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HCD posted the following message on its a href=http://www.hcd.ca.gov/ title=HCD websitewebsite/a today: p quot;The Pooled Money Investment Board (PMIB) took action today that will affect HCD's bond funded programs. In a unanimous vote the Pooled Money Investment Board voted to freeze disbursements of cash to bond-funded programs until California's budget shortfall is resolved. HCD's bond funded programs rely on Pooled Money Investment Account (PMIA) loans to fund projects, including single-family homes, multifamily rental units, shelter spaces and infrastructure.pa href=http://scanph.org/node/722read more/a/p

p img src=/files/150donovan-shaun.jpg border=0 alt=Shaun Donovan HUD Nominee width=150 height=150 /br / br / em(Statement by the National Low Income Housing Coalition)/em /p p President-elect Barack Obama has named Shaun Donovan, New York City's commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The National Low Income Housing Coalition wholeheartedly and enthusiastically supports the choice of Mr. Donovan. /ppa href=http://scanph.org/node/720read more/a/p

p strongimg src=/files/CHPC.jpg border=0 alt=CHPC width=150 height=150 /br / /strongbr / br / strongSCANPH is supporting the /stronga href=/node/704strongnew federal stimulus proposals/strong/astrong of the California Federal Policy Project and we urgently need your help now!/strongbr / br / At stake are new funding for affordable homes, increased low-income renter and homeless prevention resources, more federal help for homeowners caught in the financial crisis, and improvements in the debt and equity markets.br / pa href=http://scanph.org/node/717read more/a/p

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emimg src=/files/summit02_0.jpg border=0 alt=Housing LA width=150 height=200 /br / br / (as reported by /ema href=http://www.housingla.org title=Housing LAemHousing LA/em/aem)/embr / br / On Wednesday, November 19th, over 100 community leaders, labor allies, clergy, and Housing L.A. endorsers attended the joint Housing, Community and Economic Development (HCED) and Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) hearing to pressure council members to instruct the Planning Department to draft the strongest Mixed-Income Housing Ordinance (MIHO) possible.pa href=http://scanph.org/node/697read more/a/p

 
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The Senate will be in session the week of November 17. During this lame-duck session of Congress, a second economic stimulus bill needs to be passed. In September, the House passed a stimulus bill, but the Senate failed to do so. Now, it is up to the Senate to help people in an ever-worsening economy.

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(as reported by Housing California)

On Thursday, November 6, 2008, the Legislature returned to Sacramento to convene the Fourth Extraordinary Session, focused on mid-year budget cuts and stemming the foreclosure crisis. In a special session, only legislation on the enumerated topics can be considered by legislators.

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The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) sent a letter to each House and Senate member outlining housing requests for a second stimulus package. The Congress will meet in a lame duck session set to begin on November 17. House and Senate leaders remain optimistic about their ability to pass a second economic stimulus bill.

NLIHC is requesting:

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The Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) is pleased to announce our 2008 non-profit affordable housing awards winners.

The awards are presented to Southern California's top affordable housing developers, financial supporters, advocates, and staff persons and were announced at the SCANPH Annual Housing Conference on Friday, September 26 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

This year's winners are:

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