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Author Archives: Ricardo Flores

Ricardo Flores is the executive director of LISC San Diego a nonprofit community development corporation that funds affordable housing.  

People walk on the Vermont Street pedestrian bridge in University Heights on March 3, 2023.
Posted inOpinion

Homes on Smaller Lots Would Offer a Solution to San Diego’s Budget, Housing Woes

by Ricardo Flores January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

If you can build a home on a smaller lot, it will be cheaper. And San Diego needs more homes. A lot of them.

A residential neighborhood in Del Mar on Jan. 2. 2024.
Posted inOpinion

San Diego Needs Affordable Housing Where it Does the Most Good

by Ricardo Flores May 1, 2024May 1, 2024
Posted inOpinion

San Diego Has a Housing Crisis, Not an Arena Crisis

by Ricardo Flores April 19, 2022April 19, 2022
Posted inOpinion

It’s Time to Put Money Behind All the Talk About Equity

by Ricardo Flores April 5, 2021March 15, 2022
Posted inOpinion

We’re Not Spending Nearly Enough to Meaningfully Reduce Homelessness

by Ricardo Flores May 21, 2019March 15, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Affordable Housing Is Not Going to Finance Itself

by Ricardo Flores February 19, 2019March 15, 2022
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