Following our September Newsletter feature on Senate President-Elect Darrell Steinberg’s land use measure known as SB375, the bill was passed in the legislature this week and is now headed to the Governor.  CHC has sent the attached letter urging Governor Schwarzenegger to sign this landmark bill into law. 

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Situated at the northern tip of the picturesque Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz
County with a population of 254,538 residents, is located 65 miles south of
San Francisco, 35 miles north of Monterey, and 35 miles southwest of San
Jose and the Silicon Valley.
 
The Housing Authority is an independent agency governed by a seven member
Board of Commissioners. The Agency employs 64.5 FTE staff with an annual
operating budget of $54 million.
 
The ideal candidate will bring a balance of effective administrative and

As State Legislators look for a way out of the budget impasse, CHC is urging our representatives to reject any proposals to take redevelopment funding.  Redevelopment agencies throughout the state leverage their tax increment funding with unprecedented Prop 1C TOD and infill support in order to create critical incentives for building new affordable housing near jobs and transit.  (For a copy of CHC’s letter, please click this link to our Policy Update page)

Land Use Planning Progress – as you know, CHC has actively supported Sen.

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UPDATE 8/4/08:  On Thursday, July 31, President Bush signed one of the most important federal housing policies in a generation. A full menu of support for the housing sector includes measures to address the foreclosure and credit crisis, provide new oversight and structural reforms for the GSEs, revise and improve LIHTC regulations, increase bonding capacity, and create a national housing trust fund. For more specifics, please see the 7/231 NY Times article below...
 
Some background on the bill:

UPDATE: 7/25/2008: Due to recent developments in Sacramento, CHC has come out in opposition to the Housing Authority Dispositions Bill (AB2818). Please see the official letter of opposition in the attachments.

CHC is pleased to alert its members to some very encouraging news at a time when the housing sector and the state economy could use it most: 

CHC member, the Los Angeles Housing Partnership, Inc is conducting a job search for a project manager. 

Detailed job description and application instructions are included in the posting attached below.