SD office of one of the nation’s largest community development orgs, @LISC_HQ. We work w/ residents and partners to forge resilient, inclusive, communities.
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Our Executive Director, Ricardo, recently had the opportunity to join @HOPELatinas for their San Diego Regional Leadership Institute Session focused on City Governance.
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We are excited to share that The San Diego Parks Foundation was awarded the DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation grant! Funds will be used for the Southcrest Recreation Center. Congrats to The San Diego Parks Foundation!
Thanks to the continued support of our partner, @DICKS Foundation, LISC awarded $1.7M in grants to upgrade sports facilities in under-resourced communities across 20 cities + towns nationwide! Learn about the 20 community-based organizations selected: lisc.org/our-stories/story/t…
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New affordable housing project in Carlsbad, Pacific Winds, has recently been completed! Funding sources for the project included Bank of America, California Municipal Finance Authority, City of Carlsbad, and LISC affiliate - National Equity Fund, as well as federal tax credits.
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Great upcoming event on 8/6! Building San Diego’s Economic Democracy: An Evening of Learning, Conversation, and Action, hosted by @JFSSD and @SDforEveryChild. RSVP to attend a film screening followed by a dynamic conversation: secure.jfssd.org/site/Calend…
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Please join us in warmly welcoming Maya Vargas, who joined the team this month as our Program Assistant!
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Why does CA have a housing affordability crisis:
❌ “96% of California Residential Land is Zoned for Single-Family Housing” 😳
🚨 New #OBI report alert! The California Zoning Atlas Report reveals that a staggering 96% of California Residential Land is Zoned for Single-Family Housing. Let's examine the key findings. #HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning
belonging.berkeley.edu/uc-be…
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“The simple act of granting a time-certain, administrative approval process in a city famous for its lengthy and uncertain entitlement process was revolutionary. Without the need to win approval at city council, engage in endless community outreach,”
Degree to which NIMBYism is embedded in your city’s governance is mind-blowing:
In Los Angeles, a single subsidized home can cost over $1 million. They tweaked rules, & suddenly, free market could deliver the same homes, for less money, *with no subsidy.* metroabundance.org/how-los-a…
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After a year of aggressively criminalizing homelessness and just as predicted -
Homelessness Spikes Again in San Diego County voiceofsandiego.org/2024/05/…
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Latino entrepreneurs vs White yoga instructors #IsJusticeRaciallyBlind @DanPlanteKUSI
Latest crackdown on beach yoga classes prompts more questions than answers trib.al/4tqRIVr
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Zip code = health, wealth & life expectancy
More affordable housing is a cause for celebration but we need to have a conversation about the segregation and concentration of poverty that is encouraged when a disproportionate amount of vulnerable people are concentrated in downtown San Diego. 🧵 1/4
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-…
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“LA has a clear and decisive decision to make: Preserve 74% of residentially zoned land for single-family zoning along with the segregation it enforces or challenge status quo by reversing historic patterns of segregation & building an LA for ALL of our residents,”
Breaking News: Inner City Law Center and Coalition Oppose Exclusion of Wealthy Single-Family Areas from Los Angeles Rezone Plans
innercitylaw.org/inner-city-… #HousingPolicy #housingnews #HousingJustice
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Actually first they came for the immigrant food vendors…
First they came for the Yoga teachers:
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-…
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“Chicano Federation @chicanofed joined more than 130 other organizations denouncing Brigette Browning’s @brigettelocal30 racist and offensive attacks on Nora Vargas @SupNoraVargas” sandiegouniontribune.com/opi…
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What say you @TobiasPeterAEI & @ArthurGailes on Airbnb’s effect on housing costs/supply in CA? 🤔
Tell me, is there really a housing shortage?
Susan "Susie" Dietter from LA owns 3 Airbnb houses in San Diego, bought between 2019-2023.
airbnb.com/rooms/10768492814… (4774 Norma Dr)
airbnb.com/rooms/93565668224… (4525 VISTA St)
airbnb.com/rooms/94073256200… (4956 E MOUNTAIN VIEW Dr)
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Historic Districts…
Talmadge Park Estates (in red) just became a historical district. However, the blue part is actually more valuable than the historical district. The 400 worthless homes in Talmadge will soon apply for Mills Act. When will we begin to rid ourselves of these parasite districts?
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“Through her word choices, Brigette Browning made implications about Chair Vargas that are shocking and unacceptable,” said @arnulfom , the CEO of the economic development nonprofit, MAAC.
Latino groups blast head of San Diego Labor Council for ‘racist’ remarks
cbs8.com/article/news/local/…
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“the region needs a dedicated funding source to match state/federal grants.” 👏🏾👇🏾
San Diego saw a 13% drop in state & federal housing funds last year, worsening the shortage of 134k affordable homes.
To compete for limited funds, the region needs a dedicated funding source to match state/federal grants.
The status quo is broken.
axios.com/local/san-diego/20…
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