From Coast to Coast Garamendi Makes the Case for a Resurgent American Maritime Industry
Addressing graduates at the California Maritime Academy and in Virginia at the annual "Salute to Congress" hosted by the International Propeller Club, Garamendi called for a law requiring that American natural gas and crude oil be exported on U.S. ships
Valadao Offers Amendment to FY16 Energy & Water Appropriations Bill
Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, offered an amendment during Full Committee Markup, aimed at increasing water infrastructure throughout California.
Hancock Park Couple Indicted for Human Trafficking
A Grand Jury indictment was unsealed today charging a couple with human trafficking for allegedly importing three women from Indonesia to work in their Hancock Park home and other properties, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Driver Charged With DUI Crash Into Lancaster Home, Killing Elderly Woman
A Lancaster man was arraigned today for charges of crashing into a Lancaster home killing a 71-year-old woman who was in her bedroom, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
CONGRESSMAN LIEU STATEMENT ON VA GRANTS TO COMBAT VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 8, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles) released the following statement in light...
TMC Financing Provides SBA 504 Loan to San Francisco Design Firm
TMC Financing today announced the owner of humangear, inc. and Pawgear, Inc. DBA Paww financed the purchase of a 6,725-square-foot iconic creative space at 636 Shrader Street in the Upper Haight area of San Francisco, with a 20-year, fixed-rate SBA 504 real estate loan. The nearly $5 million total project cost includes the purchase price and building renovations.
Hanley Investment Group Sells Two Southern California Shopping Centers for $27 Million
Hanley Investment Group, a nationally-recognized boutique real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced today that the company has negotiated the sale of two southern California shopping centers in separate transactions, totaling nearly $27 million. Both centers, Vineyard Plaza in Oxnard and Palmdale Promenade in Palmdale, demonstrate investors' continued appetite for well-located value-add opportunities.
NAI Capital Represents Buyer in Purchase of the 43,589 SF Atrium Medical Center in...
NAI Capital’s Ryan Ramage and David Stassel, both with the Ontario office, represented the buyer, Alle Investments LLC, in the purchase of the Atrium Medical Center, a 43,589 SF medical office located at 23838 Valencia Blvd. in Valencia, CA from the seller, VPIP LLC. The outside brokerage was represented by Reality Executives Valencia and the value of the transaction was $16.3 Million
THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $4.9 MILLION HEAD START GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SONOMA COUNTY
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $4,965,527 Head Start Grant for Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Sonoma County. The funding will be used to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to 552 children and their families at 12 center based sites throughout Sonoma County.
Mayor Lee Announces Start of Construction For Hopesf Rebuild Of Alice Griffith Phases One...
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the start of construction for the first two of five phases of the historic HOPESF rebuild of Alice Griffith public housing site in Bayview Hunters Point. Once completed, the re-envisioned Alice Griffith public housing site will be a mixed-income, service-enriched community, developed according to the principles of the Mayor’s HOPESF initiative
Long Range Property Management Plan Approved, Enabling Development Opportunities
The City of Long Beach has received approval to implement its Long Range Property Management Plan (Plan) for the disposition and use of real property of the former Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA). The Mayor, City Council, City staff, Oversight Board, and Successor Agency spent considerable time and energy creating and advocating for this hard fought milestone which will enable future investment and development opportunities in the City of Long Beach.
DeFazio, Garamendi to GOP Leadership: Don’t Hold Coast Guard Funding Hostage to Push Political...
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, blasted House Republican leadership for holding critical Coast Guard funding hostage to score political points. Funding for the Coast Guard will run out on Saturday, putting 41,000 active-duty military personnel in harm’s way without pay unless Speaker Boehner allows a clean vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced
Rep. McNerney Writes Bipartisan Bill to Aid Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) introduced the Fast Help For Homeowners Act, to help speed up the short sale process and aid homeowners who may otherwise be facing foreclosure
Mayor Lee & Board President Chiu Launch Ellis Act Housing Preference Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu launched the Ellis Act Housing Preference Program (EAHP) for tenants who are evicted under the State Ellis Act. Displaced tenants will now be given preference for the City’s affordable housing programs
Mayor Lee Announces Funding for Critical Elevator Modernization & Repairs at San Francisco Public...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- “All residents in public housing deserve clean, safe and quality housing,” said Mayor Lee. “Our Re-Envisioning Plan for public housing in San Francisco paves the way for the preservation, rehabilitation and long-term affordability of thousands of existing units for very low-income people. But in the short term, we must make the critical repairs necessary to ensure elevators are reliable and do not disrupt the lives of our seniors and disabled public housing residents.”
Congressman Garamendi Supports Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last night, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), who served as California’s State Insurance Commissioner for eight years, voted for and spoke in favor of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote of 306-91. The legislation addresses an unintended and serious problem stemming from the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012: unreasonably high and immediate increases in flood insurance rates.
Mayor Lee Announces U.S. Department Of Housing & Urban Development Approval of San Francisco...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that the Obama administration has approved San Francisco’s public housing improvement plan, the largest such plan in the country, by approving a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), that will help refinance and preserve up to 4,584 public housing units
Garamendi Praises Colusa & Fairfield for Securing Housing Grants for First-Time Homebuyers and Owner-Occupied...
WALNUT GROVE, CA - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), whose Sacramento Valley-based District was one of the areas hardest hit by the housing crisis, congratulated the cities of Colusa and Fairfield on obtaining grants to improve housing for their residents. The California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded HOME Investment Partnership grants to Colusa of $350,000 for its First-Time Homebuyer Program and $350,000 for its Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program. Fairfield was awarded $400,000 for its First-Time Homebuyer Program and $100,000 for its Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program.
NAREE Announces 2014 Board Members
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has installed its 2014 Board of...