CDCAN
CALIFORNIA DISABILITY COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK
DISABILITY RIGHTS NEWS REPORT
Remembering the Legacy and Work of Former Assemblymember Marco Firebaugh
#0031-2006  March 23, 2006 - Thursday
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GOVERNOR'S  APPOINTMENT
* New Director for Housing & Community Development Dept
* Lynn Jacobs Headed Ventura County Affordable Homes

SACRAMENTO -  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today (Thursday, March 23) the appointment of Lynn Jacobs, 59 and a Republican,  as director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development.  The position requires confirmation by the State Senate and pays $123,255 per year.

"As California's population grows, our supply of housing is increasingly being outpaced by demand," Jacobs said upon her appointment, adding that "It is critical that as we plan for the future we balance our need for more housing with our responsibility to future generations."

The Department of Housing and Community Development is California's principal housing agency and is overseen by the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. The Department of Housing and Community Development  administers housing finance, rehabilitation, and community development programs, including those for people with disabilities and low-income families;  oversees the state's housing planning and code-setting processes, and regulates manufactured housing and mobile home parks.

Jacobs, with more than 20 years experience in the field of housing and community development,  is currently the president and founder of Ventura Affordable Homes, a developer of ownership housing under affordable housing programs in Ventura County. She was aopointed in 2005 as a member of the California Housing Partnership Corporation and is a member of the Loan and Grant Committee for the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Jacobs  was the president of Affordable Communities and Ventura Communities from 1985 to 1998, and before that, was a project manager for The Ramos/Jensen Company and a financial assistant for the Ojai Land Co.
She is the chair of the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County, a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the California Building Industry Association, a member of the Ventura County Unified School District Bond Oversight Committee and a former member and chair of the City of Ventura Planning Commission.

 
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