Thursday, January 28, 2010
Two-Year Bills Move to Next House
SB 454 (Lowenthal), which will remove the sunset on the state's affordable housing preservation law, passed the Senate unanimously on Wednsday. It now heads to the Assembly. The Senate also approved SB 194 (Florez), ensuring that Federal CDBG dollars are focused on low-income communities.
SB 16 (Lowenthal) was once again held in the Senate Appropriations committee. This bill would have made state tax credits refundable, making the credits more attractive to investors. The bill had been held last year, but was briefly given renewed hope of making it off of the suspense file this year. In the end, the bill appeared to have fallen victim to the state's worsening financial picture, as all bills with any potential costs to the General Fund were held in Suspense.
SB 194 | Recent Updates
Our New Site
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Welcome to our newly redesigned site. In the coming months we hope to add some additional tools and features of interest to the legal services, housing advocacy and affordable housing development community.
Calm Before the Storm
Saturday, January 23, 2010
A host of housing related measures are expected in the coming weeks. Among them: bills to enhance protections for tenants in foreclosed homes….
SB 194 (Florez)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
SB 194 will prioritize existing funding streams to ensure that public health, sustainable development, and infrastructure resources are directed to those communities most in need.