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General Announcements:
CCLR Board Member Carol Galante Tapped by President Obama to Join U.S. Department
of Housing & Urban Development
2009 CCLR Workshop Schedule Announced
CCLR Study Compares State Agencies' Brownfield Cleanups
Read CCLR's Comments on DTSC's Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document
9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference:
Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference
Funding Announcements:
CCLR Announces Fund for Clean Up
General:
CCLR Board Member Carol Galante Tapped by President Obama to Join U.S. Department
of Housing & Urban Development
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 17, 2009---President Barack Obama has appointed BRIDGE Housing President and CEO Carol Galante as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
As Deputy Assistant Secretary, Galante will be responsible for HUD's financing support for the development and preservation of privately-owned rental housing (a current portfolio of over $58 billion) and will be integral to several new initiatives that promote sustainable development.
"Having previously served in the position Carol will step into, I am extremely confident that her proven track record in multifamily housing is exactly what HUD needs to move that division forward," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "She is one of the nation's most innovative affordable housing leaders and will be a tremendous asset during our nation's housing crisis, especially as HUD moves forward an aggressive policy agenda. I am thrilled to have Carol on board and look forward to working with her to carry out HUD's mission to create affordable housing opportunities for all Americans."
Galante said, "President Obama and Secretary Donovan share a compelling vision for positive change in our nation's metropolitan areas, and I'm looking forward to bringing some of the ideas garnered from my work in California-including transit development and green building programs-to today's national challenges."
Galante, who joined BRIDGE as vice president in 1987, stepped up to head the company in 1996 when founding president Don Terner died in a plane crash.
"Carol transformed BRIDGE from an entrepreneurial start-up into a sustainable business with a robust infrastructure and new product types," said BRIDGE Chairman and co-founder Rick Holliday. "The board and I are immensely proud of her accomplishments, and we are thrilled she's taking this opportunity to make a national impact. Carol's appointment to HUD is a testament to her talents and to the strength of BRIDGE as an organization."
The Board of Directors has asked BRIDGE Executive Vice President Lydia Tan to serve as interim president. Tan, who has worked for BRIDGE since 1991, has over 25 years of experience in real estate development and project finance.
"Lydia has tremendous development savvy and a deep understanding of BRIDGE and our culture," said Holliday. "The board and I are grateful that she has agreed to take on the role during this time of transition."
Holliday will oversee the recruitment and selection of the next CEO. BRIDGE has retained consultant Helen Dunlap to guide the board and senior staff through a strategic planning process that will inform a national executive search; she will also serve as interim chief operating officer. Dunlap has over 35 years of experience in the direct delivery, consulting and management of real estate initiatives focused particularly on affordable housing and community revitalization.
by Lyn Hikida
Director of Communications and Media
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
2009 CCLR Workshop Schedule:
February 25th, Brownfields 101,
San Francisco, CA
May 6th, Brownfields 101, Los Angeles, CA
October 29th, Funding, Los Angeles, CA
November 12th, Funding, San Francisco, CA
Read CCLR's Comments on DTSC's Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document
DTSC released its draft "Guidance for the Evaluation and Mitigation of Subsurface Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air” in January 2006. CCLR believes this Guidance may present impediments to redevelopment in urban areas with industrial and commercial land use histories.
In 2006 CCLR convened a stakeholder forum composed of practitioners and experts in the field of vapor intrusion from across the state to discuss the Guidance, and to identify improvements and enhancements to the Guidance. Recommendations from this workshop informed the crafting of CCLR's comment letter, which reflects the consensus of the workshop group. Please see our comment letter by clicking here. If you have any questions, please call Evan Reeves at 415.398.1080 x102.
The vapor intrusion guidance document can be downloaded from the DTSC's website at:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/AssessingRisk/upload/HERD_POL_Eval_Subsurface_Vapor_Intrusion_interim_final.pd
9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference:
Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference
February 4-6, Seattle, Washington
Today, more than ever, we are faced with environmental and economic challenges that will define our generation, shape our future, and test our resilience as cities, regions, states and a nation. Join leaders from across the U.S. as we tackle these challenges head-on and demonstrate solutions to curbing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing our dependence on foreign oil, creating a green economy, and building more livable, walkable, and healthier communities.
The program will kick off on Thursday morning and continue through Saturday afternoon and includes a dynamic mix of plenaries, breakouts, implementation workshops, specialized trainings, and coordinated networking activities. Exciting tours of local model projects from Seattle and the Puget Sound Region will be featured. There will be something for everybody, from veteran experts to smart-growth novices, with over 90 sessions and workshops. Learn from hundreds of speakers who cross disciplines to share insights, and valuable tools and strategies for making smart growth a success in your community.
Plan to join us, and others, from across the U.S. next February for the smart growth event of the year! Visit www.NewPartners.org to get more details and to register for the conference!
Funding:
CCLR Announces Fund for Clean Up
The CALReUSE fund offers grants and loans for brownfield clean up.
Inquiries regarding CALReUSE
Louisa Smythe
415.398.1080 x200
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