Housing That Works

On September 29, 2008, Mayor Villaraigosa unveiled a plan to provide more mixed-income housing in Los Angeles. Two days earlier, the mayor had spoken about the need for affordable housing at a Housing LA summit. Housing LA is a broad coalition led by the Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing that seeks to preserve existing affordable residential hotels and apartments and promote the development of mixed-income housing. I had the marvelous opportunity to photograph the event, surrounded by photojournalists and camera operators from local news agencies.