housing victory

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From: Peter Dreier <dreier at oxy.edu>

Friends:  Housing and labor activists in Los Angeles scored a major 
victory last week when -- after a two year grassroots campaign by 
the Housing LA coalition -- Mayor James Hahn announced his 
proposal for a $100 million/year municipal Housing Trust Fund to 
add affordable units to address the city's severe housing crisis. 
Later, we intend to write up an analysis of the campaign and some 
of the lessons learned from its success. In the meantime, last 
Friday's LA TIMES story on the announcement is below at:  

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-
000004400jan17.story?coll=la-headlines- california  

[ed:  note the web address probably wraps to two lines.]

Hahn Plans Trust Fund for Affordable Housing Investment: The 
proposal, to be unveiled today, would set aside $100 million by 
2003-04 fiscal year.  
By JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER