Abundant Housing LA
Azeen Khanmalek, AICP, currently serves as the Executive Director of Abundant Housing LA. Prior experience includes roles as the Director of Affordable Housing Production for both Mayor Karen Bass and Mayor Garcetti in the City of Los Angeles, where efforts focused on accelerating affordable and supportive housing production and streamlining approval processes. Additional positions include Senior Planning Deputy for Council District 5, City Planning Associate with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, and Regional Planner for Los Angeles County. Azeen Khanmalek holds a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of New Orleans and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Abundant Housing LA
About Abundant Housing L.A. California is in the midst of a housing crisis. Decades of resistance to new housing, especially in coastal communities, have resulted in unbearably high rents, worsened inequality, and displacement of low-income residents. Los Angeles County especially needs much more housing, for people of all incomes, near our growing transit system and major employment centers, if we ever hope to reverse these trends. Abundant Housing LA is committed to education and advocacy on the affordability, livability, and sustainability benefits of more housing. We want lower rents and a more sustainable and prosperous region, where everyone has more choices of where to live and how to pursue their dreams. Density, when well planned, can enhance the social and economic life of the city. We do educational outreach for policies, plans, and individual projects that improve the lives of all. We welcome anyone who shares these goals to join us.