The Fall 2021 California Economic Development Journal published by CALED, and the 2021 member directory “Who’s Who in Economic Development,” were mailed to all CALED members in mid-November. Watch your mailboxes for these exciting publications! The directory features CALED members and highlights their communities. CALED designed this tool to help our members get more attention [...]
We are pleased to partner with the CalCompetes team within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to bring you this informative and practical session on understanding the CalCompetes funding, who can apply, how to apply, and what are the key criteria used for evaluation. This webinar is a great opportunity to hear [...]
Alphonse Wilfred, CALED’s former Program Assistant, has joined the San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) as its Community Relations Coordinator. The San Diego MCRT, championed by San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, provides clinician-led mobile crisis intervention services in the community to address behavioral health needs, facilitate transportation to immediate care, and link the [...]
Governor Newsom signed SB 162 creating a $600 million Community Economic Resiliency Fund (CERF) Program. While this program will have a regional approach, we hope to reinforce that regional solutions require local voices and engagement to ensure long-term success. […]
On September 28, 2021, Governor Newsom signed SB 780 (Cortese) into law. CALED sponsored this bill based on input from economic development practitioners on how to improve California’s economic development financing tools. Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development stated, “California’s local agencies have long used tax increment financing [...]