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Refuge in the Tenderloin
SAN FRANCISCO - The Salvation Army has built a major housing and community center in the heart of one of the city’s most troubled neighborhoods.
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Q & A with NIMBY Expert Debra Stein
Developers spend too much time and resources trying to placate their anti-housing opponents rather than mobilizing pro-housing supporters, according to Debra Stein, president of GCA Strategies, a San Francisco-based public affairs firm specializing in controversial land-use projects across the...
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Energy Savings
Three lighting retrofits provide substantial paybacks.
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Summer School
Alameda, Calif. — “It looked like something out of Baghdad,” said Eddie Ring, senior managing director of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Group.
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LISC Writes the Book on Green
SAN FRANCISCO -- The homeowners at Unity Homes here aren't experts in green building, but they're still in charge of a renovation that is making their community of aging government-subsidized co-op apartments a healthier, more energy-efficient place to live.
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EPA lead rules published; Arizona loses workers; California BA pushes green standards; more
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Living on Holy Ground
SAN FRANCISCO -- It was while riding a city bus that Linda Jennings first noticed a beautiful converted church.
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On Her Own
Charmaine Curtis has been developing multifamily housing for nearly 20 years. Now, she does it for her own company.
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AHF Announces 2008 Readers’ Choice Winners
Affordable Housing Finance is pleased to announce the winners of its 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Nation’s Top Affordable Housing Developments.
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HUD Chief Talks Foreclosures
San Francisco—More than 2 million foreclosures are expected this year, said Steve Preston, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) annual convention in San Francisco.