Abstract
Examining how the City of Los Angeles has responded to the affordable housing crisis, this study aimed to provide policymakers with a network perspective of the City’s affordable housing strategy and how network members can work to affect the overarching goal of affordable housing. The chapter highlights how local, state and federal actors influence the programmatic levels. Findings indicate that while 70% of network members reported working with other network members, very little social bonding is evident and social capital has not been established. Network members do not share common educational foundations and disagree on future goal attainment potential. Because of these findings, City Administration can be more effective if it ensures that social capital is garnered through establishing long-term relationships, trust, face-to-face interactions among its members, and norms of reciprocity to develop cooperative agreements and informal networks and ultimately establish a modern network.