Affordable Housing Podcast
Discussing the “Breakthrough Year” for Housing Policy with David Garcia
October 15, 2021
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to David Garcia, Policy Director at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley. Garcia provides an overview of California’s legislative session and what it means for affordable housing production throughout the state. To learn more,…
Affordable Housing Month: Behind the Scenes
May 26, 2021
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Gabriela Chavez-Lopez, Communications and Membership Manager at SV@Home, a Silicon Valley-based membership organization that advocates for an increased supply of affordable housing. Gabriela takes us behind the scenes of Affordable Housing Month- a series of workshops,…
Partnership for Community Change in Richmond
May 11, 2021
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Linda Mandolini, President of Eden Housing, and Don Gilmore, Executive Director of Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC). Hear about the organizations’ longstanding partnership to bring about positive community change and create housing opportunities for low-income families…
COVID x Homelessness: Advancing Equitable Solutions to Overlapping Crises
January 19, 2021
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Tomiquia Moss, Founder and CEO of All Home, a nonprofit organization advancing regional solutions that disrupt cycles of poverty and homelessness and create more economic mobility opportunities for extremely low-income people. Moss discusses the overlapping COVID-19…
Professor Carolina Reid Shares Findings from the Terner Center’s Latest Report, “Recession and Recovery”
October 22, 2020
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Carolina Reid, Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, and Faculty Research Advisor at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation. Professor Reid shares findings from the Terner Center’s latest report,…
Addressing the Housing Crisis During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Assemblymember Marc Berman
May 25, 2020
In this 100th episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-24). Assemblymember Berman speaks about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on affordable housing, and he emphasizes that the crises we’re already facing, including the housing crisis, homelessness crisis, and climate change,…
Diving into “Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America” with Conor Dougherty
May 12, 2020
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Conor Dougherty, NY Times reporter and author of Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America. Conor speaks about the inspiration for his book and discusses how punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have…
Ballot Measures Make a Difference: Supervisor Chan on Measure A1
March 5, 2020
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan. Supervisor Chan discusses the genesis and implementation of Measure A1, a housing bond to help those struggling with the cost of housing, to help people experiencing homelessness find long-term solutions, and…
Straight from the Source: Liam Dillon on Housing Affordability in California
January 23, 2020
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times reporter covering issues of housing affordability and neighborhood change. Dillon explains how layered and interconnected housing issues are to other social issues. “It’s not just about laws or home prices. Every…
Naval Base Gets a New Lease on Life
September 18, 2019
In this episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, brought to you by Eden Housing, host Joanne Greene speaks to Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft. As Mayor Ashcraft says, “[California] can’t boast about being the 5th largest economy in the world, while at the same time have thousands of our citizens unsheltered on the streets. We…