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ALMAstrategies

  1. SAB to reallocate $56.8 M from rescissions and residual funding, to boost the unfounded list. Congrats to patient districts.
  2. Stopping redevelopment bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/p… via @SFBusinessTimes
  3. Newly appointed DSA Exec, Chester "Chet" Widom, to address CA school districts' main issues. Bin Time is out, Approval Time is in! Thx Chet
  4. First day of Redevelopment Agencies dissolution. Complicated processes ahead, school districts need to act fast and smart.
  5. SAB priority filing due on 8/25/11. Do your thing!
  6. Renewable energy law to kickstart projects bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/p… via @bizjournals Law may increase the opportunities for school districts.
  7. Lycée L. Blériot - A project on Architizer.com http://bit.ly/gWcvlh
  8. Ecole Maternelle et Primaire - A project on Architizer.com http://bit.ly/hk50S1
  9. Embelgasse Vocational Training School - A project on Architizer.com http://bit.ly/euQzwa
  10. Canteen at Primary School No.1 - A project on Architizer.com http://bit.ly/igiV4M
  11. Happy Holidays!!
  12. State gearing up for major bond sale within the next 2 weeks. Many projects will see funding within 60 days
  13. 73.3% of CA K-14 bond measures passed on Nov 2, for a total of $3.6 billion. 2/3 rds in NorCal, 1/3rd in SoCal
  14. Over $4.1 billion in school construction bonds in California in play for the November 2010 election. Contact ataboada@almastrategies.com
  15. Health & Safety projects rise to the top of funding priority at SAB. For more info contact matt@s-f-c.org
  16. SAB funds 'construction-ready' projects in the amount of $408.1 million.
  17. DGS leading expert working groups in effort to improve & streamline funding process. Contact ataboada@almastrategies or matt@s-f-c.org
  18. OPSC To transfer COS bond authority to other programs. For more info contact matt@s-f-c.org
  19. SAB approves new regs increasing high performance grant funding. For more info contact matt@s-f-c.org or ataboada@almastrategies.com