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The CALIFORNIA URBAN PARTNERSHIP is deeply committed to bringing organizations, people, information, programs and resources together to build transformational community initiatives.  Our events and forums provide valuable training, networking and community building opportunities.   
 

URBAN PARTNERSHIP'S POLICY FORUM BREAKFAST WILL FOCUS ON "THE STATE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL" 

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In the midst of current national conversations on race and injustice, the California Urban Partnership is hosting an exciting Policy Forum Breakfast focused on Access To Capital.  This event will inform our agenda for small business development and homeownership strategies that free low income Californians from being trapped in poverty.  More specifically, the forum will explore economic development tools now available in California, and answer the following questions: How and to whom do the dollars flow, and are they making capital accessible and adequate for the business development and affordable housing needs of low income and communities of color?  Entitled, The State of Community Development Capital, the Policy Forum Breakfast will occur on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Citizen Hotel, 926 "J" Street, in downtown Sacramento, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

The Urban Partnership's Policy Forum Breakfast is a laboratory for critical community economic development discussions, ideas, collaboration and solutions. The Forum takes a look at current policy challenges and opportunities and results in the momentum of community transformation strategies.  We anticipate the presence of over 200 prominent community, business and academic leaders, along with government representatives and elected dignitaries at the local, state and national levels.


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INVITED SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

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Kevin de Leon
President Pro Tem
California State
Senate
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Toni Atkins
Speaker
California State
Assembly
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Eduardo Garcia, Chair
Assembly Committee
on Jobs, ED and
the Economy
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Cheryl Brown, Chair
Select Committee on Small Business in the Inland Empire

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Marty Block, Chair
Senate Banking &
Financial Institutions Committee
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Tia Patterson
Executive Director
California Housing
Finance Agency
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Stacie Olivares-Castain
Managing Director
California Organized Investment Network
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Kish Rajan, Director
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

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Scott Syphax
President & CEO
Nehemiah Corporation
of America
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Doug Bystry
President & CEO
Clearinghouse
CDFI
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Tunua Thrash
Executive Director
West Angeles Community Development Corporation
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Mary A. Rogier
President
Northern California Community Loan Fund

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Rajinder Sahota
Chief, California Cap and Trade Program - Air Resources Board
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Kari Dohn Decker
Executive Director
Corporate Responsibility - Western Region, JP Morgan Chase & Co. 
 
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Michael Gunning
Vice President
Personal Insurance Federation of California
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Toni Symonds
Chief Consultant
Assembly Committee
on Jobs, ED and
the Economy

EVENT AGENDA

OPENING REMARKS 

The Honorable Kevin de Leon, President Pro Tem
California State Senate (Invited)

The Honorable Toni Atkins, Speaker

California State Assembly (Invited)

The Honorable Eduardo Garcia, Chairman (Confirmed)

Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy


GOVERNMENT PARTNERS - PANELIST PRESENTATIONS

Kish Rajan, Director
Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development
A briefing on how Governor Jerry Brown’s administration supports small business development, investment and growth (5 to 50 employees) in communities with high unemployment rates. 

Stacie Olivares-Castain, Managing Director
California Organized Investment Network
A presentation on COIN’s current impact, priorities, capacity and process in fostering small business and affordable housing investments by the insurance industry – focused on California’s underserved low-income communities. 

Tia Boatman-Patterson, Executive Director
California Housing Finance Agency
An overview of CalHFA’s current impact and priorities, as well as capacity to meet the overall affordable housing needs in the state.  
                             

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS PANEL

Practitioners talk about accomplishments and resources they use for business development and affordable housing (rental/ownership) in low to moderate income communities, including the extent to which existing state programs are helpful. 

Toni Symonds, Chief Consultant (MODERATOR)
Assembly Committee on Jobs, ED and the Economy 

Mary A. Rogier, President
Northern California Community Loan Fund

Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Executive Director
West Angeles Community Development Corporation

Douglas Bystry, President & CEO, Clearinghouse CDFI

Scott Syphax, President & CEO, Nehemiah Corporation

                                                

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL DIALOGUE

The moderator and community development practitioners above are joined by the following panelists for a dialogue among public and private stakeholders. They discuss current trends and new access to capital ideas to help more Californians move into the middle class. 

Kish Rajan, Director
Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development

Tia Boatman-Patterson, Executive Director
California Housing Finance Agency

Rodney Brown, President & CEO, California Bankers Association



This event is FREE and open to the public, however, space is limited
and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
click here to VIEW AGENDA & REGISTER
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