Making California more affordable: An expert panel

Event details Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Location: 820 Social Sciences Building Type: Lecture / Workshop Audience: Faculty,Prospective Students,Public,Staff,Students About this event Affordability is one of the central issues for California voters this election season, and for good reason. BESI recently published a white paper series, which diagnoses the core drivers of the affordability crisis, and proposes policy and governance reforms to improve things. This “author meets critics”-style event will put the series author, BESI researcher Samuel Trachtman, in conversation with three leading California policy experts to discuss how policy and political reform can set the state on a trajectory towards greater affordability. Official event details: https://events.berkeley.edu/live/events/329360-making-california-more-affordable-an-expert-panel