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Equity Planning C-3
Topic |
Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) and the San
Diego Housing Federation are sponsoring a dialogue
Thursday, January 21 entitled "Are the Tides
Turning on Equity and
Environmental
Justice in San Diego Planning?".
Panelists are Diane Tarkovian, Executive Director of the
Environmental Health Coalition; Jennifer Vanica,
President/CEO of
the Jacobs Center for
Neighborhood Innovation; and Murtaza Baxamusa, Director
of Research and Policy for the Center for Policy
Initiatives. Nico Calavita, Professor
Emeritus, Graduate Program
in City Planning at SDSU, is the moderator.
Breakfast and registration begin at 7:30 a.m. at the
Holiday Inn Embarcadero in San Diego and the program is
from 8 to 9:15 a.m. More information is available here. Reservations |
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Nominations Due for Energy
Awards |
Nominations for the prestigious 2009 SANDEEs are
due by January 18. A panel of energy experts and
industry leaders will serve on the selection committee.
The sixth annual San Diego Excellence in Energy
(SANDEE) Awards reception will be held on March
25. The SANDEEs are the premier annual awards event for
acknowledging San Diegans who have made a significant
commitment to energy efficiency, energy conservation,
renewable energy or greenhouse gas reduction.
Nomination information is here. |
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Preserving Affordability
Webinar Thursday |
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Due to popular demand and a technical problem which
prevented recording, NCB Capital Impact will be
repeating the December 1 webinar on Preserving
Affordability in the NSP Program. The new
session will be offered Thursday, January 14 from 10:30
am. to 12:30 p.m. There is no charge.
This Webinar will focus on strategies to achieve
affordable housing goals through such mechanisms as Deed
Restrictions, Community Land Trusts, Shared Appreciation
Loans, and Lease-to-Purchase Programs. For more
information and to register, click here. |
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CDLAC Meeting
Cancelled |
The January 14 meeting of the California Debt Limit
Allocation Committee (CDLAC) has been cancelled. The
next scheduled allocation meeting is January 27.
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Registration Open for Law
Conference |
The Fair Housing Laws and Litigation
Conference series has opened
registration. The conference will be held at the
San Diego Community Concourse on February 11 and 12. To
see the program and register click here. Early registration discounts expire
on January 29. The Fair Housing Council of San Diego is
also planning a special a UNITYFest production in
conjunction with the conference to commemorate Black
History Month. | |
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Catalyst
Sustainable Grants
Available |
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The Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable
Strategies Pilot Program will fund six projects to
provide incentives for sustainable communities and to
increase the supply and affordability of housing for
specific pilot projects. These grants are
available to local governments and must incorporate a
mix of local, state, federal or private funding. A
maximum of $1 million per project is available and will
be drawn from Proposition 1C
funds. Applications are due February
11.
Project requirements include:
- 1000 planned housing units, with a demonstrated
plan to address the jobs/housing relationship, housing
affordability relative to wages or rehabilitation of
250 low-income housing units.
- Project complies with housing element.
- Project has a committed private sector partner.
- Demonstrates a connection to transportation
projects in the Sustainable Community Strategy
component of the area Regional Transportation Plan.
- Demonstrates how the project reduces regulatory
barriers at the local level.
For more information click here. |
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Housing CA Seeks
Speakers |
Housing California is now accepting Institute and
Workshop proposals for the annual conference April 26 -
28 in Sacramento. The deadline for Institute and
Workshop proposals is Thursday, February 4. Information
is here. | |
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Affordable Housing
Roundtable
Managing & Insuring
Risks of Non-Profit
Development
Thursday, February 4
Registration, Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Program
8 to 9:30 a.m.
NTC Command Center
2640 Historic Decatur Rd.
San Diego 92106
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Breakfast Dialog
Are the Tides Turning on Equity and
Environmental Justice in San Diego Planning?
Thursday, January 21
Holiday Inn -Embarcadero
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8 - 9:15 a.m. Program
Click here
for information |
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