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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....
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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... Housing Sabbath 2010EBHO’s Interfaith Communities United (ICU) for Affordable Housing Organizes for Housing Sabbath, Sunday, May 16, 2010: Learn how to get more involved and what resources are available to you! Download attachment(s): [ Housing_Sabbath_Resource_Package_4-22-10.pdf ] State of Housing in the East Bay 2010 SymposiumState of Housing in the East Bay 2010 Symposium: How Can We Meet Affordable Housing & Climate Change Goals During the Economic Crisis? Thursday, May 13th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, with reception following program The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley (Two blocks from the Downtown Berkeley BART) Affordable Housing Week, 2010 Calendar
.Affordable Housing Week May 7 - May 16, 2010 . Calendar of Events |
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