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Download the Program Book from the Conference.
The SCAG keynote, Mesa Ojai, and "Community Voices" presentations are shown below. The Legislative summary and breakout session presentations, handouts and summaries, can be downloaded from the Resources page.

Conference Program Book (pdf)

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Keynote: SCAG - Sarah Jepson spoke of SCAG's role in supporting housing production, including RHNA and the REAP 1.0 and 2.0 funding programs.

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MESA Ojai - 10 acre ranch with 10 modular tiny homes for homeless young adults.

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"Community Voices" - In seeking to understand the housing struggles experienced by so many in in our community, HOME embarked on a video project to give voice to people who live and work in Ventura County but are finding it increasingly difficult to do so. With help of several organizations we connected with seven individuals who bravely shared their stories with us.
            Francisco (Salvation Army)         Laura (Spirit of Santa Paula).            Cynthia (County Area Agency on Aging)           Vannity (Spirit of Santa Paula)         
              Joshaun (TAY Tunnel)                   Roberta (Habitat for Humanity)       Elizabeth (RAIN)

This video is still a work-in-progress. If you are interested in helping develop it into a short film, please contact HOME.
If you have a housing solution for any of these individuals, please contact the organization noted above or HOME.
Thank you also to film students at El Camino High School and USD student/interviewer Virginia Fraser.

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Conference Schedule

7:30 - 8:20 Check-in, networking, exhibit hall, breakfast
8:20 - 9:00 Opening remarks & Keynote Speaker - Sarah Jepson, SCAG
9:00 - 9:30 Project Highlight video: Mesa Ojai
9:30 - 10:30 1st Breakout session

1. Housing's Interconnectivity: Build project support across sectors as we discuss the interconnectivity of housing, transportation, water, technology, energy, fire in today's environment (Main room)
2. Influencing CEQA Reform & State Policy: Discuss the reforms needed for CEQA and ways to impact housing legislation housing (Ventura room)
3. Repurposing Other-to-Residential: Stimulate more housing production by thinking outside the box: SCAG's new Toolkit, identifying opportunities, conversion approaches, lessons learned, and forming partnerships (Camarillo room)
4. Building Blocks to Fund Housing: Learn how to fund home construction through traditional and non-traditional means, including opportunities for housing and shelter at the lowest income levels (Oxnard room)
5. Local Labor Challenges: Discuss why and how to create a local skilled labor pool that can embrace new technology and help achieve our housing goals (Hueneme room)

10:30 - 11:00  Exhibit hall, Interactive board & Networking
11:00 - 11:30  "Community Voices" short film
11:30 - 12:30 2nd Breakout session

1. Reimaging the Housing Life Cycle to Improve Affordability: Explore the WHAT, WHY and FOR WHOM we build, looking for ways to expand housing options and affordability (Main room)
2. Legislation & Policy to Streamline & Facilitate Housing: Discuss how to adapt recent legislation & incentives to local policies & procedures to streamline the development process and facilitate additional housing (roundtable; Ventura room)
3. The Future of Energy at Home: Discuss the impact of new electrification efforts; learn about new energy technology for the home and ways to create a stable energy network (Camarillo room)
4. Providing Hope and Goals with Services: Learn from each other on how to inspire hope for meaningful change in the most difficult to reach. Together, what can we do differently? (Oxnard room)
5. Addressing Community Concerns: Learn to identify, address and lessen community concerns, integrating the public into the development process (Hueneme room)

12:30 Networking, Exhibit Hall, Adjorn

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