Yearly Archives: 2015

U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today introduced two pieces of legislation designed to help the Central Valley cope with ongoing drought by examining ways to protect native fish and restoring local control of the New Melones dam. The first, H.R. 2086, establishes a pilot program on the Stanislaus River to protect native salmon and steelhead fish populations. The second, H.R. 2085, establishes a process for local organizations to regain control of New Melones, ensuring agencies with the best understanding of the Valley’s needs will be able to manage the reservoir

Meta Housing Corporation has completed its first “family arts colony” apartment project - a new, 49-unit arts-focused affordable apartment community that integrates artistic live/work space in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California

DTZ, a global leader in commercial real estate services, announced today that it has represented developer Cruzan in its 45,000 square foot lease with GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO), enabler of some of today’s most engaging content, at Cruzan’s “MAKE” coastal redevelopment in Carlsbad, CA. GoPro will serve as “MAKE’s” anchor tenant.

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to establish a California greenhouse gas reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 - the most aggressive benchmark enacted by any government in North America to reduce dangerous carbon emissions over the next decade and a half.

The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) that will support wide-ranging reforms in LASD’s Antelope Valley stations in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale.  The Justice Department and the county of Los Angeles have agreed to enter into a court-enforceable settlement agreement that will require reforms to LASD’s data collection, training and accountability systems to improve the quality and effectiveness of LASD’s interactions with Antelope Valley residents, and reduce bias in its practices.

Governor Brown, meeting with mayors from across the state, today announced he will propose legislation to help local officials better enforce conservation requirements and will direct state agencies to streamline environmental review of local water supply projects.

Congressmembers Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif) released the following statement after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) did not select Los Angeles Trade-Technical College’s “Promise Zone” application

The Bill Sorro Community will be comprised of 67 units of affordable family housing: eight studios, 24 one-bedroom, 25 two-bedroom, and 10 three-bedroom apartments. Fourteen of the units will serve low-income adults with developmental disabilities and are being financed using the HUD 811 program.

At a news conference today, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 1 p.m., officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will announce that Sacramento has received Promise Zone designation,

Smart & Final Extra!, a new concept store by Smart & Final that expands the space and services of the company’s brand, has signed a long-term, $13.9 million lease for 42,200 square feet in the Lemon Grove Plaza, located at 2021 N. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard.

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

On April 24th, Watsonville Mayor Dr. Nancy Bilicich and other City leaders celebrated the Grand Re-Opening of the newly renovated Sunny Meadows, an affordable rental apartment community developed and owned by MidPen Housing. Renovated units will be open for viewing

About 50 SILVAR members joined over 2,000 of their fellow REALTORS® from across California in Sacramento on Wednesday for Legislative Day. At the morning briefing, REALTORS® heard from the state's dynamic political leaders and the C.A.R. leadership. They enjoyed a special luncheon, then met with their state legislators to discuss important issues that affect the real estate industry.

PowerStone Property Management Inc., a full service Orange County, California based property management firm, today announced that a recent event hosted at the Irvine DoubleTree Hotel drew OC HOA Board Members representing PowerStone managed Associations. The Seminar featured attorneys Jeffrey A. Beaumont, Esq. and Brittany A. Ketchum, Esq. from law firm Beaumont Gitlin Tashjian. Cindy Cattern, PowerStone’s Director of Community Relations, organized the event, the 4th in a series entitled Board Member Boot Camp

Fewer homeless people – especially chronically homeless adults and children in families – are on the street, with more people having access to housing and homeless services in Long Beach.

Bipartisan legislation that supports and strengthens the United States Coast Guard, one of our Nation’s five armed services, in its critical missions to save lives, safeguard our shores, and protect living marine resources was introduced in the House of Representatives today by the leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) wrote Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel asking that the Department of the Interior (DOI) move forward with the federal portion of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) and ensure that lands at and underneath the Salton Sea are designated as a renewable energy Development Focus Area.

Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced

On April 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of California will a nnounce a Clean Water Act settlement with Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. to protect water quality in Permanente Creek and San Francisco Bay

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today, joined by the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald, announced a major funding milestone to end chronic veteran homelessness in San Francisco by the end of 2015, putting the City on track to meet the President’s Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. In the FY 2015-16 and 2016-17 budget, Mayor Lee will provide funding to acquire the final new supportive housing units needed for San Francisco to accomplish its goal to house all chronically homelessness veterans which will supplement a new approximately $18.3 million funding commitment over the next 10 years from the federal government