NIBIRU PT. 6/THE JUPITER WIND

Published on Nov 23, 2016
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THE REASON FOR THE REVERSAL OF THE SOLAR STREAM /WHAT IS NEXT? http://www.BPEarthWatch.Com

How Journalists Need to Begin Imagining the Unimaginable RIGHT NOW

The job for journalists now is to document changing norms...
We really have to figure out how to tell the truth and not just report the facts. Which is a pretty good sentence but not a great prescription.
I think that I would create new beats. The language beat, language watch.
Understand that normal is going to drift and shift and all sorts of things are about to happen and part of our job is to notice and document how it's happening. We may not be able to influence the course of events, but our job is to at least be able to tell the story."

Read the whole story. Listen to the soundcloud podcast
https://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/how-journalists-need-to-begin-imagining-the-unimaginable?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter

by Eric Umansky
ProPublica, Nov. 23, 2016, 5:10 p.m.

CastlePoint GizModo RDA Survey OR How to Justify Government Intervention...Just Call it "BLIGHT"

Study Area Map

Every time Conservative Republicans push government intervention - something true conservatives would never do - like those who dominate politics here in Mesa, the most conservative in America, alarm bells go off.

Is this the local Crony Political Machine in-action under the cover of "revitalization" all over again to rescue undisclosed business connections or invested interests in real estate speculation to benefit "highly-influential people" ?

This time approval will go to the Mesa City Council not the voters, who in one first instance rejected  tax increases. Now in the second instance, spearheaded by the Mesa Office of Economic Development, to ask for consent to a plan to give away tax "incentives" to property owners and developers to remediate long-ignored conditions that are outlined in criteria below.

KEEP IN MIND
The RDA must exhibit a predominance of blighted conditions. 
This designation is NOT intended as a reflection of specific properties in the Area.
For property owners: The City of Mesa does NOT record a property's inclusion in a RDA.

The approval Process only goes forward like this: [this survey is part of "public outreach"]

• Parcel Survey / Data Gathering
• Public Outreach
• City Council makes formal designation
• Begin Crafting Redevelopment Plan
• City Council adopts Redevelopment Plan

What is the criteria for designating a redevelopment area? 
"Blighted Area" means an area where a predominance of the properties experience any of the following:

• Dominance of defective or inadequate street layout
• Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility or usefulness
• Unsanitary or unsafe conditions
• Deterioration of site or other improvements
• Diversity of ownership (by block)
• Tax or special assessment delinquency
• Defective or unusual conditions of title
• Improper or obsolete subdivision platting
• Existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire and other causes

Mesa Southwest RDA Questionnaire #1

Welcome to the Southwest RDA Questionnaire #1!

What are our Problems for the area?

What are our Opportunities?

What is our Vision?
These are the types of questions that were asked during the first Public Listening Session, and of stakeholders during the week of November 7th.

As part of the Southwest RDA Redevelopment Plan, we are looking to the community to help us identify those problems, opportunities and overall vision for the area. If you missed us at these events, this survey is another opportunity to provide feedback during this stage of the project.

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3161517/Mesa-Southwest-RDA-Questionnaire-1

LISC To Use $85 Million in New Markets Tax Credits for Commercial Development

11.18.2016 - Press Releases

LISC awarded $85 million in New Markets Tax Credits to spur economic opportunity in low-income areas
Treasury Dept. announces $7 billion in allocations to support commercial development

The federal New Markets Tax Credit program has proven itself to be an effective way to drive much-needed investment capital and commercial development into distressed communities across the country. LISC will use a new $85 million allocation under the program to help attract and grow small businesses, revive blighted manufacturing sites, build new heath centers, develop grocery stores in food deserts, and launch new schools and child care centers in low-income areas.

NEW YORK (Nov. 18, 2016)—The U.S. Department of Treasury has awarded billions of dollars in investment authority to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and 119 other groups so they can attract private capital for new businesses, community facilities and jobs in deeply distressed areas.

LISC will use its $85 million allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs) to improve the quality of life in both urban and rural communities, focusing especially on places battered by poverty, poor health, job loss and crime.

“Catalyzing economic development is one of the most important jobs for communities throughout our country,” said Maurice Jones, LISC president & CEO. “Among the tools needed to do it well are strategic incentives like New Markets Tax Credits. With these credits, LISC and other groups will attract capital investment in infrastructure, talent, small business expansion and entrepreneurism—assets needed for economic growth and social progress in communities all over the country.”

LISC is the nation’s largest community development organization, having invested more than $16 billion in big cities, small towns and farming communities nationwide. That work includes nearly $1 billion in New Markets Tax Credit allocations that LISC has leveraged to support 106 businesses and organizations, more than 17,000 jobs and $2.4 billion in development activity since 2003.

“New Markets investments are economic energy,” said Kevin Boes, president of LISC’s New Markets Support Company (NMSC), which manages LISC’s NMTC efforts. He pointed to the Toledo warehouse district as an example. LISC tapped $6 million of its NMTC allocation to help finance a major redevelopment near the Toledo Mud Hens baseball stadium. Known as “Hensville,” the area is now a growing entertainment district with restaurants, shops, offices, event space and hundreds of new jobs.

“New Markets capital is often the difference between blighted commercial corridors and new health centers, grocery stores, manufacturing facilities and schools,” Boes said. “It offers a real boost to areas and to projects that would not otherwise be able to attract capital.”

Boes also applauded the flexibility of the program to respond to local needs. In rural Warsaw, Ind., for instance, LISC used $6.25 million of its NMTC allocation to support a state-of-the-art YMCA that opened last year, now with the capacity to serve 18,000 residents from Warsaw and surrounding towns.

In Brockton, Mass., a small city south of Boston, LISC helped finance a new community health center built in collaboration with an adjacent grocery store. Together, they redeveloped an abandoned commercial corner in a medically underserved, high poverty area, creating jobs, working together on nutrition services and bringing primary care to residents. LISC, through its Healthy Futures Fund, provided $8.4 million of NMTC financing, as well as additional loans for the grocery store, to support the effort.

“This is a federal program that, year after year, has proven to be an unqualified success in communities all across the country,” Boes said.

About LISC

LISC equips struggling communities with the capital, program strategy and know-how to become places where people can thrive. It combines corporate, government and philanthropic resources to achieve sustainable change in the communities it serves. Since 1980, LISC has invested $16 billion across the country to build or rehab 350,000 affordable homes and apartments and develop 55 million square feet of retail, community and educational space.

 

 

LISC Phoenix

When it comes to community development, we often say that the numbers don’t really tell the story.

This is not one of those times.

2015 was the best year in LISC’s history, and the numbers themselves underscore an expanding level of local impact. Last year, LISC did more to fuel a better quality of life for low-income people than at any time in our 36 year history.

Read the rest of the LISC 2015 Annual Report at LISC.org 

 

Executive Director Terri Benelli

Terry Benelli
After studying Political Science at Arizona State University Terry became involved in neighborhood issues and spent her volunteer time with community development organizations. As an entrepreneur who has started three businesses, she realized the significance of asset building through micro lending. That passion to help low-income entrepreneurs led her to Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO) where she served as Executive Director for eight years. She led the organization to become the prominent micro business lender in Mesa and the Valley.  While growing NEDCO’s lending, Terry had the vision for a vibrant and connected Mesa, which led NEDCO to undertake community engagement.  Now at LISC Phoenix, as Executive Director, Terry continues her leadership role in neighborhood revitalization.
In 2014 Terry was unanimously appointed to the Mesa, AZ City Council to fill an interim term. She remains active in the City of Mesa as a member of the Economic Development Advisory Board. As a Fellow of the Flinn Brown Civic Leadership cadre of future state leaders, she continually strengthens her skills to address Arizona’s long-term issues, with special interest in urban economic development strategies.
Related article: The (Re)Making of Mesa
Community leaders and activists have revived Mesa’s downtown using arts and culture and made it a place that’s welcoming and relevant to all residents, regardless of income. Now, with the arrival of the light rail, they hope to add the affordable housing and jobs that could turn Arizona’s third largest city into a truly equitable transit village. Read the full story on LISC.org 

How America Became A Super-Power

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Published on Nov 23, 2016
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From a colony to a superpower in 200 years.
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With over 800 military bases around the globe, the US is easily the most powerful nation on earth. But it wasn't always this way. The US once played an insignificant role in global affairs. In this 8-minute video, you can see the transformation. Military budget data: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/ca... US foreign bases based on David Vine's book, "Base Nation" http://www.davidvine.net/base-nation.... Troop numbers: "Total Military Personnel and Dependent End Strength By Service, Regional Area, and Country". Defense Manpower Data Center. November 7, 2016. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

Your Smartphone Is A Civil Rights Issue | Christopher Soghoian

....u say no?
Published on Nov 23, 2016
Views:4,888
The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. "If the only people who can protect themselves from the gaze of the government are the rich and powerful, that's a problem," he says. "It's not just a cybersecurity problem -- it's a civil rights problem." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED

Not 1 But 2 Canadian Low-Fare Carriers Compete For Customers @ PhxMesa Gateway

WestJet circles for another go at NewLeaf with new Arizona flights
Monday, November 21, 2016

Posted by Travelweek Group

CALGARY — WestJet isn’t wasting any time, announcing new service to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Calgary and Edmonton starting Jan. 19, 2017, just two days after competitor NewLeaf introduced its 2017 winter sun program with seasonal service on the same route.
“We are proud of our expanding network of more than 100 cities in over 20 countries, and our reputation as an established, trusted brand with more than two decades of service to Canadians,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. “We have provided hundreds of thousands of our guests with nonstop service between Canada and Phoenix since 2004, and now look forward to bringing low fares and our signature brand of caring, friendly service to our second destination in Arizona.”

Just like NewLeaf, WestJet will offer three times weekly service from Calgary to Mesa (Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays) and once weekly service from Edmonton to Mesa, on Saturdays.

NewLeaf is already battling it out with WestJet in Hamilton, now that the Calgary-based carrier has brought back several Hamilton routes including Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax as well as a new route between Hamilton and Winnipeg, where NewLeaf is based.

NewLeaf doesn’t pay commission, but it isn’t anti-travel agent, said NewLeaf CEO Jim Young in an interview earlier this year.
“If we’re anti-anything, we’re anti-GDS,” he said. Agents can book and have been booking the airline directly for their clients, he added. “We’re anti-cost. We have to have the lowest operation costs we possibly can.”