Murphy congratulated the community for being resilient throughout the pandemic, noting that the city was able to award a total of $300,000 in 50 grants to local businesses affected by
“The scarcity of land and the high-demand of housing leads to the decreasing likelihood that we continue to successfully create the affordable products that we have.”
Thatâs one of a number of strategies Kwon and Christopher Lankenau, of Urban Partners, recommended.
âWorking in a regional collaboration is the ideal, but thatâs an uphill battle. We recognize that,â Kwon said.
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Kwon is originally from Los Angeles. Southern Californiaâs approach to dealing with homelessness was to drop off people in downtown Los Angeles to shift the problem elsewhere, he said.