Yearly Archives: 2015

Mayor Edwin M. Lee and members of the Board of Supervisors today announced $28.9 million in new funding over the next two years to support the homeless, including the addition of more than 500 units of supportive housing in Single Room Occupancy units around the City.

 U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today cast his vote in support of the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, H.R. 1732, a bill to prevent the EPA and U.S. Corps of Engineers from forcing unnecessary regulation of small ponds, streams and ditches on landowners across the country. Rep. Denham is an original co-sponsor of the legislation.

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined Bay Area agencies to celebrate the Regional Renewable Energy Procurement Project (R-REP), the nation’s largest solar energy government collaboration and the launch of the Federal Aggregated Solar Procurement Project (FASPP), the nation’s first federal partnership to purchase solar power

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will join San Francisco officials, to announce City Hall becoming the oldest building in the nation to receive LEED Platinum Certification for Existing Buildings.

Drawbridge Realty has acquired the 3-building Spectrum Corporate Center Campus in San Diego, CA for $61 million. The campus totals 182,870 sq ft on 9.88 acres and is comprised of two, 2-story office buildings (44,550 sq ft and 66,050 sq ft) joined by a dramatic atrium lobby and a 3-story office building (66,495 sq ft).

“There is no question that we must all do our part to address the drought. However, it has been disconcerting to learn that while our local utilities have long taken a lead in water conservation, they may now be punished for these efforts,” said Torres. “As the new regulations begin to go into effect, it is my priority to better understand how the regulations will affect Inland Empire consumers and ensure my constituents are treated fairly.”

U.S. Representative Mimi Walters (CA-45) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015. This bipartisan bill would require the Obama Administration to withdraw the proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule – a rule which significantly expands the federal government’s jurisdiction to regulate waters and adjacent lands. Rep. Walters is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 1732.

City and county leaders join Abode Services and MidPen Housing to celebrate the groundbreaking for Laguna Commons, 64 rental apartments with supportive services for families and individuals in Fremont.

Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $1,350,000 sales transaction for an approximate 9,971 square-foot industrial building located at 344 North Vinewood Street in Escondido, California

Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced the Great Streets Challenge Grant program, which will award a total of up to $200,000 to community groups who find innovative ways to enhance the city's efforts along the initial 15 streets of Mayor Garcetti's Great Streets Initiative

Mayor Edwin M. Lee together with Board President London Breed and Supervisors Julie Christensen, Malia Cohen, Mark Farrell, Katy Tang, and Scott Wiener introduced a $250 million Affordable Housing General Obligation Bond at the Board of Supervisors. If adopted by the Board and approved by voters in November, it would be the largest housing bond in San Francisco history and would strategically invest in public housing and affordable housing for low income and middle income families

“I oppose this bill because it simply does not work. The sponsors of this bill claim it will not kill the ongoing rulemaking, but only tell the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA to do the rulemaking over again. Yet, just two weeks ago, House Republicans voted to prevent the agency from taking any action to change the current rules. So, which is it

City Attorney Dennis Herrera sent a pre-litigation demand letter and draft complaint to McDonald's Corporation this afternoon, informing the Oak Brook, Ill.-based fast-food giant of its civil liability for violations of the California Drug Abatement Act and Unfair Competition Law at the property it owns in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.

On Wednesday, May 13, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will join Bay Area agencies to celebrate the nation’s largest local government collaborative for solar power and launch the nation’s first federal solar partnership. Administrator McCarthy, the federal government’s point person for the battle against climate change, will be joined by Bay Area officials and solar industry executives at the West Winton Landfill in Hayward, a centerpiece of a regional solar partnership of 19 local agencies in four Bay Area counties involving 186 solar facilities for a total of 31 megawatts

Recently, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) reintroduced legislation to help communities better prepare for disasters. H.R. 2227, the bipartisan “Strengthening the Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground (STRONG) Act” gives state and local entities access to information needed to prepare, plan for, and recover from extreme weather events such as catastrophic wildfires that have devastated San Diego communities in the past

DTZ, a global leader in commercial real estate services, announced today the $12.2 million sale of 3209 Lionshead Avenue, a 74,000 square foot, single-tenant corporate headquarters building strategically located in Carlsbad, CA

A 28-year-old man accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend and trying to set her property on fire was charged today, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

A female suspected of breaking into singer Chris Brown’s Agoura Hills home, living there for several days and vandalizing his property was charged today, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Sacramento's Elica Health Centers (Elica), has been awarded $700,000 in federal funds to a operate a new permanent health center in the Arden-Arcade area, a project for which Congressman Ami Bera advocated.

Nearly one hundred guests, including city and county elected officials and other project funders, celebrated the official opening of Mercy Housing California’s newest Bay Area property, 1180 Fourth Street in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood.
Edwin M. Lee, Mayor of San Francisco, Jane Kim, Supervisor for San Francisco’s District 6 and others praised it as a much-needed boost to the City’s low-income housing stock, and called for creation of more.