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Prop 98: Non Profit Housing Developers May Be Selling Out The Poor
The cancellation of a meeting meant to teach people about the disastrous effects of Prop 98 at Housing California's annual conference, leaves many to believe the poor have been sold out!
Prop 98 - Non Profit Housing Developers May Be Selling Out The Poor
By Lynda Carson April 15, 2008
Oakland - Housing California, a non profit organization which claims to be the leading voice for affordable homes and an end to homelessness, is holding their annual affordable housing conference called "Reframing Affordable Homes." The annual conference is held on April 28/29/30 in Sacramento, CA.
Housing California expects more than 1,200 developers, business leaders, affordable-home advocates, government officials, service providers, and consumers to show up for their convention that will hold at least 78 meetings, workshops and training sessions during their 3 day conference.
A twenty page pamphlet titled "Reframing Affordable Homes," and mailed out by Housing California, details the agenda for the conference, while promoting their event for those that may be interested.
In the twenty page pamphlet, out of all 78 meetings, training sessions or workshops scheduled, only one of them has been cancelled. This was the meeting that was meant to teach people about the disastrous effects of Proposition 98, the California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act or (CPOFPA), which if passed by the voters in June would kill rent control, tenant protections, and inclusionary housing laws.
People in Berkeley and Oakland received copies of the pamphlet from Housing California as recent as April 14, 2008.
On page 5 of the pamphlet, which had scheduled a meeting called, "Session 1" for Tuesday April 29, from 10:40am till 12:10pm, it states that the meeting called, "June Ballot Measures Prop 98 and Prop 99," has been canceled.
The Housing California annual event called Reframing Affordable Homes is being sponsored by Citi-Bank, Wells Fargo, Wa-Mu (Washington Mutual), US Bank, Union Bank of California, Wachovia and Community Economics, among others.
Grass roots housing activist's who are not housing developers are already crying foul and are questioning why this important meeting has been cancelled by Housing California, and it's sponsors.
The banks and lending institutions have been involved in evicting millions across the nation due to homeforeclosures, and many believe that so-called non profit housing developers are so cozy with the banks and lending institutions, that Prop 98 is too hot for them to handle or to controversial for them to speak out against.
Meanwhile the fate of millions, including the poor, elderly and disabled are being placed at risk by Prop 98 if passed, and many are wondering if the non profit housing developers in California are going to sit back and watch the poor be flushed down the toilet by the proponents of Prop 98.
Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com
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See links below for more...
Housing California's 2008
Annual Conference!
Reframing Affordable Homes
April 28 - 30, 2008
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
http://www.housingca.org/events/annualconference/
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Housing California -- About Us
Home » About Us » About HCA
http://www.housingca.org/about/
By Lynda Carson April 15, 2008
Oakland - Housing California, a non profit organization which claims to be the leading voice for affordable homes and an end to homelessness, is holding their annual affordable housing conference called "Reframing Affordable Homes." The annual conference is held on April 28/29/30 in Sacramento, CA.
Housing California expects more than 1,200 developers, business leaders, affordable-home advocates, government officials, service providers, and consumers to show up for their convention that will hold at least 78 meetings, workshops and training sessions during their 3 day conference.
A twenty page pamphlet titled "Reframing Affordable Homes," and mailed out by Housing California, details the agenda for the conference, while promoting their event for those that may be interested.
In the twenty page pamphlet, out of all 78 meetings, training sessions or workshops scheduled, only one of them has been cancelled. This was the meeting that was meant to teach people about the disastrous effects of Proposition 98, the California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act or (CPOFPA), which if passed by the voters in June would kill rent control, tenant protections, and inclusionary housing laws.
People in Berkeley and Oakland received copies of the pamphlet from Housing California as recent as April 14, 2008.
On page 5 of the pamphlet, which had scheduled a meeting called, "Session 1" for Tuesday April 29, from 10:40am till 12:10pm, it states that the meeting called, "June Ballot Measures Prop 98 and Prop 99," has been canceled.
The Housing California annual event called Reframing Affordable Homes is being sponsored by Citi-Bank, Wells Fargo, Wa-Mu (Washington Mutual), US Bank, Union Bank of California, Wachovia and Community Economics, among others.
Grass roots housing activist's who are not housing developers are already crying foul and are questioning why this important meeting has been cancelled by Housing California, and it's sponsors.
The banks and lending institutions have been involved in evicting millions across the nation due to homeforeclosures, and many believe that so-called non profit housing developers are so cozy with the banks and lending institutions, that Prop 98 is too hot for them to handle or to controversial for them to speak out against.
Meanwhile the fate of millions, including the poor, elderly and disabled are being placed at risk by Prop 98 if passed, and many are wondering if the non profit housing developers in California are going to sit back and watch the poor be flushed down the toilet by the proponents of Prop 98.
Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com
**************
See links below for more...
Housing California's 2008
Annual Conference!
Reframing Affordable Homes
April 28 - 30, 2008
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
http://www.housingca.org/events/annualconference/
*************
Housing California -- About Us
Home » About Us » About HCA
http://www.housingca.org/about/
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