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Nominations Open for SDHF
Awards |
Nominations for this year's San Diego Housing
Federation Affordable Housing Awards are now being
received. The Awards will be presented Thursday, June 11
at the Handlery Hotel at the Federation's annual awards
event.
The Awards Program includes a new category: CSH
Supportive Housing Award. Additionally, many of the
categories have expanded descriptions and/or submission
requirements allowing for more nominees. Nomination
forms, including all of the category descriptions and
requirements, are now available here.
Make sure to read all the requirements carefully. Don't
wait . . . get started now with nominations for
projects, staff and advocates. Nominations are due in
the SDHF office by Monday, May 11.
Sponsorships for the Awards Event are
encouraged and due by May 11 to ensure pre-event
placement. All sponsor levels include complimentary
registrations to the event. The Federation has a list of
all sponsorship
opportunities available for the year if you prefer
to make one contribution for both the Awards Event and
the Fall Conference.
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SD Consolidated Plan
Released |
The City of San Diego has released a draft of its
Consolidated
Plan for 2010-2014 and the 2010 Action Plan.
The draft plan will be considered by the City Council
Land Use and Housing Committee on April 15 and by the
full Council on April 28. The comprehensive
document describes housing needs in the City and
strategies for accommodating them using Community
Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency Shelter
Grants, HOPWA and HOME Investment Paretnership Program
funding, and the Comprehensive Housing and Affordability
Strategy (CHAS).
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Ray Pearl to
Head CHC |
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Raymond C. Pearl has joined the California
Housing Consortium as its Executive Director,
effective March 30, after a comprehensive national
search conducted over the past several months. CHC Chair
Elizabeth Bluhm, RED Capital, notes, "Ray brings
many strengths to this position, including a Master's
degree in Public Administration from the University of
Washington and a BA from UCLA; several years' experience
as Executive Director of the Greater Los Angeles/Ventura
County Chapter of the Building Industry Association, in
which he honed his skills leading a large and diverse
membership organization, as well as gaining exposure to
housing and land use related public policy issues; deep
experience in local, regional, and state-level advocacy;
and experience at the federal level as a Congressional
district staffer. Ray served most recently as VP for
Government Relations & Forward Planning for SunCal
Companies, a Ventura County development
company."
The California Housing Consortium is the statewide
'big tent' housing advocacy organization representing
the development, building, financial, and public sectors
united in a non-partisan effort to advance affordable
housing and community development across
California.
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Spring Mixer Set for April
23 |
SDHF is hosting a Member and Prospective Member
Mixer on Thursday, April 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at Buster's Beach House in Seaport Village. This is an
event where members have the opportunity to network
while Prospective Members learn about how the
Federation's work benefits them. There is no cost to
attend, with hosted Hors D'ouevres and a cash bar. The
sponsor of this event is Swinerton Management and
Consulting. Please click here to
view the invite and pass it along to your primary
business partners. RSVP to Kelley Dukat by April 20 at
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PMIB Meets
Monday |
The State's Pooled Money Investment Board (PMIB)
meets Monday at 2 p.m. in Sacramento. The State
Treasurer has asked for a "roadmap" for housing
financing from the State's Director of Finance at this
meeting so that developers awaiting the payment of Prop
46 or 1C funds will know when they can realistically
access the money. Affordable housing developers are
awaiting the sale of $1.5 billion in state "taxable"
bonds promised this month. In the meantime, the
Department of Finance has committed $148 million to HCD
Prop 1C and 46 projects. It is expected that these
funds will go to projects that were to have converted
from construction to permanent financing by the end
of March.
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Register for Housing CA
Conference |
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Register here for
Housing California's annual conference April 27-29 at
the Sacramento Convention Center. The conference
includes workshops, intensive institutes, keynote
speakers, an exhibit of affordable housing products and
services, and exceptional networking. Also, this year
Housing California celebrates its 30th anniversary with
a gala Monday evening April 27 at the Grand Sheraton
Hotel. On Tuesday evening, April 28 there will be a
Young Professionals networking event at the Parlare
Eurolounge. Join other SDHF members for capitol
visits with members of the SD legislative
delegation. Lobby Day is Tuesday, April
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| May Roundtable |
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Understanding Tax Credit Partnership
Agreements
Affordable Housing Roundtable
Thursday, May 7
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
NTC Command Center
Pt. Loma
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| Member Mixer |
Member
Mixer
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Buster's Beach House
Seaport Village
Sponsored By
Swinerton Management & Consulting
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| Awards Event |
SAVE THE DATE
June 11, 2009
Affordable Housing & Community
Development Awards
Handlery Hotel
Mission Valley
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