Luskin Lawmakers

Lourdes Castro Ramírez MA UP ‘96, chief housing and homelessness officer for Los Angeles, will provide a housing perspective rooted in her experience as a policymaker and practitioner at the federal, state and local level, then discuss current and future efforts to bring people inside and build more affordable housing. This will segue into a conversation about housing with Caroline Menjivar MSW ’18 of the state Senate and Assemblymember Isaac Bryan MPP ’18. They will discuss the need for intentional collaboration across all levels of government to create conditions that not only respond to the ongoing homelessness crisis in California but address future housing needs. Their discussion also will explore lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic relating to urgent housing policy solutions at the state and local levels amid ongoing disinvestment at the federal level.

This Regents Lecture is also a part of the Luskin Lecture series.

LOCATION

Luskin Conference Center – Legacy Room

Check-in begins at 5:30pm with the discussion following at 6:30pm.

GUIDELINES

Admission is free, but registration is required for each attendee.

TRANSIT AND PARKING

Public transportation: Big Blue Bus (Routes 2 and 17), Culver CityBus (Line 6), Metro

Ride hailing locations: Gateway Plaza, Luskin Conference Center

On-site parking available for $15 (Lot 8)

Self-parking is available underneath the Luskin Conference Center and in UCLA Parking Structure 8, Level 4, directly across the street from the center. There is a convenient pedestrian bridge connecting Parking Structure 8 (on Level 3) to the Luskin Conference Center property. There is a daily fee to park in either location. If you are here for just one or two hours, we offer great rates of $4 to $6 dollars.*

To locate Parking Structure 8, enter the campus by heading north on Westwood Boulevard and make a left onto the Structure 8 driveway (located just before the parking information kiosk on Westwood Boulevard). Proceed up the ramp to Level 4 and park in any of the “Pay-by-Space” parking spots. You will need to purchase parking at a nearby parking kiosk.

To access the UCLA Luskin Conference Center via the pedestrian bridge from Parking Structure 8, take the north central stairs or elevator facing the conference center down one level (from Level 4 to Level 3) and cross over Strathmore Place. Make your way around the northside of the conference center. The front entrance is in front of the Gateway Plaza turnaround.

Land and Labor Acknowledgment

The Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

W e hold sacred the labor of enslaved Africans and immigrants, often exploited, indentured and underpaid, that built and continue to serve our institutions of higher education. We honor the labor and resistance of these ancestors, acknowledge that we benefit from this land and labor, and strive to work towards liberation for all.

Part of the Transformative Action series

Information is powerful only when it’s in a form that can guide achievable change. This year, the Luskin School is highlighting innovators — here and elsewhere — turning vision into reality and producing Transformative Action.