housing policy

Raphael Bostic on KPCC’s AirTalk: Dr. Ben Carson, HUD & Impact on So Cal Housing Policy

by Bedrosian Center

How Ben Carson at HUD could impact Los Angeles housing In his latest cabinet member choice, President-elect Trump surprised many when he tapped former GOP presidential rival Dr. Ben Carson for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The announcement, which came Monday morning, 12/5/2016, is a continuation of Trump’s theme…

Substandard Housing: The Choice No American Should Have to Make

by Bedrosian Center

by Raphael Bostic I heard a story recently about a man who lived in a crooked apartment. The floor was sloped, so that if you placed a bottle at one end of the room, it would roll downhill until it hit the other wall. The apartment was rent-controlled, and the man who lived in it was…