Ann Sewill

July 11, 2023

Insider Planning: NoHo Nightmare Reveals Pitfalls of LA's Housing Policies & Obsession with Density at Any Cost

The Planning Report is interested in—and shares this first-hand account—uncovering the failures in policy and governance that enabled and incentivized violent federal crimes in pursuit of housing density at any cost.

December 6, 2022

LA Housing Department General Manager Ann Sewill: Mission & Challenges of LA's Housing Bureaucracy

LA Housing Department General Manager Ann Sewill elaborates on the mission and responsibilities of her department. Sewill addresses the difficulties and opportunities for moving the needle in the City’s large and complex bureaucracy as well as shares her excitement for the passage of Measure ULA

October 12, 2022

Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Developing Affordable Housing, Sustainably—VX 2022 Panel Excerpt

In this VerdeXchange conference panel recorded this past June, regional housing leaders opine on the challenges of building high-quality, affordable housing, quickly, sustainably, and at a certain price point.

May 19, 2020

Ann Sewill & Bill Witte Address COVID-19 & CA’s Housing Crisis

California Community Foundation’s Ann Sewill and Related California's Bill Witte offer their informed perspective on the impacts of COVID-19 and the economic downturn on affordable housing production in Los Angeles.

February 28, 2018

California’s Affordable Housing Crisis: A Supply & State Efforts Update

Along with other housing leaders, California Housing and Community Development DIrector Ben Metcalf provided an update to Senate Bill 35 implementation at the recent UCLA Ziman Center Affordable Housing Symposium.

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