ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin and ACHP Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee Chairman Charles “Sonny” Ward will convene a roundtable of California state and Los Angeles government officials, policy makers, researchers, and preservation advocates to discuss the agency’s new Housing and Historic Preservation Policy Statement, and to identify opportunities to implement its principles through local and statewide approaches.
The ACHP’s policy statement, adopted in December 2023, acknowledges the critical role historic buildings can play in efforts to address the affordable housing crisis. The statement encourages state and local governments to incentivize such projects through tax credits, zoning reform, expedited permitting processing, among other strategies.
As cities across California address housing challenges, the ACHP is actively promoting its policy solutions that will help local and state officials advance both historic preservation and housing.
At the event, roundtable participants will address current challenges, recent California housing legislation impacting historic sites, and innovative ways to advance historic preservation and housing in California.
The meeting is open to the public, and no prior registration is necessary.
WHO: Sara C. Bronin, ACHP Chair
Charles “Sonny” Ward, ACHP Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee Chairman and Expert Member
Ken Bernstein, Principal City Planner and Director of the Office of Historic Resources and Urban Design Studio, City of Los Angeles Planning
Aaron Eckhouse, Local and Regional Policy Programs Director, California YIMBY
Adrian Scott Fine, President and CEO, Los Angeles Conservancy
David Garcia, Policy Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley
Shane Phillips, Housing Initiative Project Manager, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Julianne Polanco, California State Historic Preservation Officer
WHEN: 1:30 – 3 p.m. PT, Thursday, February 22, 2024
WHERE: Los Angeles City Hall, John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, 200 N. Spring St. (entrance on Main St.), Los Angeles, CA.
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