HCD has posted the final Application Guidebook for the 2008-2009 zone designation round:

The 2008/2009 Designation Round. The Department announces the release of the Designation Application Guidebook for 2008/2009. For this designation round, the Department will award up to four enterprise zones. To obtain more information on the application process, plan to attend the workshops to be offered in Sacramento (November 14, 2009) and in Los Angeles (November 18, 2009). Contact Lesley James at (916) 322-1112 or LJames @hcd.ca.gov for more information on the workshops or for a hard copy of the guidebook. The deadline for designation applications is March 27, 2009.