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Howard Katz was appointed by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 1999.
Mr. Katz graduated from California State University Los Angeles in December 1973 with a B.A. in Mathematics, minor in Industrial Arts and went on to receive a J.D. from Whittier Law School in June 1979. From 1975 to 1980, he was employed as a City Council Deputy to Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky. After leaving Yaroslavsky, Mr. Katz primarily practiced in the field of land use entitlements, construction and environmental law for over 21 years and served nonprofits as a housing consultant. In June 2001, he joined Casden Properties as a Vice President of Community Development responsible for coordinating and obtaining entitlements for the various company projects as well as coordination of the design development/construction drawings. Prior to joining Casden, Mr. Katz concentrated on the development of affordable senior and disabled housing projects for numerous non-profit agencies. He was the primary person responsible for the development of over 1,000 such units varying in project size from 151 to 6. Mr. Katz was responsible for the processing of one of the first mixed use/air rights projects to be built utilizing a city off-street parking lot and HUD financing. As the housing consultant for these projects, he was responsible for all aspects of the development, from identifying potential sites to obtaining permits, financing, and construction management.
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