I would like to invite you to support STOP AIDS Project by dining out on Thursday, April 30th. … I will be the ambassador at *Maverick in the Mission* where 25% of your food and alcohol bill will benefit the HIV Prevention programs of the STOP AIDS Project. Last year Dining Out for Life raised over $210,000 thanks to people like you.
more »Remodeling the basement , sunroom , or garage are all cost-effective ways to greatly expand your home’s living space. … Courtesy of: www.servicemagic.com Basement Remodeling Most basements are dark areas where we store seasonal decorations, old toys, and anything else not used on a regular basis.
more »The Uniform Time Act of 1966 provided the basic framework for alternating between daylight saving time and standard time, which we now observe in the United States. … The current system of beginning DST at 2 AM on the first Sunday in April and ending it at 2 AM on the last Sunday in October was not standardized until 1986.
more »We work with over 1000 Mission District youth and their families to increase the number of K-12 students to prepare for and complete a college education, and we’re building a community where every young person has the opportunity to discover their personal pathway through education. … During the work week of March 2-6 , pledge to make a tax deductible donation of the money you would spend on coffee, tea and/or specialty drinks at Starbucks, Peet’s or Tully’s for this week and send it to Mission Graduates.
more »PRE-FORECLOSURE: This refers to the period after the lender has filed the original complaint and filed a lis pendens on the property indicating the intent to foreclose. … FORECLOSURE is the legal process in which a bank or lender sells or repossesses a parcel of real property after the owner has failed to comply with an agreement between the lender and borrower.
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February 21, 2009
Late last week, California lawmakers approved a new budget that cut spending by $13 billion in an effort to reduce the state’s $42 billion deficit. Included in the budget is a provision allocating state funds for a $10,000 tax credit for home buyers.
-->The $10,000 tax credit is not a loan and if the home remains your primary residence for 2-years, you do not have to pay any portion of the tax credit back. … The construction of a new home generates more tax revenues than the $10,000 tax credit will cost, so the credit is limited to the purchase of new homes .
more »Areas currently zoned industrial will generally be rezoned to one of following designations: Production, Distribution and Repair Zones (PDR): In these zones, everything that is permitted today would continue to be permitted, except new residential development, which would be prohibited, and retail stores and offices, which would be limited in size. … Based on the affordable housing rules in the proposed new zoning, we expect that the majority of units built would be “market rate,” while 20–30 percent of the units produced would be below market rate, affordable to a range of families and individuals earning from 30–150% of city’s median income.
more »With the worst housing market since the great depression, your chances of finding water in the desert are greater than money at the bank. … But through a little research and knocking on some doors, I have found a few resources if you’re looking to refinance your commercial loan or make a purchase.
more »It specifically requires newly constructed commercial buildings over 5,000 sq ft, residential buildings over 75 feet in height, and renovations on buildings over 25,000 sq ft to be subject to an unprecedented level of LEED and green building certifications. … Comprised of ten members from San Francisco’s ownership, developer, financial, architectural, engineering, and construction community, the mission of the Task Force was to advise and recommend to the City’s policy makers: mandates, incentives, education, and outreach in order to increase the number and improve the quality of green buildings in San Francisco, and to assess the impacts of the Task Force’s recommendations.
more »Below is an analysis of San Francisco neighborhoods comparing dollar per square foot ($/sq.ft.) at what is estimated to be the time when peak value was reached, to what the $/sq.ft. was for sales occurring 10/15/08 – 1/30/09. (Sales occurring after 10/15/08 reflect the impact of the 9/15/08 financial meltdown on the SF market.)
-->Below is an analysis of San Francisco neighborhoods comparing dollar per square foot ($/sq.ft.) at what is estimated to be the time when peak value was reached, to what the $/sq.ft. was for sales occurring 10/15/08 – 1/30/09. … We have chosen $/sq.ft. because it is more trustworthy than median prices when trying to assess changes in value for specific properties. Indeed, median prices have dropped significantly more than $/sq.ft. because less expensive homes now make up a much larger proportion of sales than they did previously (for a variety of reasons, especially financing conditions).
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