As the Budget Conference Committee decides how much money to invest from the Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds within the 2013-14 budget year, members of a broad statewide coalition of organizations, the Sustainable Communities for All Coalition, will be talking to legislators about why Cap-and-Trade funds should be spent now on existing programs with proven success at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
(from Julie Snyder, Housing California, on an update of state housing legislation) Facing a critical deadline on May 31st, affordable home advocates and our allies pounded the Capitol hallways last week to persuade legislators to pass our top priorities out of their house of origin.