LWVSD submitted the following letter of support to the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors on 8/31/21:
The League of Women Voters of San Diego and North County San Diego welcome Supervisor Lawson-Remer’s Transformative Housing Solutions proposal to systematically study and act on the many effects of the housing crisis on the quality of life for all people in our region.
The League of Women Voters supports programs and policies to prevent or reduce poverty and to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families, including a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family. Our Regional Action Policy goals include:
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To create a sufficient affordable housing supply and livable communities for people of all income levels, distributed throughout the region.
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To promote the use of available and underutilized land resources in compact development patterns that discourage urban sprawl, match jobs and housing, and reduce vehicle miles traveled,
- To advocate for climate action plans and goals by locating housing near transit and major employment centers, and by the use of sustainable materials and energy sources.
- To safeguard equal, equitable, and fair opportunity of access to housing and remedy discriminatory housing practices.
In addition, we urge you to consider the issues of displacement, gentrification, and preservation of existing affordable housing in all planning.
The motion passed unanimously.