Prop 1C Leads All Bonds in
PPIC Survey
According to a survey released yesterday by the
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), with funding from The James
Irvine Foundation, Proposition 1C has the highest approval rating among all of
the infrastructure bond measures on the November ballot.
Proposition 1B ($19.9 billion transportation
bond):
50 percent yes, 38 percent no
Proposition 1C ($2.85 billion affordable
housing bond): 57 percent yes, 32 percent
no
Proposition 1D ($10.4 billion education facilities
bond): 51 percent yes, 39 percent
no
Proposition 1E ($4.1 billion water and flood control bond): 56
percent yes, 35 percent no
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Democrats and 58
percent (58%) of independents would vote yes on 1C. Fifty percent (50%) of
Republicans oppose this measure; 40 percent (40%) would vote yes.
When asked what the top priority for
infrastructure funding should be, they gave the following response:
32% affordable housing
25 school facilities
21 surface transportation
12 water systems and flood control
7 something else (specify)
3 don’t know
The full survey can be downloaded at: http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/survey/S_806MBS.pdf.
Urge Your Representatives in
Congress to Support the
“Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of
2005” (H.R. 3715)
The National Housing Conference is requesting
assistance in generating support among your representatives in Congress for
the “Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2005” (H.R. 3715)
introduced by Representatives James Ramstad (R-MN) and Benjamin Cardin
(D-MD).
This legislation will aid preservation of
affordable housing by allowing sellers of eligible low-income housing to
exclude the depreciation recapture gain from their gross income. This
change will make it more advantageous for owners of affordable housing units
to either participate in their property’s preservation or sell the property to
someone who will maintain its affordability.
Currently, a “Dear Colleague” letter is being
circulated in the House of Representatives by Representatives James Ramstad
(R-MN) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), urging their fellow representatives to
co-sponsor H.R. 3715. To influence this process, we are asking you to
immediately weigh in with your representatives in Congress by either calling
them or sending a letter expressing your support for the
legislation.
For fax numbers or email addresses, access your
representative’s web page at: http://www.house.gov. To reach your representative by telephone, please call the U.S.
Capitol Switchboard at (202)224-3121 and ask for your representative’s
office.
New Census Data Show Few
Gains for California & San Diego County
Five years into an economic recovery,
US Census Bureau data released this week show minimal gains for low-
and middle-income Californians. A new California Budget Project report,
“New Census Data Show Few Gains for California,” shows that household incomes
in 2005 remained below those of 2001 and that the 2005 share of Californians
in poverty remained higher than in 2001. In addition, the share of
Californians without health coverage increased in 2005 and continued to be
among the highest in the nation. This report is available at http://www.cbp.org
The Center on Policy Initiatives has analyzed the
San Diego County data. It can be downloaded from: http://www.onlinecpi.org/pdf/Poverty_Income_Employment_Census2005Analysis_CPI.pdf.
Preparing For Success - San
Diego’s Response To The State Infrastructure Bonds
Thursday,
September 7, 2006
7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG)
401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego
The San Diego Regional Economic Development
Corporation and the California Center for Regional Leadership (CCRL) invite
you to come together with other regional civic leaders and state officials to
learn more about state investment plans and discuss how this region can make
strategic choices about infrastructure, communicate its priorities to the
state, and secure the funding needed.
Seating is limited. If you have not already
RSVP’d, please contact Lauree Sahba at LS@sandiegobusiness.org or (619)
234-8484.
©2006
San Diego Housing Federation, 450 B Street, Suite 1010, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-6693
Website: http://www.housingsandiego.org
Email: sdhfstaf@housingsandiego.org
