFutures.org