Lin Chin is the Special Projects Manager at Hello Housing. She has over 10 years of experience developing and advocating for local programs and policies that address housing and economic justice. For 8 years, she worked at the City of Oakland in the City Administrator’s Office and the Department of Housing and Community Development. Her projects have included addressing abandoned properties, seismic retrofit programs, foreclosure prevention and mitigation programs, launching the one-stop Housing Assistance Center, leading the City’s efforts to advance green and healthy housing, directing community outreach for housing programs, and overseeing citywide Recovery Act compliance. Prior to joining the City of Oakland, Lin was an attorney at Cooley LLP, where she advised companies and nonprofit organizations on corporate governance and business transactions. Her professional experience also includes policy advocacy roles at the East Bay Community Law Center, Public Counsel Law Center, and the Advancement Project. She is a graduate of Harvard College and UC Berkeley Law School and a member of the California State Bar.
Lin Chin, Amber Knee, and Jessica Bacher discuss the issue of blighted property found in many US cities and how to get involved to solve the problem.
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