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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />January 15, 2019 <br />Contact: Cassius Rutherford <br />951 - 265 - 0461 <br />Associated Students of UC Irvine Issue Strong <br />Pro -Housing Resolution Targeting Lawmakers <br />TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018 -- The Senate of the Associated Students of the University of <br />California, Irvine (ASUCI) voted on behalf of the undergraduate student body at UC Irvine to issue a <br />strong pro -housing resolution. ASUCI calls on local lawmakers to approve additional housing types, <br />in particular housing for low-income and homeless populations, walkable or transit -oriented <br />development, and increasing density. <br />ASUCI's new policy position echoes the similar pro -housing policy resolutions passed by the <br />Angeles Sierra Club Chapter's Orange County Conservation Committee, the Orange County Board <br />of Supervisors, and the Democratic Party of Orange County. ASUCI's position also aligns with the <br />advocacy of People for Housing Orange County, a non-profit group which has been pushing for <br />additional housing in municipalities across the county. Students, working families, and community <br />leaders from every corner of Orange County have banded together and passed strong resolutions <br />urging lawmakers to approve the affordable and middle class housing we need. <br />People of all ages and backgrounds are saying "Yes In My Backyard" to more housing to meet the <br />existing need and the future housing demand in response to California's housing crisis. UCI <br />graduates and young professionals are struggling to gain a foothold in Orange County's expensive <br />housing market, and we need local lawmakers to step it up. ASUCI's pro -housing policy position is <br />2 <br />