Monday is the last day to take advantage of discounted registration fees for the Federation's 16th Annual Affordable Housing & Community Development Conference on October 12.  Early registration closes at the end of the business day Monday, October 1.  The early fee is $100 for SDHF memers and $120 for non-members.  Complete registration information, the conference schedule and a list of speakers with their topics is available on the SDHF website.

 

A workshop to review and discuss the application process and requirements for the new state Mental Health Housing Program is scheduled Oct 11, 2007. It will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Homewood Suites - by Hilton, 11025 Vista Sorrento Parkway, San Diego, CA 92130.  Register here.

 

 

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials(NAHRO), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the National Equity Fund (NEF) are hosting the fourth annual Affordable Housing Symposium at the San Diego Convention Center October 26-27.

 

Attendees can choose among four, in-depth case study presentations designed to provide participants with a thorough understanding of key elements of the development process. Topics covered include: Strategy Development, Structuring Legal Partnerships, Asset Management, and Financial Resources and Deal Structuring.  The conference precedes the NAHRO national conference which will also be held at the San Diego Convention Center October 28-30.  Click here for details.

CCDC has approved a 229-unit,23-story affordable high rise development called Ten Fifty B in downtown San Diego. The developer is Affirmed Housing Group. Located on the north side of B Street between 10th and 11th avenues, 226 studios and one to three-bedroom units will be built for to low- and very-low income renters. The Redevelopment Agency will provide $33,975,000 to the project.  Ownership of the land will revert to CCDC once contruction is completed.

 

The CCDC Board also recommended that the City Council approve improvements to the Bishop Maher Center transitional housing facility in East Village. Father Joe's Villages will build a 12-story, 142-foot-tall building at Imperial Avenue and 15th, 16th and Commercial streets. The project will add 64 new permanent residential units and other residential services. Read the full staff reports for these projects.

The Oceanside City Council put off changes to the inclusionary housing in-lieu fee this week and requested that the City Manager bring more alternatives for creating affordable housing.  Two Council members and building industry representatives argued that the fee, frozen at the same amount since 2002, was a tax on new homes.  Speaking on behalf of SDHF, Doris Payne-Camp said that if the city was going to continue to offer an in-lieu fee option as part of its inclusionary housing policy, the rate should be sufficient to develop the affordable units.  City Manager Peter Weiss said one option would be to offer developers increased density for their inclusionary units instead of providing an in-lieu fee option.