Community Land Trust: Placekeeping for the local Placekeepers
On March 5th, from 6-7:30 pm, Join us in welcoming Ofelia Bello to San Luis Obispo to talk Community Land Trusts and their growth throughout the US.
Tickets are $15 and include local appetizers as well as local wine and beer.
WHO
Ofelia was raised in East Palo Alto with a deep love for her community. As a first-generation college student, she earned a bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara. She returned to the Bay Area eager to continue her education and gain more skills and knowledge to apply in service to her community. She earned a Master’s in Urban and Public Affairs from the University of San Francisco. Ofelia’s passion for pressing issues of gentrification, housing insecurity, and environmental injustice propelled her into a pathway that would lead her to work in diverse coalitions led by the people most impacted by these issues.
WHAT
Ofelia is the Program Director of Community Owned Real Estate at EPACANDO and PAHALI Community Land Trust in her hometown of East Palo Alto. Prior to her staff role, she served on the PAHALI Board of Directors for 6 years. She has a passion for housing justice, civic engagement, youth development, social movement work, and brings 8 years of experience in tenant rights’ organizing, and public policy, with an emphasis on housing policy. Ofelia served on the East Palo Alto Planning Commission for 7 years and has held elected office in East Palo Alto within a special district. When Ofelia is not working or volunteering, she is likely exploring the Bay Area, looking for her next favorite food spot, park, or history museum. She will be covering the following topics:
– Intro to history of Community Land Trust movement in the U.S. and CLTs
-Intro to PAHALI Community Land Trist and EPACANDO partnership
– Resources to continue learning and connecting to the California Community Land Trust movement
DETAILS
March 5th, 2026
Doors open at 5:45 p.m. event starts at 6 p.m.
Tickets include snacks and drinks
The Penny
664 Marsh St, Downtown San Luis Obispo
Bike parking available on site, Marsh St. garage is recommended for car parking
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