AB 602 Clears Legislature! Ask Governor Schwarzenegger to Sign Now!

AB 602 Clears State Legislature!
Now request Governor Schwarzenegger to Sign


AB 602 addresses something that was promised in the original SB 375 bill negotiations. AB 602 overturns a portion of the Urban Habitat Program v. City of Pleasanton (2008) case, in which an appellate court ignored clear legislative intent and limited all challenges to a housing element's adequacy to the first 90 days after the element is adopted.

Update: AB 2293 Passes State Senate Appropriations Committee

(SCANPH is sharing this news with our members via a communication we recevied from Julie Snyder of Housing CA) Good news! HCA's AB 2293 got off the Senate Appropriations Committee's suspense file yesterday on an 11-0 bipartisan vote.

This was a big step, as hundreds of bills didn't get off the suspense file. The bill was amended to require HCD to reserve/escrow permanent funds under MHP, TOD, and Joe Serna to provide a more solid guarantee to the construction lender.

Set Southern California on Course to Achieve Economic Growth and Create Healthy Communities



SCANPH Advocates for CARB to Set Southern California on Course to Achieve Economic Growth and Create Healthy Communities

Bill to Provide Short-Term Loan Relief from the Bond Crisis Introduced



(from Housing CA) Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) is leading the legislative effort to address the freeze's impacts on housing construction. She is the author of AB 2293, sponsored by Housing California.

Please Join Us On Lobby Day!

Lobby Day

Please join us as we lobby for affordable home legislation at the Housing CA. Conference in Sacramento on Wednesday, April 28th!

Tell state legislators what you think about issues affecting homelessness and the development of affordable homes for all Californians. Join other developers, consumers, advocates, business leaders, and service providers for the 2010 Lobby Day, Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Housing CA. conference.

State Budget Cuts Will Impact Homelessness and Foster-Care Homes



(from Housing CA) On January 8, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger released his proposed 2010-2011 budget. Schwarzenegger proposes $8.5 billion in cuts, $6.9 billion in federal relief, and $4.5 billion in revenue shifts to address the state's $19.9 billion shortfall.

The governor then called an immediate special session of the legislature on the current-year budget due to fiscal emergency.

SCANPH Action Coordinators Network

It's time to take an important step and make affordable homes our nation's top priority!

SCANPH requests your help to build a stronger voice for nonprofit affordable home builders and advocates - by establishing a communications and mobilization coordinator (CMC) at your site.

We would like your community-based organization to select one of your staff members as your CMC - someone who you can dedicate to receiving Action Alerts and information on campaigns for affordable housing such as permanent source funding and mixed-income housing and acting on them.

SCANPH Conference Update: Homes Within Reach Award Winners

Our 2009 Winners of the Homes Within Reach Awards presented at the 2009 SCANPH Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

You can download the awards presentations and photos here:
http://files.scanph.org/developments/2009/FINALawardslideshow_RUN.pptx

Our Housers' Hero
William J. Pavão, Executive Director, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee

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