Category Archives: The 2008 Race for 8
What Lodi Looks Like Before An Enterprise Zone
The Lodi News-Sentinel discusses some of the harsh realities of economic development in the San Joaquin Valley. Nearly every morning, Chip Herman hoses off pools of urine and human feces from the side of his auto detailing shop on South Cherokee Lane. No matter how hard he tries, however, the longtime Lodi businessman can’t rinse [...]
Upstate
The Siskiyou Daily News reports on a recent meeting of the Upstate California Economic Development Council: [Tonya] Dowse said that economic development in Siskiyou County is ‘light years’ ahead of many other rural counties. The recently created Siskiyou County Industrial Lands Inventory makes it possible for businesses to see online what is available for development, [...]
HCD Receives 13 Applications
Sources at HCD tell me that they received 13 applications by the deadline last Friday for the 8 available Enterprise Zone openings.
Enterprise Zone Applications Due Today
If you have been thinking about applying for one of the eight available Enterprise Zone designations, now would be a good time to for some decisive action — the deadline for applications is today. The eight expiring zones are: Kings County Los Angeles – East Side Oakland Pittsburg Santa Ana Siskiyou County Stockton West Sacramento [...]
Tale of Two Enterprise Zone Applications
There are a pair of stories out today about new communities’ interest in applying for an Enterprise Zone designation. The Desert Sun reports that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors has approved an application that would include the Western Coachella Valley: “We really need all the help we can to get some economic action out [...]
CAEZ Conference – HCD Updates
A very successful CAEZ conference has just wrapped up in Modesto, CA. I would like to personally express my gratitude to all of those responsible for organizing and executing a great conference, and to all of the presenters who provided practical, relevant and timely information. Thank you. I will post a series of entries on [...]
Impact of SB 341
Frank Luera of HCD has issued an email explaining the impact of SB 341 on the new zone application process: The Governor has signed new legislation that affects the applications requirements for enterprise zone designation. The legislation, Senate Bill 341, modified Section 7075 of the Government Code, which requires that applicants for designation comply with [...]
Governor Signs SB 341
According to this press release issued October 13, the Governor has signed SB 341 thus greatly simplifying and expediting the application process for future Enterprise Zones – including the eight slots for which applications are due November 16.
New Stockton Zone News
In one of the most detailed articles about the issues related to the process of applying for a new Enterprise Zone designation, The Record describes some of what is at stake for Stockton and San Joaquin County: STOCKTON – County and municipal policymakers are attempting to expand by 22 times a designated area that grants [...]
New FAQ From HCD
HCD has posted a new document to their (new and improved) website: a FAQ with 14 questions and answers regarding the Enterprise Zone application. The deadline for submission is fast approaching – November 16th.
Tracy, CA
According to the Tracy Press, the City of Tracy may become part of San Joaquin County Regional Enterprise Zone application centered in Stockton: Stockton and the county must renew the enterprise zone by next summer. When they do, they will be able to add other cities, and Tracy could be one of them. On Tuesday, [...]
Update: Siskiyou County in 2008
Last month I posted an article discussing the local issues in Siskiyou County related to a potential application for a new Enterprise Zone there. Mt. Shasta News has published a revealing account of the town hall meeting held last week.
Salinas: New Economic Development Director
The Salinas Californian reports on Monterey County’s continuing progress in its pursuit of an Enterprise Zone designation next year: Salinas’ future looked a little brighter Friday with the announcement of a new economic development director, Jeffrey Weir…. Weir will lead city efforts to create an independent corporation to manage economic development in the county and [...]
CAEZ Board Meeting Update
We had a very good meeting of the CAEZ board last week in Sacramento. The highlights were presentations from Team California, Toni Symonds of the Assembly Jobs Committee, and of course, Frank Luera of HCD. Toni introduced us to an important new resource that Committee Staff developed, a white paper entitled “California’s Economic Development Programs: [...]
The 2008 Race For 8: Taft, CA
As reported in the Midway Driller, the city of Taft, CA plans to join the race: The city of Taft is preparing to apply to be designated as a state Enterprise Zone. The designation offers numerous benefits to companies that would locate here and could potentially be a huge boost to the local economy. The [...]
