The state of California, particularly Los Angeles county, has seen a surge of incoming population leading to an affordable housing crisis where the demand exceeds the supply of affordable units (1.4 million units needed) (California Housing Partnership Corporation, 2018). There is a clear need to address and produce affordable housing units for the growing affordable housing population. Los Angeles county is suffering from a serious affordable housing crisis, with almost a million people (1 in 10 people) living in precarious living situations, and on the verge of homelessness. In fall and winter 2019, we – a capstone team of two students from Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, Cornell University’s MPA program – interviewed key stakeholders involved in the affordable housing production ecosystem to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and potential opportunities and solutions to the crisis.