Lisa Feldstein, JD
Lisa Feldstein has worked in the affordable housing land use arenas for nearly fifteen years. She has provided technical assistance to local governments and non-profits on a broad range of housing, community development, and land use-related issues. Additionally she has bee a Loan Officer with the Low-Income Investment Fund, and spent five years with the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing. Ms. Feldstein served as a San Francisco Planning Commissioner from 2002-2004, where she was a strong advocate for community-based planning that incorporated such beneficial built components as open space and grocery stores.
Poor access to healthy foods is a problem in many neighborhoods, but exceedingly so in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color where the incidence of diet‑related chronic diseases is disproportionately high. In addition, data shows that high cost is one of the key barriers limiting low-income Californian’s consumption of fruits and vegetables. This session will describe innovative solutions to the problem of poor access to fresh produce, including affordability, to support FSNE-eligible families’ ability to make healthy choices.