Paul Downey, Pres. and
CEO of SCC (Peninsula Beacon, 5/1/03)
"The lack of low-income senior
housing in San Diego is only aggravated by the growth and redevelopment
that San Diego is experiencing. As
affordable housing complexes are torn down or transformed into up-
scale living spaces, the seniors that live
there can no longer afford it.......That's led to a dramatic increase
in the number of homeless seniors that we
see."
Ann Jarmusch, Architecture Critic
for Union-Tribune (4/27/03)
Padres badly misplayed East
Village revisions
"Send the Padres and JMI Realty to
the dugout to redesign their controversial East Village Square develop-
ment proposal. The immense,
three-building package is fraught with spitballs that violate the public trust
won in 1998 with the Padres'
alluring, well-publicized renderings for a downtown stadium, adjacent public
park and surrounding development."
Neil Morgan, Union-Tribune (4/27/03)
Port Official wants Dead Men's Point to
be a present to ourselves
"But Dead Men's Point should be
something that, as Michelin guides put it, is worth a
detour. It should
implant in tourist's minds and remind us of
why (besides the climate) we are here. It should try deftly to
explain why we find our here to be unique."
Note: Dead Men's
Point is the southern anchor of the more sweeping North Embarcadero
beautification along a downtown mile of San Diego harbor front. Mr. Morgan quotes Port
Commissioner
Peter Q. Davis profusely in this article. The two proposals before the
port district
are not acceptable to Mr. Davis. He
feels it is time the port thinks more about "quality of life. These
current proposals
are revenue-driven. The port makes plenty from hotels and leases along this
Embarcadero to be able to do
Dead Men's Point right."
Rick Davis, President of
the Homeownership Alliance
"When our workforce heroes can
live in the communities they serve, both the community and the workers
benefit.”
From:
www.homeownershipalliance.com/media/press/pressreleases/pressrelease_061103.htm
“The saintly California cities of San
Francisco, San Jose and San Diego are particularly difficult areas for
heroes to aspire to
homeownership, as is Los Angeles and, to the north, Seattle. The cities of
Boston and
Chicago also have poor
opportunities for workforce hero homeownership. The suburban locations with very
low hero homeownership
opportunities include the areas around the same cities already mentioned, as
well as the suburbs of Memphis, New
York, Dallas and Milwaukee,” the study found. The study by the
Homeownership
Alliance found "on average the nation’s workforce heroes—fire fighters, nurses, police
officers and teachers—working in central cities have less than a one-in-three
chance of finding a home
they can afford.
In the surrounding suburbs, the opportunities deteriorate to around three-in-ten."
Gary Garczynski,
NAHB President and home builder
"NAHB will not only serve
as the home building arm of this initiative,
Blueprint for the American
Dream,
we will also
participate in communication and education efforts with communities and
prospective home
buyers, assist in seeking
support from state and local government agencies, and help identify financing
resources. In
partnership, our organizations will achieve great success that will be reflected
in Hispanic
communities throughout
the country for decades to come."
