2020 Conference Day 1 Recap
President & CEO Stephen Russell Welcomes Attendees
30th Annual Conference & Institutes focused on “30 Years of Building Better Futures.”
Below is a quick recap of our opening keynote with Conor Dougherty and our public session on storytelling.
Keynote Calls for Cultural Shift
Conor Dougherty, The New York Times; author of Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America was our opening keynote for this year's annual conference. Moderated by Mirle Rabinowitz-Bussell from UCSD.
"The question isn’t how did we get here. The question is why can we not get out of this? Why can it not be solved, generation after generation?"
"We have to change how we feel a neighborhood should look like."
"There is no evidence that dense housing is unsafe, the real problem is crowded housing."
The Affordable Housing Story Panel
This panel talked about the story around affordable housing with a focus on those most marginalized. We'll discuss the history of policy and legislation in San Diego and how it leaves some behind; how we talk about those who need housing and what needs to change; the historical housing data; and what steps we can take to change the affordable housing story to create better futures for all San Diegans.