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California Housing & Community Development Conference & Expo
Housing authorities, cities, developers, lenders and investors turning California's housing goals into homes.
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JW Marriott, L.A. Live | December 7–8, 2026
Policy, Capital, Partnerships, and Delivery
California has ambitious housing goals, a growing set of policy tools, and significant public and private resources. The challenge is turning those commitments into homes that are financially feasible, supported by communities, delivered effectively, and kept affordable over time.
The California Housing and Community Development Conference brings together public agency leaders, policymakers, housing authorities, developers, investors, lenders, and community partners to examine the decisions that move housing forward. Across five connected themes, the program looks at how California can set clear priorities, finance projects, put land and partnerships to work, deliver housing, and preserve it for the people and communities who depend on it.
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Meet the Leaders Shaping California Housing
Hear from leaders representing housing authorities, cities and counties, state agencies, developers, lenders, and investors.
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Sam Adams
Managing Director
KeyBanc Capital Markets
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Kanan Ajmera
Founder & CEO
Builders Patch, Inc.
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Mikiyon Alexander
Managing Director
Mesirow Financial
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Raoul Amescua
Vice President, Development & P3
The Michaels Organization
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Jeff Bacurin
Associate Principal of Design
HPI Architecture
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Ben Barker
Financial Advisor
California Municipal Finance Authority
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Belinda Bly
Director, Office of Urban Revitalization
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Tia Boatman Patterson
President and CEO
California Community Reinvestment Corporation
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Mack Carlson
Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
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Lourdes Castro Ramírez
President and CEO
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
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Adam Cray
Principal
CSG Advisors
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Darrell Davis
Managing Director
Urbanus Partners
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Suket Dayal
Chief Administrative Officer
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
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Lucie Du
President and CEO
Du & Associates, Inc.
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Gene Eidelman
Co-Founder & Chief Innovator
Azure Printed Homes
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Ricardo Flores
Executive Director
LISC San Diego
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Elizabeth Funk
Founder & CEO
DignityMoves
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Dima Galkin
Housing Trust Manager
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust
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Chris Guillen
Shareholder
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
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Matthew Haas
SVP & Senior Banker, Community Development Lending & Investing
KeyBank CDLI
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Christopher Hicks
President
Provident Resources Group
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Ben Hobbs
Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Marc Hughes
Relationship Manager / Director
S&P Global Ratings
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Jason Kenney
Director
California Department of General Services
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Ron Lebsock
Director of Management Information & Technology
Du & Associates, Inc.
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Miriam Legrand
Portfolio Manager / Director of Research
Community Capital Management
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Kevin Leichner
SVP, Housing & Real Estate Development
Community HousingWorks
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Todd Leishman
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
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Shai Markowicz
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance
Huntington Securities
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Seth Merewitz
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
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Rishad Mitha
Deputy Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
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Michelle Pedigo
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo
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Stephen Pelz
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the County of Kern
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Joanne Price
Co-Founder & Chief Real Estate Officer
DignityMoves
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Isaac Rosen
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
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Brielle Salazar
Regional Housing Trust Manager
San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust
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Jenny Scanlin
Chief Development Officer
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
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Michelle Smithen
Relationship Manager, U.S. Public Finance
S&P Global Ratings
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Ryan Stager
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
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Steven Stenzler
Senior Policy Advisor
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
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Aaron Thomas
Senior Managing Director
Standard Communities
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AJ Yoon
Vice President
Volz Company
Meet All of Our Speakers →100+ additional speakers on the final roster
2026 Program · 30 Featured Sessions
From Housing Goals to Homes
Explore the sessions shaping this year’s conference, organized around five connected themes that follow housing from policy and financing to delivery and long-term preservation.
01Set the Direction and Public Priorities6 sessions02Make Housing Financially Feasible7 sessions03Open Paths to Housing Production5 sessions04Move Projects from Approval to Delivery7 sessions05Preserve Homes and Meet Community Needs5 sessions
Theme 01 · Set the Direction and Public Priorities · 6 sessions
See all in this theme →Opening Address: A Federal Perspective on Housing and Community DevelopmentA senior leader from HUD opens the conference with a federal perspective on the housing and community development issues shaping the field, setting the stage for two days of discussion.Leading Through Change: Innovation and Strategy in Affordable HousingCalifornia housing authority leaders share the challenges and strategies shaping their agencies, from expanding and preserving affordable housing to serving residents and building public and private partnerships.Housing 2026: New Laws, New Guidance, New RealitiesA rundown of 2026’s biggest housing developments, including new California legislation, the federal ROAD to Housing Act, and recent HCD guidance, plus a look ahead to 2027.How to Effectively Expand Affordable Housing in CaliforniaDevelopers, agency leaders, and state policymakers discuss what’s working, where production is stalling, and what could help, including state-owned land and November’s statewide housing ballot measures.Housing Law Jeopardy!A Jeopardy!-style game on recent California housing law changes, covering the Housing Accountability and Housing Crisis acts, density bonuses, ADUs, SB 9, and more.The Fair Housing Act at a CrossroadsThe shifting federal landscape for Fair Housing Act enforcement and challenges to California’s FEHA, plus how local agencies are using zoning to preserve senior mobile home parks.
Theme 02 · Make Housing Financially Feasible · 7 sessions
See all in this theme →Capital at Scale: Reimagining Affordable Housing Finance for California's FutureAn executive session led by CCRC’s President and CEO on the forces reshaping affordable housing finance, mission-driven lending, and CCRC’s public securitization of tax-exempt affordable housing loans.What Actually Pencils? Right-Sizing Housing Development in Today's MarketUsing a real Los Angeles transit-oriented development pursuit, panelists examine how financing, demand, and construction costs shape unit mix, density, and building-type decisions.A Guide to Credit Ratings for Public Housing and CDFIsExperienced analysts explain how credit ratings, credit risk research, benchmarks, and sustainable finance products can help public housing authorities and CDFIs meet development goals.Housing Bonds 2.0: What the Capital Markets Want from Affordable Housing IssuersIssuer, investor, rating agency, and underwriter perspectives on what makes affordable housing credits attractive, from disclosure and credit fundamentals to structures that can lower borrowing costs.Making Bond Volume Cap Go Further: The 25% Test and 4% Housing CreditsHow the new federal 25% bond test for 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits works, how it connects to California’s volume cap and CDLAC allocations, and what it means for deals.Beyond LIHTC: Innovative Financing Strategies to Expand Affordable HousingHow CMFA has expanded beyond LIHTC with 501(c)(3) financings and its Charitable Affordable Housing, Middle-Income Housing, and Recycled Bond programs to drive production at scale.Mixed-Finance Housing: Tackling Today's Challenges with Tomorrow's SolutionsHousing authority, development, finance, and legal experts share how they structure mixed-finance deals today amid rising costs, complex capital stacks, and shifting federal resources.
Theme 03 · Open Paths to Housing Production · 5 sessions
See all in this theme →Best Practices for Public Agencies on Affordable Housing ProjectsPractical lessons for agencies structuring and managing affordable housing projects, from land disposition and funding agreements to entitlements, procurement, and long-term compliance.From Site Identification to Investment: Innovative Tools and Strategies for Affordable Housing AcquisitionA workshop from two regional housing trusts on screening and underwriting acquisition opportunities, including a demo of the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust’s evaluation tool and AI-assisted due diligence.From School Land to Staff Housing: LAUSD's Workforce Housing InitiativeHow LAUSD and its partners are exploring district-owned sites for employee housing, covering site selection, financing, affordability, and partnerships, with lessons for other school districts.How to Create Needed Workforce Housing in CaliforniaTools and policy changes to house teachers, first responders, and middle-income households, including construction defect liability reform, CEQA streamlining, and joint powers authority (JPA) models.A Solution to Achieving Attainable Housing for the Missing MiddleNew San Diego and Los Angeles research shows eliminating minimum lot sizes can produce family-sized townhomes priced an average of 42% below nearby single-family homes, with no public subsidy.
Theme 04 · Move Projects from Approval to Delivery · 7 sessions
See all in this theme →From Approval to Support: Building Coalitions to Get Housing BuiltUsing Fourth & Central as a case study, panelists explore how to build coalitions, engage residents, and work through local approvals to move housing from proposal to construction.NEPA and CEQA for California Housing Projects: Navigating Environmental ReviewHow federal NEPA and state CEQA reviews affect HUD-funded housing projects, where they overlap and differ, and how to coordinate them to avoid financing and construction delays.Beyond the Buzzwords: Industrialized Construction for HousingA primer for public officials on industrialized construction methods and how to evaluate them, followed by a conversation with an owner about what worked and what proved challenging.From Vacant Land to Housing in Months: Delivering Supportive Housing at ScaleFollows supportive housing delivery from site selection through funding, permitting, modular construction, and operations, and how partners can overcome delays like permitting bottlenecks and community opposition.From Factory Efficiency to Lower Housing Costs: Lessons from California's Modular ProjectsDrawing on modular projects in San Francisco and San José, a funder, developer, and factory-built partner examine when factory efficiencies actually lower total development costs.Alternative Delivery for Affordable Housing: How Capital Shapes Scale, Speed, and CostHow public-private partnerships, philanthropic and private equity, factory-built construction, and fewer funding sources can affect a project’s scale, speed, and cost, and where savings are harder to achieve.BABA Demystified: Practical Compliance Strategies for Affordable HousingA roundtable on Build America, Buy America compliance using real project examples, from determining applicability and planning procurement to documentation, de minimis provisions, and waivers.
Theme 05 · Preserve Homes and Meet Community Needs · 5 sessions
See all in this theme →The Future of Multifamily Asset Management: Tools, Data, and StrategyPanelists from HUD, California housing authorities, and the private sector discuss the tools, data, and strategies helping them protect long-term asset value, improve operations, and serve residents.Modernizing Affordable Housing Compliance: Challenges, Technology, and OpportunitiesWhere affordable housing compliance breaks down and how new technology can simplify income certifications, reporting, and monitoring, reducing risk and freeing up staff time.Zero Is Closer Than You ThinkThe case for planning and funding interim housing regionally: what functional zero means and how a county and city can size the need, identify land, align funding, and bring beds online.Bakersfield Senior Center and Affordable Apartments: A Community Partnership for Senior HousingThe county housing authority, senior center, and design team share how they partnered on the project and lessons from bringing affordable housing and senior services together.Closing the Senior Housing Gap: Financing Homes and Services for Aging AdultsLenders, housing providers, agencies, and service leaders discuss pairing affordability with support for older adults, barriers to financing those models, and ways to expand options for aging in place.
Who's in the Room
Leaders Across the Public and Private Sectors
Bringing together the people responsible for funding, approving, building, and operating housing across California.
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Public Sector
Housing authorities, cities, counties, and state agencies leading housing programs and pipelines.
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Developers & Owners
For-profit and nonprofit developers, owners, and operators delivering and managing housing.
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Capital Providers
Lenders, tax-credit investors, syndicators, CDFIs, and public finance agencies structuring the deals.
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Industry Partners
Architects, engineers, builders, attorneys, consultants, and property managers supporting delivery.
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