In this op-ed, Ventura Housing CEO Jeffrey Lambert breaks down the common misconceptions about affordable housing, explaining who it actually serves (working families, seniors, and people with disabilities earning 30-80% of area median income), why it costs so much to build, and how a 55-year affordability covenant turns a single development into a lasting community investment. He points to a Westview Village family, farmworker parents whose children are now graduating high school and pursuing college and careers, as a real example of what that stability makes possible.
