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After the
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It appears that there were no homes lost by any
Federation members due to the fires last week.
There was some wind damage at one of the developments
and evacuations at several.
The need now is for units that can be made available
to low income fire victims.
Affordable housing developers have been given
permission to move qualifying fire victims to the head
of their waiting lists and TCAC projects may qualify
applicants based on stated income.
HUD is using their National Housing Locator System at
the Local Assistance Centers. They are asking that
affordable developers enter their available units by
going to www.socialserve.com. It will
also be important to remove units from the list as they
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Density Bonus Scheduled for
November 6 |
The City of San Diego's density bonus ordinance is
scheduled to be considered by the City Council Tuesday,
November 6. The revised draft ordinance provides
development incentives for low-income rental housing,
senior housing, and low-income for-sale housing. Rental
projects where at least 30% of the units are available
to low income residents (60% of AMI or lower) qualify
for a 35% density bonus and three incentives in the
proposal. Projects that include a child care center
would be eligible for additional incentives. Click here to download
the Staff Report. |
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Education Committee Needs
Ideas |
The Federation's Education Committee meets on
Monday, November 5, 2007 at 11:00 am to determine what
the 2008 Roundtable topics should be. The
Roundtables are offered on the first Thursday morning of
every other month, but may be expanded to monthly in
2008 if there is sufficient demand. Please email
your suggestions for topics to kelley@housingsandiego.org by 10:00 am
on Monday. Please include recommended speakers as
well. |
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Congratulations to
Solara |
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The cover of the November 2007 issue of
Affordable Housing Finance, an industry trade
journal, has a photo of Poway's Mayor Mickey Cafagna
with Community HousingWorks' Anne Wilson and Mary Jane
Jagodzinski in front of the Solara apartment complex in
Poway. The community was named "Best Overall
Project" in the magazine's 2007 Readers' Choice
Awards. There is a two page spread about the
project in the magazine.
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CCDC Affordable Housing
Conference Next Thursday |
CCDC and the San Diego Housing Commission have an
all day conference on building affordable housing in the
Downtown environment. Topics include
Innovations in Building Affordable Housing in Urban
Environments; Workforce Housing: The Forgotten
Market Segment; Creating and Preserving
Affordable Homeownership; and Innovations in
Creating Supportive Housing. Each session
includes 3-4 case studies. The agenda is extremely
interesting and the cost is FREE. Click here for more
details. |
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Contributions for Fire
Victims |
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The San Diego Foundation has established a new
After the Fires Fund and is accepting donations. It will
disburse the funds with the assistance of its Disaster
Relief Board. Checks should be made payable to The San
Diego Foundation After the Fires Fund and sent to: The
San Diego Foundation, 2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite
200, San Diego, CA 92106. For other types of gifts call
the Foundation at (619) 235-2300.
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| Calendar |
SDHF Annual Meeting
and
Holiday Party
Thursday,
December 13
5 p.m. - 7:30
p.m.
Luce, Forward Law
Offices
600 West Broadway,
Suite 2600
San Diego, CA
92101
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Great
Downtowns - Innovations in Affordable Housing
Thursday,
Nov. 8
8:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
The Prado Grand Ballroom,
Balboa Park
1549 El Prado
San Diego, CA
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2640
Historic Decatur Blvd
7:30 |
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