The deepening foreclosure and financial crisis is disparately impacting low income families. What are the solutions for the East Bay? A data-driven presentation of East Bay housing conditions by Karen Chapple, Professor of City & Regional Planning, will be followed by a panel of experts who will discuss the foreclosure crisis, federal and state funding opportunities, changes in local housing markets, land use policy, and the role of non-profit housing developers.

Panelists to include:

Linda Wheaton, Assistant Deputy Director of Housing Policy Development for the California Department of Housing and Community Development

Matt Schwartz, President and CEO of California Housing Partnership Corporation

Lynette Lee, Executive Director of East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation

Representative from the National Community Stabilization Trust

This symposium is free and open to all. However, please RSVP today as space is limited. This event is sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Center for Community Innovation, East Bay Housing Organizations, Association of Bay Area Governments, and the East Bay Community Foundation.

RSVP at:
http://rsvpbook.com/event.php?480294

Center for Community Innovation Website