The League of Women Voters of San Joaquin County supports both public and private programs to provide sufficient and adequate housing to meet the needs of the entire community.
Position In Brief:
Support of both public and private programs to provide sufficient and adequate housing to meet the needs of the entire community. Support efforts to integrate neighborhoods and provide equal access to basic services.
Position History:
Adopted in 1969; Revised in 1971, 1974, 1979, 2011.
Objectives:
- Local government should take advantage of available federal and state housing programs and enforce local building codes.
- Affordable housing should be dispersed throughout the community.
- Industry should share responsibility for providing and improving housing in the community and should provide leadership in developing innovative techniques in order to lower the cost of housing.
- A citizen's fair housing committee should be formed to promote the enforcing of the fair housing laws by:
- Disseminating information to minority persons advising them of the housing situation, and
- making available housing accessible to minorities.
- Target downtown areas as appropriate for the construction of safe and affordable housing by building residential housing over ground floor commercial/retail units, renovating old office buildings, and upgrading existing apartment buildings.
National Position:
Support equal access to education, housing and employment.
State Position:
Support equal opportunity in housing, support measures to increase supply of safe, decent, adequate housing, support for action at all government levels for provision for affordable housing for all Californians.
League to which this content belongs:
San Joaquin County
