Low Income Housing? Is Agoura Too Good For It?

On December 20th, The Acorn ran a story that made our stomach turn. Apparently a Mr. Jim Lahana, representing the Morrison Ranch Homeowners Association in Agoura, made it be known, that Agoura was not the place for low income housing, despite law that requires communities to make available such housing. According to Mr. Lahana and as reported by the Acorn, 'Lahana said lower income families are generally less educated, and he equated very low income families with "fast food workers," crime and gang activity. He also said residents are worried that low-income families would violate housing codes and allow multiple families to move into single units.'

My goodness, I wonder what Lhana would think of us as our parents were defiantly 'working class'. A cop and a waitress to be exact. A cop and a waitress today would not be able to afford Agoura, Calabasas, Westlake and that is a shame. This sort of elitist mentality forgest the problems that plague communities like ours. It's called affluenza and it has a whole range of issues that we have discussed on previous posts.

Instead of fighting what might actually be something that adds to a community like Agoura, we should be paying attention to what is going on in Santa Monica. Read more by clicking the link below. Low Income Housing Done Right