Rob Fredericks's guest appearances

Rob Fredericks

AHA! Presents About Education

Solutions News

Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina

Gregg Hart

Salud Carbajal

Das Williams

Geoff Green

Laura Capps

Joyce Dudley

Victoria Juarez

Katie Porter

Brian Von Herzen

Sam Horn

Dick Flacks

Mike Jordan

Katie Davis

Michael Fisher

John Davies

OwlTail

Santa Barbara is one of the most sought-after places in the world to live, but it's not all palm trees, red tile roofs and oceans. Santa Barbara is also wracked with housing challenges for most people who don't make at least six figures a year. In this podcast, Rob Fredericks, executive director of the Santa Barbara Housing Authority talks about the major challenges facing the city and how the city and state are way behind in building enough housing for everyone who needs to home. It's not just a conversation about affordability, but a deep look at the problems the lack of housing in the city creates --- long commutes time, lack of people with knowledge of the community living in the community, and homelessness. Fredericks explains it all -- and the good things Santa Barbara is working on to address the problem and find housing for more people in the community.

Santa Barbara Talks Podcast 69: Rob Fredericks, Santa Barbara Housing Authority

People continue to flock to the urban hubs of America, but our cities have struggled to keep pace with the people, leading to Americans who spend more than a reasonable share of income on housing, all the while there is not enough public assistance (or housing laws) to solve the problem.  On this episode of Solutions News, we talk about the affordable housing crisis from a different perspective - how we got here and how we might address it.  We’ve touched on this subject in several previous shows in other ways, but since it shelter is one of those basic needs, and lack of housing continues to challenge many communities in California,  as well as across the nation, there is always more to say.  We are excited to welcome our guest, Rob Fredericks, the CEO and Executive Director at the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, who has been at the forefront of this challenge for several decades. After the interview with Rob and some didyaknows, we end the show with a brief look at the importance of the personal relationships that can develop within neighborhoods - and specifically an innovative program called “Cool Blocks”. (Produced by Kristy Jansen, with assistance from Benjamin Schwartz)

People continue to flock to the urban hubs of America, but our cities have struggled to keep pace with the people, leading to Americans who spend more than a reasonable share of income on housing, all the while there is not enough public assistance (or housing laws) to solve the problem.  On this episode of Solutions News, we talk about the affordable housing crisis from a different perspective - how we got here and how we might address it.  We’ve touched on this subject in several previous shows in other ways, but since it shelter is one of those basic needs, and lack of housing continues to challenge many communities in California,  as well as across the nation, there is always more to say.  We are excited to welcome our guest, Rob Fredericks, the CEO and Executive Director at the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, who has been at the forefront of this challenge for several decades. <br><br>After the interview with Rob and some didyaknows, we end the show with a brief look at the importance of the personal relationships that can develop within neighborhoods - and specifically an innovative program called “Cool Blocks”. (Produced by Kristy Jansen, with assistance from Benjamin Schwartz)

Guest: Rob Fredericks, Topics: Affordable Housing Crisis - Solutions and Opportunities

February 27, 2019 - Rob Fredericks, CEO Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara