Climate Resilience through Green Banking and Municipal Housing: Panel Discussions and Happy Hour
The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) invites you to a two-panel discussion on LAFCo’s work on green banking and municipal housing.
A happy hour for discussion and networking will follow.
2:00-3:30: Panel discussions at the Pier 1 Office Building (200 feet North of the Ferry Building)
3:30-4:30: Happy hour at Gott's next door at the Ferry Building
Opening Remarks
Supervisor Connie Chan, LAFCo Chair
Jeremy Pollock, LAFCo Executive Officer
Green Banking Panel
LAFCo staffed the San Francisco Reinvestment Working Group, which developed business and governance plans for a public bank and for a non-depository lending corporation. LAFCo is currently studying how these entities could function as San Francisco’s Green Bank and access Inflation Reduction Act funding and private capital to finance renewable energy, building electrification, and other clean technology projects.
Moderator: Khalid Samarrae, LAFCo Policy Analyst
Jackie Fielder, Former LAFCo Commissioner and Co-Founder San Francisco Public Bank Coalition
Nick Kline, Former Program Director at Coalition for Green Capital and Finance Associate at Connecticut Green Bank
Sylvia Chi, Senior Policy Analyst at Just Solutions and Legislative Director at California Public Banking Alliance
Municipal Housing & Climate Resilience Panel
LAFCo has initiated two studies related to housing: one on the future management options for the Midtown Park Apartments, San Francisco’s only City-owned housing, and one on the structure of a potential San Francisco municipal housing agency. This panel will explore the links between municipal housing initiatives and climate-related challenges, with a focus on affordability, sustainability, and equity.
Moderator: Hope Williams, LAFCo Commissioner and Board President San Francisco Community Land Trust
Shanti Singh, LAFCo Commissioner and Communications and Legislative Director at Tenants Together
Ryan Ramos, Senior Energy Specialist at San Francisco Environment Department
Fernando Marti, Former Co-Director at San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations and LAFCo Consultant for Midtown Park Apartments Study
Happy Hour
Afterward, we will walk over Gott's Roadside restaurant at the Ferry Building for further conversation and networking.
Gott's Roadside
The Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA, 94105
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