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LAW ALERT – SB 1129: A Positive Step Toward Simplifying the Redevelopment Dissolution Process
On May 28, 2014 the California State Senate approved SB 1129 (Steinberg) on a 27-8 vote. SB 1129 was drafted to address policy challenges and frustrations and is aimed at improving the...
Amy DeVaudreuil Speaking at Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law’s 23rd Annual Conference
05/22/2014Join Amy DeVaudreuil on May 22 at the Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law’s 23rd Annual Conference for an overview of the steps and documentation associated with an allocation...
Housing California 2014 Annual Conference, April 15–17, 2014
April 15–17, 2014 Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street Sacramento, CA “Playing By the Rules—How to Operate Your Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Organization” Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:00 a.m.–11:30...
LAW ALERT – But Wait, There’s More! AB 471’s Potential Effects on Your Successor Agency
AB 471, urgency legislation which took immediate effect upon signature by the Governor on February 18, 2014, provides some housing successors with temporary financial support, provides guidance for...
LAW ALERT – 2014 Goldfarb & Lipman Annual Legislative Update
The 2014 Goldfarb & Lipman Annual Legislative Update provides a summary of recently enacted legislation that will impact areas of concern to our clients, including: real estate transactions,...
Jennifer Bell and Xochitl Carrion present at NAHRO NorCal/Nevada Chapter Winter Conference, “HCV Program Violations and Terminating Housing Assistance”
01/28/2014Join Jennifer Bell and Xochitl Carrion for a discussion on how to handle Section 8 program violations, including grounds for termination, termination notices, pre-hearing document production, forms...
Lynn Hutchins to Present on SB 341 on League of California Cities Conference Call for City Managers
12/09/2013Lynn Hutchins will discuss the revisions to the housing provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law under SB 341 and its impacts on the housing successors to dissolved redevelopment agencies...
LAW ALERT – Exactly What is an Exaction? Affordable Housing May Be Challenged Under The Mitigation Fee Act
In Sterling Park, L.P. v. City of Palo Alto ("Sterling Park"), the California Supreme Court held on October 17, 2013 that local affordable housing requirements are "other exactions" that may be...
LAW ALERT – Same Home Program, New Home Rules
The changes to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program ("HOME") regulations (24 C.F.R. 92), published in a federal register final rule on July 24, 2013 (the "Final Rule") Final Rule (Changes Only),...
LAW ALERT – Local Density Bonus Ordinances Must Offer a Density Bonus for Required Affordable Units
On July 11, 2013, in Latinos Unidos del Valle de Napa y Solano v. County of Napa ("LUNA"), the First District Court of Appeal held that cities and counties must provide a State-required density...
Xochitl Carrion selected as 2013 Rising Star for Super Lawyers Magazine
Ms. Carrion was selected as a Rising Star for Super Lawyers Magazine based on peer nominations for professional achievement. Congratulations to Xochitl on this special recognition.
LAW ALERT – Federal Fair Housing Disparate Impact Claims Under Review
On June 17, 2013, the US Supreme Court agreed to review Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens, Inc., to decide whether disparate impact claims may be brought under the federal Fair Housing Act...
LAW ALERT – U.S. Supreme Court Heightens Constitutional Scrutiny of Project Denials Based on Demands For Money
On June 25, 2013, in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that a landowner could challenge a project denial based on a...
“The Evolution of BASF’s Legal Ethics Committee” featuring Dianne Jackson McLean, San Francisco Attorney Magazine, Summer 2013
BASF Ethics Committee member and partner Dianne Jackson McLean discusses the evolution of the BASF’s ethics committee in the Summer 2013 edition of San Francisco Attorney Magazine. The Evolution of...
LAW ALERT – Court of Appeal Gives the Green Light to Inclusionary Housing Ordinances
On June 6, 2013, in California Building Industry Ass’n (“CBIA”) v. City of San Jose, the Court of Appeal held that inclusionary housing ordinances are valid if they are “reasonably related” to a...