Housing Story:
I grew up in Lafayette, California, a medium-sized town with the 14th-highest median income in America as of 2023. The people I grew up with, myself included, considered ourselves liberal progressives, yet we lived in a segregated community: The town is 70% white, with some of the most exclusionary zoning in the Bay Area. In June 2020, I started a volunteer group, Inclusive Lafayette, to help my neighbors understand the relationship between housing policy and inclusion. Volunteering in Lafayette inspired me to work on increasing affordability–and inclusive housing policies–in San Mateo County, the highest-wealth county in our country.
Bio:
Jeremy was hired as HLC’s Policy Manager in March 2022 to help the organization track housing laws across San Mateo County. Born and raised in Lafayette, California, Jeremy has dedicated his career to promoting equitable government policy. Before joining HLC, Jeremy studied economic development with UC Santa Barbara’s Economic Forecast Project. He also spent almost three years with the California Center for Public Policy studying how tax policy can be used to reduce inequality. After almost five years working in economic research, Jeremy founded a nonprofit, Inclusive Lafayette, in his hometown, dedicated to promoting affordable housing development. He is excited to continue supporting affordable housing with HLC!
Contact: jlevine@hlcsmc.org