Fall 2008 Edition |
| Moving Forward by Leslie Moody, Partnership Executive Director Read what the Partnership has in store to inform a new federal policy agenda toward cities. |
| Dearborn Street Community Benefits Agreement Won! by Grace Sheedy, Puget Sound Sage Outreach & Communications Coordinator After almost two years of intense campaigning, Puget Sound Sage strikes a community benefit agreement for a $300-million project! Read about the campaign and some of the benefits attached to the development. |
| "Building a Better Bay Area" Highlights Win-Win Development Strategies to Strengthen Area Economy by Jennifer Lin, EBASE Research Director Read about EBASE's eagerly awaited report - one of the first of its kind - showcasing a growing majority of development policies in the Bay Area that are making a difference for working families. |
| Arizona Affiliate Joins the Partnership for Working Families by Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy Learn more about Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy, the Partnership's newest affiliated organization. |
| Living Wage Coalition Leads Successful Campaign for Community Impact Report by Ben Boyce, Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County Coordinator Read about NEWS's policy victory - community impact report - designed to encourage community participation early in the development process to ensure that projects will address the needs of working families such as good jobs, affordable housing, and local hire. |
| Denver RTD Adopts Policy Statement on Affordable Housing by FRESC Program Director and Staff Attorney The Denver Regional Transportation District approved its first policy statement in support of affordable housing. Read how FRESC successfully made the case for affordable housing in an industry traditionally concerned with "transit only" issues. |
| Historic Victory for Clean Air and Better Jobs in Southern California by Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy Read about the launch of the nation’s first Clean Trucks Program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, culminating an epic battle to bring cleaner air and better jobs to the region’s largest industry. |
| GJLN Demanding MORE from Redevelopment Projects by Pam Fendt, GJLN Executive Director Read how GJLN for organizing for quality job guarantees for redevelopment projects that receive over $1 million in public financial assistance. |
| SANE Clarifies Role of CBA in Milwaukee by Mark Spadafore, SANE Executive Director & Jean Kessner, SANE Board Member Read how SANE sets the record straight about the Park East Redevelopment Compact in Milwaukee and how Syracuse can replicate this community benefits model. |
| Implementation Begins for One Hill CBA by Pittsburgh UNITED Pittsburgh UNITED won a landmark CBA for the Penguins Hockey Arena development project. Now it's time to make sure that the provisions in the CBA get implemented. |
