Climate Resilience through Green Banking and Municipal Housing

00:00 Supervisor Connie Chan Opening Comments
6:19 What is LAFCo?
13:08 Green Banking Panel Discussion
55:28 Municipal Housing Panel Discussion
​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.
​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