Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Can gentrification and affordable housing coexist? As the real estate boom displaces longtime local residents, we look at the housing options for low-income families, and whether grass roots efforts and government initiatives will help in the long run.
Guests
- Chris Zimmerman Member of the Arlington County Board
- Steve Silverman Chair of the Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Committee, Montgomery County Council
- Linda Leaks Director, District of Columbia Grassroots Empowerment Project
- Shaun Pharr Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington
- Alphonso Jackson Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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