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Federation Position Papers

Housing Advocacy Principles - July 2005. Board approved document that outlines where we stand on policy issues.

Local

Otay Mesa Community Plan Update

Otay Mesa is currently zoned primarily industrial. A group of landowners has undertaken a communitiy plan update for the area that would increase the amount of residential zoning in the area. This rezone would create the last un-entitled master-planned communities in the city.  The San Diego Housing Federation is requesting the Community Plan Update include a modification to the existing city inclusionary ordinance to be consistent with the North City Future Urbanizing Area: 20% of the units should be affordable at 65% AMI with no in-lieu fee option.  Click Here to view the current proposals.

Barrio Logan Community Plan Update

The City of San Diego is in the middle of updating the Community Plan for Barrio Logan. You can track the progress here.

State

Permanent Revenue Source for Affordable Housing Development

Governor Arnold Schwarznegger has tasked Lynn Jacobs, Director of the Department of Housing & Community Development to develop a proposal to find ongoing funding sources for affordable housing development in the State. You can track their efforts by clicking here.

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee is accepting public comment on proposed revisions to the tax credit program for 2009.  Click here for more information.  Click here to view the Federation comments.

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National

Credit Crisis Affects Affordable Housing Development

Economic Stimulus Package Can Help

Compare Senate and House Versions as of 2/9/09

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorties has prepared a one page chart comparing the low income housing provisions of the federal Stimulus bills.  Clic

San Diego Leaders Call for Affordable Housing
Measures in Next Federal Stimulus Package

San Diego leaders held a press conference on December 19, 2008 and called on President-Elect Obama and the US Congress to include aid to allow the 25 stalled "shovel-ready" affordable projects representing over 2,000 apartment homes for low income working families, seniors and the disabled to begin construction in 2009 as orignally planned.  Click on the underlined links to see the Press Release and the List of Projects.

The California Housing Partnership Corporation's Federal Policy Project has convened a statewide coalition to work on federal housing policy issues.  Click here for the latest. ACTION NEEDED TODAY.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is working to include affordable housing efforts in the Economic Stimulus Package to be considered in early 2009. Click here for the latest info.

The National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials is leading the efforts to restore capital funding for the decaying pulic housing stock that has been underfunded for many years now.  For more information click here.