September 7, 2008
...She had been working in property management for more than 30 years when the Los Angeles riots of 1992 left devastated areas of the city in need of rebuilding. She and other real estate executives and leaders of the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency worked with USC to launch the Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, a two-week intensive course for college graduates interested in a career in urban redevelopment.
"Barbara recognized that real estate development is foundational for community development," Raphael Bostic, associate director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, told The Times last week...