Good morning everyone. Look onto the bipartisan policy center. My name is dennis shea named executive director for the shea housing policy here in d. C. This will be the eighth conversation in our housing leader Speaker Series which spotlights individuals who understand the foundational importance of housing and have made significant contributions to improving Housing Affordability. We are thrilled to have one such guest with us today and thats Greg Gianforte the 25th governor of the state of montana. Governors gianforte represent a montana in the u. S. House of representatives after 34 years in the privatesector where he was a highly Successful Software engineer. Ensuring house affordability is a national challenge. It is especially difficult one in montana which has become one of the nations Fastest Growing states, perhaps vi own success but an attractive place to live and work. With Housing Demand exceeding supply rents and home sale prices the state have risen dramatically over the
Good morning everyone. Look onto the bipartisan policy center. My name is dennis shea named executive director for the shea housing policy here in d. C. This will be the eighth conversation in our housing leader Speaker Series which spotlights individuals who understand the foundational importance of housing and have made significant contributions to improving Housing Affordability. We are thrilled to have one such guest with us today and thats Greg Gianforte the 25th governor of the state of montana. Governors gianforte represent a montana in the u. S. House of representatives after 34 years in the privatesector where he was a highly Successful Software engineer. Ensuring house affordability is a national challenge. It is especially difficult one in montana which has become one of the nations Fastest Growing states, perhaps a victim of its own success but an attractive place to live and work. With Housing Demand exceeding supply rents and home sale prices in the state have risen drama
Last night incredibly smart man, david rubenstein, the coceo of the Carlyle Group said what hes worried about for the next two years is an unanticipated geopolitical event call me a worrywart, but i have a list of things that dog me really not much happened dow dipped 40 points, closed badly at the end of the day. I think its worth going over my top ten worries as we head into 2018 before i give you the list, though, let me just say im not a big fan of the term, black swan the idea that something terrible and unexpected could be on the horizon. We have to be ready for anything a black swan is something you dont see coming but weve got lots of things that can be anticipated. So let me tell you what i look at when i wake up. First, im very concerned about whats going to happen with the tax bill for the longest time i didnt really focus on the details because i didnt really think congress was capable of passing such a Sweeping Change in tax code well, im completely wrong instead is looks
Today, but to take care of up to 150,000 trees which would then give us an opportunity to expand our streetscape scape population by 50 over a period of years and to have the resources to take care of those trees and the sidewalks and assume liability. The funds will be funded in two ways. First, it sets a baseline in place, which is the average of what of the inadequate amount San Francisco has spent over the last 10 years. We havethe city spending on street trees has ranged over last 10 years from about 6 million to about 10 million so that this sets aside the average. About 8 million a year. Then, creates a modest and progressive parcel tax where overwhelmingly Property Owners will pay about 35 a year, the condo owner will pay 29. 50. A single typical singlefamily home or small permanent building will pay about 35. Larger buildings will pay more and large commercial buildings will pay significantly more good so it is a progressive parcel tax. The parcel tax is conditioned on the cit
Wednesday, june 8, 2016. My name is mark farrell. Im sharing this committee and im joined by supervisor norman yee and scott weiner and we joined by supervisor jane kim and katie tang. I want to thank sp keady sfgtv any announcements . Speaker please sounds cell phones [inaudible] supervisor farrell thanks very much. Im clerk item number one clerk item 1 and option to ground these in connection with parcels at 11 1 connecticut st. Supervisor farrell i know in the mayors office. Staff my name is Kate Kirkpatrick project manager at housing and can need to element. Before you today is a resolution authorizing the execution and performance of a option to ground lease in connection with two adjacent parcels. Located at 25th and connecticut street. These will merge the two parcels do great one 30,000 squarefoot lot and lisa went to Bridge Housing who will construct a 72 unit portable housing building known as block text which is part of the potrero hope as a revitalization plan. The site is