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Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Video for Affordable Housing Week, May 9-16, 2009

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

This is the public service announcement produced by Comcast:

Discussion of Alternatives for Redwood City General Plan

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Every now and then it makes sense to be a megaphone for City Hall! This is from the City of Redwood City, about the new General Plan. For Immediate Release ...

Free Workshop for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

From EPA CAN DO and Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto, by way of the City of Redwood City e-newsletter (hat tip to Malcolm Smith): Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008 Time: 1- 4 pm Location: 145 Lake Merced Blvd., Merced Room, Daly City Contact: EPA CAN DO, 650-473-9838; Community Legal Services of East ...

It’s not tough medicine to live in a vibrant community

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Today the San Francisco Business Times had its annual Peninsula Structures breakfast. The speakers were Rosanne Foust, mayor of Redwood City and vice president for Samceda (San Mateo County Economic Development Association); John Bruno, Redwood City Industrial Saltworks; Greg Walker, Jones Lang LaSalle; Chris Meany, Wilson Meany Sullivan/Bay Meadows; and ...

Opportunity to Comment on Redwood City New General Plan

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Also from the Redwood City e-newsletter (hat tip to Malcolm Smith): The community is again invited to Be a Part of the Plan at the Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 in the Council Chambers at City Hall (1017 Middlefield Road). The evening starts at 6:30 with an ...

Foreclosure prevention workshop in Redwood City

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Yesterday the San Mateo County Times published foreclosure figures for the County. If you add them up, there are 3,433 properties currently in foreclosure. That's over 1% of the stock of a little more than 250,000 households&emdash;a low figure compared to the rest of California, perhaps, but shockingly high for ...

Housing Trust Fund remains in Senate housing bill

Friday, June 20th, 2008

This just in from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition: Senate To Continue Action on Housing Bill on June 24 Amendments Likely, Stay TunedThanks to your action, by a strong bipartisan vote of 77-11, the U.S. Senate rejected an attempt to gut the dedicated revenue source for the National Housing Trust Fund. Senator ...

Foreclosure Prevention Seminar in Daly City on Thurs. May 15

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Foreclosure has been less of an issue in San Mateo County compared to several other Bay Area counties and especially compared to the rest of California. I like to say that's because San Mateo County outsourced its moderately priced housing across the Bay and even into the Central Valley. Still, the ...

San Mateo County Sub-Regional Housing Need Wins Samceda Award

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Congratulations to the winners of several Samceda awards of excellence today, particularly to the Sub-Regional Housing Needs Allocation process! Duane Bay, San Mateo County Housing Director, and Rich Napier, executive director of the City/County Association of Governments, accepted on behalf of all 20 cities plus the County who participated in ...

Seminar on affordable homes in Millbrae

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Tonight you can learn about purchasing a below-market rate home in the 88 South Broadway development in Millbrae. That's the big new development on El Camino Real, nearly kitty corner from the BART/CalTrain station. The seminar is at the Community Center, 477 Lincoln Circle, Millbrae, 7:30-8:30 pm. Here's the event announcement: 88 ...