UPCOMING
EVENTS
We offer members-only and open-to-the-public events to help build a passionate, educated, and active community.
Together, we are working towards solving the housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crisis in California.
We welcome sponsors for our bi-annual events (Spring Symposium + Housing Heroes) to sustain and promote our efforts as an organization.
LA City Planning Presentation on Development Services Bureau
Join YIMBY Los Angeles and Housing Action Coalition for a presentation by Kevin Keller, Executive Officer of LA City Planning. Keller will be reviewing the creation of the Development Services Bureau and how different offices and work will be consolidated under one entity to streamline housing reviews.
Developer Pathway Program Mixer
Join HAC and Onyx for a Developer Pathway Program happy hour connecting developers and partners across the Bay Area housing ecosystem.
This casual evening is designed to bring together developers of all scales and levels of experience, HAC members, industry partners, and others who care about expanding access, visibility, and support for community-focused housing development in California.
The Developer Pathway Program was created to support strong developers who are carrying real projects and navigating the often-isolated path from vision to entitlement and financing. This happy hour is a chance to connect with the broader ecosystem around that work -- to meet people, build relationships, and learn more about the community and support structures behind the program.
This event is intentionally non-technical and open to anyone interested in the future of housing and the goals of the Developer Pathway Program.
LA City Council District 3 Candidate Forum
Candidates Barri Worth Girvan, Tim Gaspar, and Jon Rawlings will join us to discuss their vision for housing in Council District 3 and the City of Los Angeles. Co-hosted with Inner City Law Center.
RSVP for the virtual event here.
YIMBY LA Governor Candidate Series: Antonio Villaraigosa
Join YIMBY Los Angeles and Housing Action Coalition for our continuing Q&A series with CA governor candidates! Former Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, will be answering our questions about what he will do as governor to fix the housing supply crisis! We will be diving into affordability, how to streamline homebuilding, the benefits of density, and whether every Californian deserves to live in abundance.
Dulce Vasquez, housing advocate and political/cultural leader in Los Angeles, will be moderating!
Free RSVPs required in advance for entry. Light refreshments will be provided.
HAC Education
HAC-Ed will serve as a post-tour deep dive, bringing back the teams behind two of our recent site visits — The Clark on 54th in Los Angeles and The Quincy at 555 Bryant in San Francisco — to share the behind-the-scenes story of how these homes came to life.
We’re excited to hear from:
Praxis Development Group & K. Cooper Consulting
The Clark on 54th (Los Angeles)
A 48-home, Black-owned, community-rooted development in South LA delivering family-sized housing with 20% affordability at 50% AMI. The team will walk us through the joint venture structure, financing strategy, entitlement path, and what it takes to deliver housing in a high-opportunity neighborhood with deep cultural history.
Strada Investment Group & SCB (Solomon Cordwell Buenz)
The Quincy (555 Bryant, San Francisco)
A newly completed 501-unit, high-density rental community in SoMa. The team will share lessons from delivering large-scale, transit-oriented infill housing — from entitlement and design strategy to construction, market realities, and policy impacts.
Making the Most of Your HAC Membership
Join Executive Director Corey Smith and Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky for a 30-minute overview of everything your membership has to offer — from a refresher on who we are and what we do, to a walkthrough of our 2026 member tiers, benefits, and advisory groups. You'll also learn who to reach out to on the HAC team when you have questions or need support. We'll save the last 15 minutes for Q&A, so come ready to ask anything.
Whether you're a longtime member or just getting started, this is a great opportunity to make sure you're getting the most out of your HAC membership.
Shaping Los Angeles: A Debate About the Future of LA
The Housing Action Coalition is teaming up with Streets for All to host the first public Los Angeles Mayoral candidate debate of the election cycle, and you’re invited!
Shaping Los Angeles: A Debate About the Future of LA
Monday, March 23, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
LA Center Studios
Downtown LA
Join us to hear the candidates share their visions for the future of LA and specifically on housing, homelessness, infrastructure, and transportation.
As of February 26, Nithya Raman, Rae Huang and Adam Miller have confirmed. Mayor Bass and Spencer Pratt are TBD.
We have 300 general admission tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis; a limited number of press and HAC/Streets For All members-only tickets are also available. This is an in-person event that will also be live streamed.
Quarterly Breakfast Briefing
Join the HAC team and your fellow members on Wednesday, March 25th for our Quarterly Breakfast Briefing, your inside look at the most important work HAC is doing this year to support a stronger housing development ecosystem.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Tour Model/Z’s South LA Factory
Join the Housing Action Coalition for an exclusive tour of Model/Z, an innovative modular housing manufacturer based in South Los Angeles.
Model/Z has developed a rigorously tested, fully-volumetric modular housing system designed to deliver high-quality, radically affordable homes faster and more efficiently than traditional construction. Their standardized one-bedroom module is built to meet Los Angeles’ strict building standards, HUD Section 8 requirements, and federal ADA accessibility codes.
On this tour, HAC members will get an inside look at how Model/Z is rethinking housing production: from precision steel-frame construction and factory-based quality control to scalable delivery models that can reduce construction timelines by months.
Model/Z’s approach is built around durability, consistency, and speed, with over 383 quality checks and units engineered to exceed California seismic standards.
Lunch: HAC will provide lunch following the tour.
**This is a first come, first serve event with a max of 20 people, limited to HAC members. So please reserve your spot as soon as possible to claim your ticket!
Attire
This is an active manufacturing facility.
Closed-toe shoes required (boots strongly recommended)
Hard hats will be provided on-site
Accessibility & Questions
For questions or accommodation needs, contact Brianna at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org
Best Practices for Presenting at Planning Commissions
Join Housing Action Coalition on March 31 from 11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. for “Best Practices for Presenting at Planning Commissions,” a hybrid webinar (on Zoom and at the HAC offices) designed for HAC members and emerging developers who want to secure entitlements more effectively and build long-term credibility with decision-makers.
HAC Member Briefing
Briefing with West Hollywood Councilmember & State Senate Candidate John Erickson
HAC's C4 presents an off-the-record conversation with West Hollywood Councilmember John Erickson, who's running for State Senate District 24. We'll discuss housing politics and policy in West Hollywood, across Senate District 24, and at the state level.
Members should contact Jesse Zwick for more information.
HAC Education: Supervisor Danny Sauter + HAC's 2026 State Legislative Priorities
Housing policy is moving quickly at both the state and local levels, and the decisions being made right now will shape housing production for years to come. Join us next week for a timely and substantive conversation featuring:
San Francisco District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter, who will discuss downtown office-to-residential conversion legislation, current San Francisco housing priorities, and other emerging policy issues impacting development in the city.
Ali Sapirman, Policy & Advocacy Manager (HAC), and HAC’s lobbyist team at Brownstein, will provide an overview of our 2026 legislative priorities.
Project Review Committee
Join us on February 18th for our next project review in 2026!
We will be reviewing the Buena Vista Plan in Los Angeles.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Developer Pathway Program Webinar
Join Housing Action Coalition and Onyx Equity Partners for an informational webinar on HAC’s new Developer Pathway Program (DPP), a one-year pilot designed to help emerging, underrepresented developers advance real housing projects with high-touch technical assistance, project readiness support, and pro-housing network connections.
This session will provide a clear overview of what DPP offers, who qualifies, what participants should expect, and how to apply. We will also reserve significant time for Q&A so you can determine whether the program is a fit for your project and goals.
We will cover:
DPP program goals and structure for the one-year pilot
Eligibility and what a strong applicant looks like
Time commitment and participation expectations
Services offered
Application Timeline and selection criteria
Live Q&A
Who should attend:
This webinar is intended for emerging developers who are BIPOC, women, or otherwise underrepresented in the development industry, and who are working on housing projects (2+ units). If you have an active or near-term project and want structured support to move it forward, this is for you.
Project Review Committee
Join us on February 4th for our first project review in the new year!
We will be reviewing Harvest Properties Mixed-Use Stevens Creek project in Cupertino.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Tour of The Clark on 54th (Los Angeles)
Tour of The Clark on 54th (Los Angeles)
Join the Housing Action Coalition for an on-site tour of The Clark on 54th, a community-based housing project being developed by Praxis Development Group in partnership with the family that has owned the land since the 1990s.
Led by Praxis Development Group, the project is a joint venture between Praxis and the brother-and-sister owners of the land. The project pays tribute to their mother, who operated a hair salon on this site for decades. The Clark on 54th is woman-owned, Black-owned, and locally owned, rooted deeply in neighborhood history and stewardship.
The site is located within and adjacent to some of Los Angeles’s most historically significant Black communities, including Leimert Park and View Park/Windsor Hills. Today, the surrounding area is dominated by high-value single-family homes, making this project a thoughtful, community-rooted addition that expands access to family-sized homes and long-term affordability while remaining grounded in the neighborhood’s cultural legacy.
The project will deliver 48 family-sized homes, with 20% of the building affordable at 50% AMI, adding much-needed housing in a high-opportunity area with strong transit access and longstanding community assets.
Post-Tour: Afterwards, we'll walk over to Dulan’s on Crenshaw for a complimentary lunch. Hope to see you there!
More details available on the RSVP page above.
This event is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
HAC Education
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next HAC Education Meeting!
We’re excited to feature:
Tom Mayhew, partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP and HAC’s lead attorney, who will walk us through the status of our lawsuits challenging cities that are failing to comply with Housing Element law—what’s happening, what’s next, and what it means for our broader advocacy.
Nia Bratton, Public Affairs Manager at The Michelson Center for Public Policy brings her expertise in tenant protections, research, and policy advocacy. Nia will walk us through current tenant-focused legislative efforts and the trends shaping renters’ rights across the state.
This meeting is limited to members only. If you are a member, please make sure you’re signed up for HAC-ED emails in order to attend. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
HAC New Years Party
Our team invites you to come kick off the new year at together at HAC HQ. Expect great music, tasty treats, and plenty of opportunities to meet fellow HAC members and housers. Don’t miss out on the best way to start your year right — see you there!
HAC Education
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next HAC Education Meeting!
We’re excited to feature:
Michael Gunning, Senior Policy Advisor at California Building Industry Association, one of California’s leading voices on insurance and resilience policy. Michael returns to provide an updated briefing on the state’s fire insurance crisis.
Jesse Zwick - Southern California Director, and Ali Sapirman, Policy & Advocacy Manager, on the HAC team will share their insights and work into single stair reform. From the Bay Area down to SoCal, we'll hear how their work is shaping California’s housing future.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Project Review Committee
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!
We’re excited for our committee to review:
Project TBA
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
HAC in the Town – Join Us for a HAC Happy Hour in Oakland!
HAC is headed to Oakland for the final Happy Hour of the year!
For December’s Happy Hour, HAC is going to be hosting at Einwiller Kuehl’s office in downtown Oakland. Join us to mingle, connect, and talk all things housing! All guests must RSVP by atleast 24 hours before the event.
Attendance for this event is limited to HAC members. Not a member and interested in joining? Please contact Brianna Morales, HAC’s Community Organizer, at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.
Quarterly Breakfast Briefing
Join the HAC team and your fellow members on Wednesday, December 10 for our Quarterly Breakfast Briefing, your inside look at the most important work HAC is doing this year to support a stronger housing development ecosystem.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
HAC Hits SoCal – Let’s Celebrate with a Happy Hour!
The Housing Action Coalition has officially expanded in Southern California, and we’re throwing a happy hour to celebrate!
Join Executive Director Corey Smith and our new Southern California Director Jesse Zwick for drinks, views, and good vibes at Perch LA -- just steps from Pershing Square Metro.
Come raise a glass to more housing, more advocacy, and our next chapter in SoCal: drinks are on us 🍸
Got questions? Reach out to Jesse at jesse@housingactioncoalition.org. See you soon!
Project Review Committee
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!
We’re excited for our committee to review:
Mowry Village in Newark which will transform a 50-year-old auto wrecking yard into a fully all-electric mixed-use neighborhood. The plan calls for 196 single-family homes and 30 affordable apartments, paired with a new all-abilities park and redesigned streetscapes for improved walking, biking, and safety.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Project Review Committee
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!
We’re excited for our committee to review:
The Hillsdale Mall redevelopment, envisioning up to 1,670 new residential units, including 14 % below-market rate homes, anchored by a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood with high-quality retail, offices, and transit access. It’s a bold step toward a more inclusive, walkable, and connected San Mateo.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Tour of the Quincy SF
Tour The Quincy: Explore SoMa’s newest 501-unit rental community & learn how this project came to life. Tour + Happy Hour – join us Nov 18!
Tour of The Quincy at 555 Bryant (San Francisco)
Join HAC for an exclusive tour of The Quincy, a newly completed 501-unit rental development in SoMa. Developed by Strada Investment Group, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB), and built by general contractor Swinerton, this project delivers high-density, transit-oriented housing in one of San Francisco’s most central and connected neighborhoods.
We’ll get a first-hand look inside the building, learn about the development process, and hear from the team about what it takes to bring a large-scale infill project from entitlement to occupancy.
After the tour,, we will walk to Woodbury (3rd St) for a complimentary, mid-week Happy Hour. Hope to see you there!
**This is a first come, first serve event with a max of 10 people, limited to HAC members. So please reserve your spot as soon as possibIe to claim your ticket!
Parking
Along with street parking, there is a surface parking lot at 490 Brannan.
Access
The front door is directly on Bryant Street, you can enter there and come in front door and meet lobby.
HAC Education
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next HAC Education Meeting!
We’re excited to feature:
Newly elected policymaker and longtime housing leader Councilmember Tordillos. Elected to represent District 3 on the San José City Council, he brings deep housing expertise and years of experience from their time on the San José Planning Commission.
Nia Bratton, Public Affairs Manager at The Michelson Center for Public Policy brings her expertise in tenant protections, research, and policy advocacy. Nia will walk us through current tenant-focused legislative efforts and the trends shaping renters’ rights across the state.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Walk and Talk with Corey!
Join us Friday October 3rd for walk and talk with HAC’s Executive Director Corey Smith!
23rd Annual Housing Hero Awards
Get ready for the Housing Action Coalition’s 23rd annual Housing Heroes Awards!
Join us as we honor pro-housing leaders and changemakers for their contributions to solving our state’s most pressing housing challenges.
Walk and Talk with Corey!
Join us Friday October 3rd for walk and talk with HAC’s Executive Director Corey Smith!
2025 Legislative Package Lunch
HAC’s Member Legislative Planning Session on Wednesday, October 15, from 12:00-2:00pm will focus on shaping HAC’s state legislative package for 2026. The bills and reforms we advance in Sacramento have some of the biggest impacts on housing production across California and we want your expertise to guide where we focus our efforts.
As housing industry leaders, HAC members know better than anyone what works (and what doesn’t) in moving projects forward. Your insight will help us decide which state-level policy levers to prioritize: financing tools, impact fees, zoning reforms, permitting streamlining, small business and tenant protections, or other changes that can unlock more housing and produce better urbanist outcomes.
Lunch provided for in-person attendees
In person: HAC Office – 555 Montgomery Street, Suite 720
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Quarterly Breakfast Briefing + State Bill Recap
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our Q3 Quarterly Breakfast Briefing!
We’ll be featuring everything HAC’s been working on this past quarter and what to look forward to ahead of 2026.
Along with our Quarterly Breakfast Briefing, we’re putting together our annual recap of everything that happened in state housing legislation this year, including what moved forward from our sponsored bill package. We'd love to have you join us, either in person or virtually, to collaborate with HAC staff as we walk through the highlights and what it all means for 2025.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Walk and Talk with Corey!
Join us Friday October 3rd for walk and talk with HAC’s Executive Director Corey Smith!
Tour of Power Station (San Francisco)
Join HAC on October 2nd at 2:00pm for a tour of the Sophie Maxwell Building (Block 7B) at Power Station — workforce housing & waterfront renewal in Dogpatch. For more information on the plan please visit the project website HERE.
Only 30 spots available!
Afterwards, we will walk to a local spot for a complimentary, mid-week Happy Hour. Hope to see you there!
This event is open to the public. Please direct questions to HAC’s Community Organizer, Brianna Morales, at Brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.
Project Review Committee
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Project Review Committee Meeting!
We’re excited for our committee to review:
1105-1121 E Valley Blvd in San Gabriel, a mixed-use project with 65 residential units, including 6 very low-income units from our members Longo Realty Inc.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Regulatory Committee
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Regulatory Committee Meeting!
We’re excited to feature:
Ramie Dare, Director of Real Estate Development for the Bay Area at Mercy Housing California, who will offer insights from the affordable housing front -- what’s working, what’s not, and what the development landscape looks like for the rest of the year.
Kyle Vansice to introduce Cedar, an Austin-based startup rethinking how infill housing gets built. Cedar’s software helps developers quickly understand what can be built on a site by combining real estate data with smart design tools. The goal: save months of time and significant upfront costs while making it easier to deliver housing in walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Family Zoning Rally
San Francisco is on the verge of a historic vote and your voice is needed.
The City is preparing to vote on the Family Zoning Plan: a once-in-a-generation rezoning proposal that could finally make it legal to build more housing in neighborhoods that have long excluded it. This plan is a major step toward a more inclusive, affordable, and sustainable San Francisco.
After years of work, months of community input, and multiple public hearings, the Planning Commission will take its vote on September 11. That means now is the time to show up and speak out.
What the Plan Would Do:
Create more options for families by legalizing backyard cottages, in-law units, and small apartments so families can stay together and renters can live near work, school, and community.
Prioritize smart growth by focusing new housing near transit, schools, parks, and local businesses.
Protect essential funding by keeping San Francisco in compliance with state housing law, which helps preserve funding for transit, affordable housing, and infrastructure.
This plan is supported by affordable housing developers, pro-housing advocates, labor unions, and residents from across the city. But opposition has been organizing hard and showing up in force at every hearing. We need to match their energy and show the broad, growing support for a more livable city.
Join us to rally before the vote and help pack the hearing room with housing supporters.
11:30 AM – Rally on the steps of City Hall
We’ll gather outside City Hall for a short rally and hear from community members, housing advocates, and civic leaders who are fighting for a more livable San Francisco. (Speaker lineup coming soon!)
12:30 PM – Planning Commission Hearing, Room 400
After the rally, we’ll head upstairs together to give public comment in support of the Family Zoning Plan.
This vote is the most important one yet. Let’s show San Francisco’s leaders that we’re ready for real change and ready to say yes to more homes.
For questions regarding this rally please contact HAC’s Community Organizer Brianna Morales at Brianna@housingactioncoalition.org
Regulatory Committee
Join us and your fellow HAC Members for our next Regulatory Committee Meeting!
We’re excited to feature:
RJ Mahadev of RaaP, a San Francisco–based modular housing design and construction firm working to streamline multifamily and hotel development through prefab design and efficient contractor matchmaking. To learn more about RaaP’s work and what will be discussed at this Regulatory Committee, please see our blog HERE.
Lisa Follman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where she has led the design and execution of a wide range of projects—from small-scale urban work to large commercial developments—for over two decades.
This meeting is limited to members only. Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.
Tour of 2550 Irving (San Francisco)
Join HAC for an exciting tour of 2550 Irving, a new 100% affordable housing development in the Sunset, designed by Pyatok and built by Guzman Construction. Led by TNDC in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, this project brings 90 new homes for working families to a neighborhood that has seen far too little affordable housing in recent decades.
The building also includes community-serving ground-floor space, green areas, bike parking, and proximity to high-performing schools—making it an ideal location for family-focused affordable housing in a historically under-built part of the city.
Afterwards, we will walk to a local spot for a complimentary, mid-week Happy Hour. Hope to see you there!
This event is open to the public. Please direct questions to HAC’s Community Organizer, Brianna Morales, at Brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.
A Toast to More Homes! Happy Hour for the Family Zoning Plan
The Family Zoning Plan is so close to becoming reality, and we’re raising a glass to push it across the finish line!
On September 11, the Planning Commission will vote on this historic rezoning that will finally make it legal to build more homes in more neighborhoods, especially in places that have long been off-limits. This is our chance to create a more inclusive, affordable, and vibrant San Francisco.
Join the Housing Action Coalition and YIMBY Action for a high-energy happy hour that’s equal parts fun and impactful:
Celebrate how far we’ve come
Connect with a representative from the Planning Department
Connect with housing advocates from all over the city
Gear up to speak out at the September 11 hearing
The opposition will show up strong. Let’s show them housing supporters know how to turn out and have a good time doing it.
Attendance for this event is limited to HAC members. Not a member and interested in joining? Please contact Brianna Morales, HAC’s SF Organizer, at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.