Posts tagged PublicHousing

Public Housing Pays Back

A new study out of Toronto's public housing system modeled five investment scenarios over 25 years. Every dollar invested in public housing returns $2.80 in measurable value. Every dollar withheld costs more than a dollar downstream. The math applies directly to Los Angeles.

Housing Justice, Public Housing, Staying HousedPaul AsplundJune 16, 2026Staying Housed, housing justice, PublicHousing, EndHomelessness, LAHousing, Letters to the Housed, SecondGraceLA, HousingPolicy, LA2028Comment

Part 3: The Money and the Mechanisms from Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of Second Grace LA

Los Angeles has $700-790 million in available funding to build 11,700-15,000 Vienna-style social housing units by the 2028 Olympics. Learn how Measure ULA, Palisades reconstruction, and Olympic funds can solve our housing crisis with proven cost-rent financing models.