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What San Diego Can Learn From LA's Effort To House The Homeless

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Brooke Ruth / Senior Producer of Audio News
Published October 8, 2019 at 11:15 AM PDT
This story was published more than 5 years ago.
Attendees of a previous affordable housing conference put on by the San Diego Housing Federation are pictured.
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Attendees of a previous affordable housing conference put on by the San Diego Housing Federation are pictured.
What San Diego Can Learn From LA’s Effort To House The Homeless
In San Diego County, at least 8,000 people are homeless. One way to get roofs over their heads — build more affordable housing.
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In San Diego County, at least 8,000 people are homeless.

One way to get roofs over their heads — build more housing. But, making that a reality is easier said than done.

This week, the San Diego Housing Federation is holding its annual affordable housing and community development conference. The keynote speaker at the event is Chris Ko, the managing director of homelessness and strategic initiatives for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. He’s credited with leading the coalition that created and passed ballot measures to address homelessness in and around Los Angeles.

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He joined Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss lessons learned from Los Angeles's effort to address homelessness and the region's housing crisis.

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Jade Hindmon
Jade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award winning work spans network affiliates across the southeast and midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.
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Brooke Ruth
Brooke Ruth is the senior producer of Audio News. She previously served as a producer for "KPBS Midday Edition" and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
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