Editor's Note
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Please note that Focus on Housing will not publish in September due to the League’s 109th Annual Conference in Sacramento. Regular publication will resume in October.
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An Interview with Assembly Member Lori Saldaña
Q: You’re chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing & Community Development this year. What were some of your goals in the housing arena as chair of the committee and so far, do you feel progress has been made on them? If so, how?
A: The major issues the committee sought to address this year were the implementation of Proposition 1C (the housing bond); “green building” or “sustainable building” standards; “Funding for local housing trusts; guaranteed funding for senior housing; and issues related to density bonus reform.
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Haight Street Senior Housing: Preserving an Architectual Gem in an Evolving Neighborhood
A lack of affordable housing for the aging population in San Francisco, particularly in the central and western areas is a growing problem in the city.
To help address this concern, Citizens Housing Corporation has developed an adaptive reuse project that converted the historic and abandoned Third Church Christ Scientist building into Haight Street Senior Housing, a 40 unit affordable senior housing development in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
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Housing in the News
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced $290.6 million in Proposition 1C and Prop 46 awards on July 19. The awards were made through the following housing problems:
- Multifamily Housing Program – Supportive Housing Component: $131.4 million
- Workforce Housing Reward Program: $23 million
- Emergency Housing Assistance Program – Capital Development Component: $32.3 million
- CalHome: $63.8 million
- Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program: $27 million
- Governor’s Homeless Initiative: $13 million
For more on the awards, visit www.hcd.ca.gov.
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The Altenheim Senior Apartments: The Restoration of a Community Treasure
The Altenheim, meaning “home for the elderly” in German, was built in 1893 by a group of German settlers to house the aging members of their community. After closing its doors in 2002 due to rising operational costs, the Altenheim Association – which managed the property – partnered with Citizens Housing Corporation to develop the historic site into affordable housing for low-income seniors.
Located in the Fruitvale/Dimond district of Oakland, Citizens Housing renovated the existing historic buildings and built new apartments in order to provide much-needed affordable housing in the area. The first phase of the project was completed in Jan. 2007.
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Upcoming Housing Forums
- Aug. 1-3: Financial Management Professionals’ Conference – San Francisco
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Aug. 8-9: California Redevelopment Association Legal Issues Symposium – San Jose
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Aug. 22: Redevelopment Accounting 101 Workshop – Anaheim
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Aug. 23: Financial Reporting Workshop – Anaheim
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About Focus on Housing
Focus on Housing is published monthly by the League of California Cities, in support of the League goal of working to expand the supply and affordability of housing, and to engage the League membership in discussion and debate on housing policy issues.
Communications Specialist Brian Heaton (bheaton@cacities.org) serves as managing editor and principal writer. League Communications Director Eva Spiegel (espiegel@cacities.org) is the editor-in-chief.
To subscribe, please fill out the subscription information on the left hand panel of the newsletter. For more information, or to submit information or story ideas, please contact Brian at the e-mail address above.
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