Category Archives: News

The State’s Holiday Stocking Stuffers: SB2 and LEAP Grants

SB2 (Planning Grant Program) and LEAP (Local Early Action Planning) are grant funds that each City/County is entitled to receive as long as basic threshold requirements are met. Many public agencies have their SB2 funding approvals and…LEAP funds are on their way! The LEAP over-the-counter period has been extended from July 1, 2020 to January…

Election 2020: Solana Beach City Council – The Coast News Group

Will Redevelopment ever come back…likely not. But EIFDs are gaining momentum throughout the state and local candidates are watching, waiting and debating this new form of Tax Increment Financing. See Solana Beach discussion.

Lions, Tigers, and EIFDs… AHA!

EIFDs Roaring into 2021 – City and county EIFDs are beginning to proliferate, and both public agencies and the private sector (developers and corporate landowners) are now learning how to utilize EIFDs to address critical infrastructure and deliver public benefit and valuable community amenities. Below are a few snapshots from the 30+ EIFDs in progress…

FREE ICA Webinar Resetting the Economic Development Table after COVID-19

JOIN US for an informative webinar on making the appropriate economic development and land use decisions in response to the COVID 19 slowdown. Understand the evolving shifts in the retail, hotels, tourism, industrial, and residential markets. Learn how to leverage new funding sources and implement effective programs that can accomplish recovery in the near-term and…