Housing Justice Now to host forum for Winston-Salem mayoral and city council candidates

Winston-Salem-based Housing Justice Now is hosting its first city council and mayoral candidate forum this week.

Dan Taylor, a volunteer with the group, says it’s important for those running to share their thoughts on housing issues before the March 5 primary.

“We've seen housing prices go up, we've seen rents go up. And you know, a lot faster than wages have gone up, if they've gone up at all," Taylor said. "So it's really produced this situation where there's a lot of housing insecurity. There's been an increase in homelessness.”

Taylor says candidates will explain why they’re running for office and detail possible solutions for housing issues in Winston-Salem. Then they’ll answer questions from a moderator.

The forum will be held on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at Winston-Salem State University’s New Sciences Building, room 225. Voters from all wards are invited to attend.

Amy Diaz covers education for WFDD in partnership with Report For America. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.