SPECIAL NOTICE
Conference Venue Changed

The 14th Annual Affordable Housing & Community Development Conference will be relocated to a new venue: The Marina Village Conference Center on Mission Bay due to a scheduling conflict at Point Loma Nazarene University. There is plenty of free parking. 

The complete conference schedule with descriptions and faculty is now posted on the website. Click here to view.

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Legislative Actions

SB 51 Defeated

After a day-long floor fight, SB 51 (Kuehl), the Federation supported bill that would make permanent the 60-day notice of a "no fault" eviction, was defeated Thursday on the Assembly floor. Assemblymember Leno was the floor jockey. The initial vote was 37-31. A second vote briefly showed 39 aye votes, short of the 41 needed for passage. When the final vote was called, however, the vote was 35-33, showing how fluid member's votes became under intense pressure from landlords. Amendments last week secured support from some mod Dems, but the last few votes remained elusive. Reconsideration was granted for a possible vote next week.

Eminent Domain

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Kelo decision on eminent domain, Senate Judiciary this week heard 3 bills that would limit the use of eminent domain in California. Senate Judiciary defeated SCA 15 (McClintock), while Senator Torlakson decided not to proceed with his SCA 12. Both constitutional amendments would have limited the taking of an owner-occupied home to publicly-owned future uses. The Committee approved and sent to the Senate Approps AB 1162 (Mullin), which imposes a two year moratorium on taking single family homes by eminent domain while a study is conducted. SB 1026 (Kehoe), similar to AB 1162, passed Assembly Judiciary Thursday evening.

Source: Framing the Issues, California Housing Law Project.