S1E5 - Social Housing

In this episodes of Real Solutions, we discuss the issue of social housing as a response to the housing crisis. Social housing goes beyond simply building more housing units and demands those units be permanently affordable, promote social and racial equity, and include residents in decision-making that affects their homes. It’s a concept that can take many forms when it comes to implementation, and involves reimagining the government's role in, and commitment to, creating permanently affordable homes for all those who need them.

The guests are Fernando Abarca and Roberto Jimenez. Fernandno is Associate Director of Capital Strategies at Right To The City Alliance. He is a Salvadoran-American housing justice organizer based in Los Angeles/Tongva Lands, CA. And Roberto is Executive Director of Seattle’s groundbreaking Social Housing program. He has more than 20 years experience planning and developing social housing, affordable housing for farm workers, and other types of housing.