East Bay housing groups plan cost,
climate moves
DEVELOPMENT
May 15, 2010|By Carolyn Said, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle
Facing mandates that they may no longer have the resources to meet, East
Bay housing groups gathered this week to discuss how to reach new goals
for affordable housing and climate change, even though the state has
just raided their funding...
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Affordable Housing Week on KQED Radio
KQED Public Radio:
Affordable Housing Week A high-ranking HUD official was in East Oakland today to celebrate the opening of Tassaforanga Village, an affordable housing development that she called a model for the nation. The opening kicked off Affordable Housing Week in the Bay Area, where homes to buy or rent remain too expensive for far too many.... Affordable housing advocates build a week of discussion and action
Affordable housing advocates build a
week of discussion and action
By OaklandSeen.com | Published May 05, 2010 OaklandSeen Virtually every East Bay city faces a shortage of affordable housing for its residents. The problem is exacerbated in Oakland by the high rate of home foreclosures, following the collapse of the housing “bubble.” As California prepares to implement its landmark climate change legislation, AB 32 and SB 375, local communities confront a new challenge, enacting “smart growth” policies that will meet the twin goals of creating sustainable communities and providing desperately needed affordable housing... Labor, environmental, neighborhood groups raise questions on weapons station plan
Labor, environmental, neighborhood groups raise questions on weapons station plan
By Paul Thissen Contra Costa Times Posted: 01/31/2010 12:00:00 AM PST CONCORD — City leaders hope the plans for a sweeping development of homes, offices, schools and parks on the shuttered inland portion of the Concord Naval Weapons Station are nearly complete. But a coalition of interest groups says there is more work to be done before the environmental review is complete and plans can move forward. Download attachment(s): [ 2010.01.31_-_Labor__environmental__neighborhood_groups_raise_questions_on_weapons_station_plan_-_ContraCostaTimes.pdf ] |
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