Inspiration | Education | Action

Part 1: Thursday, March 30
Part 2: Thursday, May 4

The 2023 Sonoma County Housing Solutions Summit is SOLD OUT! To be put on the waitlist, please come to the Luther Burbank Center and make the request with Abby Torrez by 1:00pm.

Thursday, May 4, 1:00-6:00 p.m.
In Person: Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa
Part 2: Housing Solutions Today | Vibrant Sustainable Tomorrow, we will turn to solutions and actions that local policymakers can implement to accelerate housing production, topics include:
+ Release of Generation Housing’s complete 2023 State of Housing in Sonoma County Report, including for the first time, Jurisdictional Progress Reports for each of the county’s ten jurisdictions
+ Presentations with solution-oriented experts
+ Q&A Moderated by Sarah Simms, Community Development Finance Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
+ Keynote Address by United States Dept. of Transportation Assistant Secretary of Transportation Policy, Christopher Coes

At the end of this summit, you will walk away with an understanding of how you are a part of the solution, know that change IS possible, and are inspired to take action.

Evidence to Inform Action:
Thursday, March 30, 7:30-11:00am

+ 7:00 AM | Doors Open for Breakfast
+ 7:40 AM | Welcome & Intro, Jen Klose, Executive Director, Generation Housing
+ 7:50 AM | Spotlight Video: Education & Housing
+ 8:00 AM | Data Release: Preview of 2023 State of Sonoma County Housing, Jen Klose, Generation Housing
+ 8:15 AM | Spotlight Video: Young Professionals & Housing
+ 8:25 AM | Report Release: Making the Rent: The Human Price of Housing Cost Burden, Joshua Shipper, PhD, and Jen Klose, Generation Housing
+ 9:05 AM | Panel: How How We See Housing Cost Burden? Moderated by Óscar Chávez, CEO & President, Community Foundation Sonoma County; Panelists include: Kathy Goodacre, Executive Director, CTE Foundation; Dr. Vanessa DeSousa, Assistant Chief of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, twice voted Sonoma County’s best doctor; Sonu Chandi, Founder & President, Chandi Hospitality Group; B Fernandez, Owner, Studio B Creative; and Eveta Jackson, Principal, Bayside MLK Academy.
+ 10:15 AM | Keynote Address: Mr. Jason Pu, Regional Administrator for for Region IX, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
+ 10:30 AM | What’s Next? Jen Klose, Generation Housing
+ 11:00 AM | Adjourn

Housing Solutions Today | Vibrant Sustainability Tomorrow:
Thursday, May 4, 1:00-5:00pm

+ Release of Generation Housing’s complete 2023 State of Housing in Sonoma County Report, including for the first time, Jurisdictional Progress Reports for each of the county’s ten jurisdictions
+ Presentations with solution-oriented experts:

+ Housing as an Economic Engine, Peter Stanley, principal of ArchilLOGIX, architecture and development consultancy, Santa Rosa
+ Pattern Zoning, Matthew Perry, principal of Infill Group, recent winner of Congress for New Urbanism’s national award for planning, Fayetteville, Arkansas
+ Incentivizing Missing Middle and Transit Oriented Development: Rammy Cortez, Principal of Rammy Urban Infill, San Diego
+ Funding Solutions on the 2024 Ballot: Geeta Rau, Senior Director, Northern California Market, Enterprise Community Partners|
+ The Power of Land Trusts & Collaborative Solutions, Noni Ramos, CEO Housing Trust Silicon Valley|
+ Q&A Moderated by Sarah Simms, Community Development Finance Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

+ Keynote Address by United States Dept. of Transportation Assistant Secretary of Transportation Policy, Christopher Coes

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For questions regarding the event, and/or to inquire about event sponsorship, contact:

Stephanie Picard Bowen
Deputy Director
(707) 321-1896
stephanie@generationhousing.org