California Groundbreakers

What does "affordable housing" mean in California, especially when only 30 percent of state residents can afford the median-priced home? What will it take to make housing affordable -- build more of it, pass some more laws, repeal some others? And with the crazy supply-and-demand status of housing here these days, can it even be done? Listen to our panelists talk about the current options and potential opportunities for the affordable-housing market in California -- and who, if anyone, will benefit from it. PANELISTS * Melinda Coy, policy specialist for the California Department of Housing and Community Development * Rachel Iskow, CEO of the nonprofit homebuilder Mutual Housing * Todd Leon, development director at Capitol Area Development Authority * Darryl Rutherford, executive director of the Sacramento Housing Alliance * Sonja Trauss, founder of Bay Area Renters Federation, and leader of the YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) movement to build high-density housing * Daniel Weisfeld, a consultant at McKi