Housing Summit for CD 13
New from DONE

December 3, 2002

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
Eric Garcetti Councilmember, District 13

CD 13 HOUSING SUMMIT
Saturday, December 7, 2002
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Renberg Theater
L.A Gay & Lesbian Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood, CA 90038

THE PROBLEM?

Los Angeles is facing a housing shortage of crisis proportions. Simply put, housing construction is not keeping pace with population growth. The CD 13 Community has voiced countless concerns about rising rents, skyrocketing home prices, substandard housing conditions, homelessness and overcrowding. These are all indicators of the housing crisis that is gripping neighborhoods in Council District 13, the City, and the State.

THE SOLUTION? YOU.

There is good news. This year, the City of Los Angeles established a $100 million Housing Trust Fund and California voters approved $2.1 billion in new housing bonds. This infusion of capital will be opening new possibilities for building housing here.

Building housing, however, requires more than money -- it requires a cooperative effort with shared vision between community, developers and government. As a community leader, YOU play an important role in the future of your neighborhood and City.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Please attend the "CD 13 Housing Summit" to explore the possibilities for building housing in a way that improves the livability of our communities. This will be an opportunity to take a look at some of the exciting things going on Council District 13 and beyond. It will also be a forum for community building and for building relationships between neighborhood activists, tenants groups, community-based non-profits, businesses, architects, housing developers, and other concerned community leaders.

RSVP TODAY to 213 / 473 7013 or blondono@council.lacity.org. Summit co-sponsored by the LA Gay & Lesbian Center.

PLEASE JOIN US!

Greg Nelson

213 / 485-1360
866 / LA HELPS toll-free
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org email