CAL-ALHFA is pleased to be hosting our two signature events on May 9 and 10, 2023 at the Golden State Finance Authority's headquarters in Downtown Sacramento.
May 9, 2023 – Single-Family Symposium
Tackling the ongoing challenge of housing affordability in California requires innovative and effective products and services – from financial assistance programs to counseling and education – from supportive infrastructure components to new concepts for construction or equity sharing. Join us at the upcoming Symposium as we explore solutions, share ideas, and discuss experiences and lessons, to drive us towards future success together.
May 10, 2023 – Conference
Since 1917 the lack of affordable housing and homelessness has been at the top of the list of California crisis and many new state programs and laws have been implemented and resources allocated to address these issues. What are they and how effective have they been? Our annual meeting will devote itself entirely to answering these questions. Expect a lively discussion among our presenters and our attendees, and maybe even a ruction (disturbance, uproar) or two.
Register for 1 day or both!
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Event held at our Titainum Sponsor:
Golden State Finance Authority Offices
1215 K St. 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Tackling the ongoing challenge of housing affordability in California requires innovative and effective products and services – from financial assistance programs to counseling and education – from supportive infrastructure components to new concepts for construction or equity sharing. Join us at the upcoming Symposium as we explore solutions, share ideas, and discuss experiences and lessons, to drive us towards future success together. | |
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Mary Ellen Shay, Executive Director, CAL-ALHFA
Craig Ferguson, Deputy Director, GSFA
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9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
WISH Down Payment Assistance Grant
Learn how FHLBank San Francisco partners with its member financial institutions to open doors to affordable and sustainable homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers, up to $29,172 to eligible households.
Moderator:
Carolyn Sunseri, Director of Marketing & Stakeholder Relations,
Golden State Finance Authority
Panelists:
Irise Tam Bailey, Director, Homeownership Programs,
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Donald Terry, CRA Officer at Tri Counties
Curtis Miller, Director of Community Lending and Investment at Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (NPHS)
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10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Broadband For All Californians-Initiatives in Motion
Hear about programs, funding and local government initiatives in motion to support the newly signed SB 156 – Broadband For All Californians and the life-changing implications associated with providing access to quality broadband in homes, schools and places of employment.
Panelists:
Tracy Rhine, Senior Policy Advocate, Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC)
Michael Mullaney, Communications Advisor, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
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11:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
3D Printed Homes: A New Concept in Affordable Housing
Emergent 3D, a construction company based in Redding, CA, is deploying cutting-edge construction robotics to create beautiful, dignifying, fire resistant and eco-friendly homes and commercial buildings. Learn about how this new technology helps to address some of the challenges facing affordable housing in California: a limited and shrinking construction workforce, lack of interest in the trades by emerging generations and resistance to new affordable housing developments by the not-in-my-backyard community stakeholders.
Speakers:
Don Ajamian, CEO, Emergent 3D
Matthew Gile, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, Emergent 3D
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11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hosted Buffet Lunch
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12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives
Description TBD
Speaker:
E. Kim Coontz, Executive Director, California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD)
Other Speakers, TBD
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1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
NeighborWorks® Affordable Housing Programs
For over 35 years, NeighborWorks Sacramento has partnered with underrepresented communities to build healthy, sustainable, and equitable neighborhoods, through education, counseling, housing development and advocacy work. Listen as they share their experience, challenges, and vision for the coming year.
Speaker:
Caroline Haynes-Thomas, Director of Housing, NeighborWorks® Sacramento Region
Alicia Yebra, Bi-lingual HUD-certified Senior Housing Counselor NeighborWorks® Sacramento Region
Sara Lewis, Housing Counselor / Loan Originator NeighborWorks® Sacramento Region
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1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Maximize Purchasing Power with GSFA Down Payment Assistance
Markets change, interest rates fluctuate, but year-after-year, saving for a down payment remains one of the top challenges for both new homebuyers and those returning to homebuying in California. Hear from statewide housing finance entity, GSFA, as they spotlight a brand-new Down Payment Assistance Program, designed to help both low- and moderate-income borrowers achieve homeownership.
Speaker:
Carolyn Sunseri, Director of Marketing and Stakeholder Relations, Golden State Finance Authority
Danh Nguyen, Program Administrator, Golden State Finance Authority
Special Guest: TBD
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1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Closing and Acknowledgements
Wendy Dewitt, President, CAL-ALHFA and Mary Ellen Shay, Executive Director, CAL-ALHFA
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9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Wendy Dewitt, President, CAL-ALHFA and Mary Ellen Shay, Executive Director, CAL-ALHFA
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9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Market Forces and Community Objectives 2023
Larry J. Kosmont, CRE, Chairman/CEO Kosmont Companies
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10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
New Rules, New Tools: Housing Policies and Public Agency Investment Toolkit.
How the passage of AB2011 and other new laws will affect local housing and economic development, and how to use existing tools to maximize advantage.
Larry J. Kosmont, CRE, Chairman/CEO and Joe Dieguez, Sr. VP, Kosmont Companies
New tools and financing source for projects (case studies of communities using new tools)
Jon Goetz, Meyers/ Nave
New and existing density statutes
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11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
The Housing Accountability Act and its Implementation,
with Special Emphasis on the Surplus Lands Act.
A candid discussion of how state mandates are being implemented locally,
and how they might be improved.
Moderator:
David Eisenman, Merritt, Community Capital Corporation
Panelists:
David Zisser, Assistant Deputy Director, Dept. of Housing and Community Development
Karen Tiedemann, Attorney, Goldfarb and Lipman, LLC
Complying with the HAA/SLA, what to watch out for
Larry Kosmont, CRE, Chairman/CEO Kosmont Companies
Implementation approaches to SLA and related strategies
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12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: Senator Scott Wiener
Elected in November 2016 and reelected in 2020, Senator Scott Wiener represents District 11 in the California State Senate. District 11 includes all of San Francisco, Broadmoor, Colma, and Daly City, as well as portions of South San Francisco.
In the Senate, Senator Wiener works to make housing more abundant and affordable, invest in our transportation systems, and increase access to healthcare.
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1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hosted Buffet Lunch
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
State Housing Program Update
Speakers:
Sasha Hauswald, Assistant Deputy Director, Division of Financial Assistance, HCD
Tiena Hall, Executive Director, CalHFA
Anthony Zeto, Deputy Director, TCAC
Nancee Robles, Executive Director, TCAC/CDLAC
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3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
State Legislative Update
Presentations by:
Lisa Engel, Assembly Housing Committee
Alison Hughes, Senate Housing Committee
Followed by round table discussions with legislative advocates:
Marina Waint, California Housing Consortium
Mark Stivers, California Housing Partnership
Jordan Carbajal, Legislative Advocate, Ca YIMBY
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Thank you to our sponsors: | |
CAL-ALHFA was established in 1989 to represent local housing professionals and agencies in the California State legislature and State housing programs. We also work on housing issues at the federal level. CAL-ALHFA is a non-profit organization with a broad based membership including public and private agencies which develop, finance, and administer programs to create affordable housing in California.
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