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Local Projects Among
Magazine Finalists |
Thirty-five diverse developments from around the
nation have been selected as finalists for
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE's fifth annual
Readers' Choice Awards. Two SD County projects are among
the finalists: Villa Nueva, San Ysidro, Casa Familiar
and Steadfast Cos., in the Preservation category and Los
Vecinos, Chula Vista, Wakeland Housing and Development,
in the Green category. Both are also finalists in the
Overall Project of the Year category. Click here to
vote through August 31. You must be an AHF subscriber to
vote. The winners will be showcased in the
November/December issue and will be honored at a
luncheon at the conclusion of AHF Live: The 2009
Affordable Housing Developers' Summit on October 28 at
the Palmer House in
Chicago. |
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Water Issues Roundtable
September 3 |
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SDHF's Affordable Housing Roundtable Series
continues with Water - The New Oil: Upcoming
Challenges and Ideas focusing on water issues
relating to affordable housing. Join a panel of experts
who will brief you on the critical regulatory changes in
the works, and provide suggestions for realistic and
WaterWise landscape and domestic water conservation. The
session will include interaction with the panelists.
The Roundtable will be held Thursday, September 3
from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the NTC Command
Center. It includes a continental breakfast. Click here for
information and
registration. |
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Workshops Set for Solar Funding,
Metering |
The Track 2 Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing
(MASH) application is now available and applications
will be accepted until September 30 for retrofitting
existing affordable multifamily homes. The process is
competitive with a total of $412,000 available for solar
projects that demonstrate direct tenant benefit. For
more information, click here. There
will be an application workshop on August 20 in San
Francisco which is also available on-line. Register here.
The Center for Sustainable Energy and SDG&E are
hosting a Virtual Net Metering workshop August 14 from 9
to 10 a.m. to go over the basics of the new affordable
housing solar rate schedule. Learn about a new utility
tariff designed for multifamily affordable housing with
solar PV. This new tariff will allow kWh credits from
one solar system to be distributed to meters throughout
a building, and in some cases an entire
complex. Register here. |
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Comment
Deadline Extended for Parks
Program |
The California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) has extended the public comment period
on the DRAFT Program
Guidelines for the Prop 1C Housing Related Parks
Program. The Program is designed to encourage cities and
counties to develop new residential housing by rewarding
those jurisdictions that approve housing affordable to
lower-income households and are in compliance with State
housing element law. The comment period is extended
through August 8. For more information, click
here. |
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Real Estate Summit August
18 |
The San Diego Association of Realtors is sponsoring
a Regional Real Estate Summit Tuesday, August 18 from
11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel, Mission
Valley. Speakers will provide a regional
real estate outlook. They are Lawrence Yun,
the Chief Economist from the National Assocation of
REALTORS (NAR); Dick Gaylord, 2009 NAR Immediate Past
President; James Liptak, 2009 CAR President; and Erik
Weichelt, 2009 SDAR President. For more
information, click here. | |
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Redevelopment 'Taking' Impact
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We've been asked to assemble a list of
problems our members are likely to face as a result of
the massive redevelopment "take" enacted with the recent
state budget deal (see the August issue of
Housing and Community Development News). We are
especially interested if projects with Prop. 1C awards
are in jeopardy of losing anticipated RDA funding.
Please send examples to doris@housingsandiego.org. |
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'Tweet or Die' . .
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The counsel of Helen Chang, Business Editor of the
San Diego News Network, speaking to the San
Diego Association of
Non-Profits. | |
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| Save the Date! |
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San Diego Housing
Federation
Annual Affordable Housing Conference
Marina Village
Quivara Basin
Mission Bay
Sponsorships Available
Click here for
information
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| Affordable Housing
Roundtable |
Thursday, Sept. 3
7:30 - 10 a.m.
Upcoming Challenges and Ideas
NTC Command
Center
2640 Historic Decatur Rd.
San Diego 92106
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