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Condo conversion legislation on hold for now
Following a contentious five-hour hearing, a committee of the Board of Supervisors postponed voting on a controversial housing proposal, and agreed to revisit the issue on Feb. 25. Over the next few weeks, opposing sides are expected to negotiate a possible alternative.
Authored by Sups. Scott Wiener and Mark Farrell, the proposed condo conversion impact fee would have allowed as many as 2,000 tenancy-in-common (TIC) units to be immediately converted to condos for a fee, allowing owners to bypass a housing lottery system that places an annual cap on conversions.
While TIC owners voiced frustration about the backlogged lottery system, tenants expressed fears that the legislation could give rise to a wave of Ellis Act evictions if landlords or speculators interpreted it as a signal that lucrative condo conversion would be easier to achieve.
Prior to the hearing, a group of tenants gathered in front of City Hall in a show of opposition to the condo-conversion legislation, waving signs that read, "Stop the Attack on Rent Control."
"The reality is, if this legislation passes, there will be more evictions in San Francisco," said Tommi Avicolli Mecca of the Housing Rights Committee, who spoke at the rally.
Tenant advocates worry that the legislation would result in a permanent loss of affordable, rent-controlled units from the city's housing stock, at a time when rents are soaring. When landlords rent out their condos or TICs in San Francisco, there's a key difference: TICs are covered by rent control, but condos are exempt.
"I've been evicted three times," one woman said while addressing members of the Land Use & Economic Development Committee. "I know so many people who have gotten evicted. I don't know anyone who's won their case against eviction."
During the hearing, Farrell adopted a defensive tone against critics who'd described the proposal as an attack on rent control. "The tactics that these opponents have deployed is out of line," he said. To assuage concerns, he noted that he and Wiener had included a provision guaranteeing lifetime leases for existing tenants in units that qualified for condo conversion under the program.
But Sup. Jane Kim drilled down on this detail, questioning whether such an agreement would be legally enforceable in the long run. In response, a representative from the City Attorney's office said he thought the provision was on solid legal ground, but noted that the specific matter "has not been litigated before," meaning there is still a question as to whether it could withstand a court challenge. When Kim asked if any funding was set aside to enforce these lifetime leases, the response was "no."
Board President David Chiu proposed holding off on a vote for several weeks. "I do not support the legislation in its current form," he said. If the current generation of TIC owners were allowed to convert this time, he explained, the next generation's frustrations with the housing lottery would only "lead us back to an identical debate in a short period of time."
Kim echoed this point. "My concern was that … folks were looking at this legislation as an ice-break for more condo conversion," she said just after a public comment session that lasted several hours. And she acknowledged that there is a larger problem to consider. "It's very tragic that we have set up a situation where [TICs and renters] are pitted against one another," she said.
thigns go up in price. That is palpably false.
The Landlord's here to visit
They're blasting disco down below
Sez, "I'm doubling up the rent
Cos the building's condemned
You're gonna help me buy City Hall"
But we can, you know we can
But we can, you know we can
Let's lynch the landlord man
No one's asking renters to pay a dime. Intentionally forcing out SF homeowners so you can use them as a deterrent to future development is despicable.
These aren't fraudulent mortgages. They are unique mortgages and the couple of lenders who offer them have zero competition so they can charge what they want. They're not doing anything illegal or actionable.
"Renters are the bottom of the pile and so inevitably will
suffer the most whether reale state markets are good or bad."
- said the deranged TIC lawyer.
"Tragic that tenants & TIC owners are pitted against each other" scream the tenant supporters as they blame owners... What's tragic is the misuse of a political majority to strong arm politicians and feed half truths, outright lies and scare tactics to derail this.
Chiu and Kim are just sftu puppets on this one. The delay only prevented a no vote, buying the sftu time to bully Breed, Lee & Cohen.
Where do I sign up!!
- Why TIC's May Be A The Safest Investment In SF -
"TIC's where once thought to be one of the riskiest type of housing investment out there.
But we're now finding that TIC's are actually turning out to be one of the safest investments out there, at least for banks!
Carol Lloyd of SF Gate's Surreal Estate column (who has, by the way, surprisingly been a voice of reason and reality amidst the majority of the media's doom and gloom hype) wrote an article for this week's Sunday paper talking about the safety record of fractionalized loans for TIC's.
According to Carol's investigations, fractionalized TIC loans are seeing "No defaults, no foreclosures and, according to some experts, not so much as a late payment."
The reasons for this statistic are probably many, but probably the biggest factor affecting this kind of solid track record has to do with the fact that TIC lenders are more careful!..."
and the people buying them are usually tenants making a first purchase. Their incomes typically grow making them financially stable.
TIC's are also 1005 owner occupied, and not rented out, which helps too.
TICs are not rented out because they are subject to rent control if they were.
Once converted to condo, then they can be rented out without being burdened by rent control.
The natural progression is TIC to condo to income property.
"The natural progression is TIC to condo to income property"
and if TIC owners skip the condo step as many have/will be forced to do, the income property is rent-controlled.
Any of the 2000+ owner occupied units eligible for the lottery/bypass will be rented at market rate regardless, which is hardly affordable housing, rent controlled or not.
They can try to rent it if they can get their TIC commune to agree to allow rentals...and they thought they owned their homes!
removed from rent control only to put it back there again?
If it were me, I'd just do BnB.
affordable. It's just not affordable to you.
Cheaper is always safer, like the Ford Pinto.
We don't need to be converting existing rent-controlled housing. We need to build more truly affordable housing, not $8,000,000 condos.
While I sympathize with the TIC folks who can't change their loans or refinance, they should be coming down on the banks about this as was suggested by more than one speaker yesterday, not converting TIC's to condos. Someone needs to teach them how to organize in the right way.
Shame on Supervisors Wiener and Farrell for pitting renters against TIC owners with this legislation. The condo conversion cap was set for a reason.
And if Wiener can't get a law passed enabling Supervisors to change things that were voted on in the past by the voters of SF(yes, he actually tried to do this), he will try to change it this way.
Predatory Lending.
Capitalism even eats its less fortunate advocates.
completely innocent victims?
How convenient for you?
the city change the rules to bail them out for their poor decisions, especially at the expense of lower income tenants?
Nobody forces anyone to buy a TIC.
now have low paying jobs?
You could make the same argument about why we would help anyone.
The real estate industry and TIC owners are, by trying to change established rules.
Your understanding of the US economy and the distribution of high paying jobs is laughable.
Someone else pays part of their rent for no other reason other than they are in occupation.
The landlord cashes the tenants check; there is no other involved party, notwithstanding your libertarian fantasy.
Rent tenant actually pays PLUS the imposed subsidy EQUALS the real market rent.
The rent the tenant pays is the rent.
then the real rent by the amount of the subsidy that is imposed on the landlord.
That is why there are so many Ellis evictions. Nobody paying a market rent ever got Ellis evicted.
that government tax and Federal Reserve policies artificially inflate housing prices. The free market exists only in the small minds of people like you.
Rent control is not.
is not a subsidy.
Dream on, rent control is totally a subsidy. Any time you are allowed to purchase something for less than it's value, you are being subsidized by either the seller or your neighbors.
than us. I am happy for them and don't begrudge them a thing. We are subsidizing our landlord, not vice versa.
then you are getting a subsidy.
Why should your LL pay more just so you cans tay in a city you clearly cannot afford?
It is right here in black and white with less than 60 seconds of diligence for anyone shopping for a TIC...
"Don't base your purchase decision on the expectation of converting your TIC unit to a condominium. Two unit buildings notwithstanding, it can often take several years to win the condominium conversion lottery in San Francisco. I always tell my clients to be happy with their TIC unit and their co-owners. If you get the chance to convert your home to a condominium, great! But don't count on it. Get financing which works if your unit remains a TIC over the long term. In cities outside San Francisco local rules often require bringing a building up to current building codes and adding parking. Code work could be costly and it might not even be possible to add parking."
break that will harm nobody.
Remember, Ellis'ed buildings can never be condo'ed, so that isn't an issue here.
Ah, if only when I purchased my TIC in 2004 I had been able to see into the future! I did my homework back then, everything penciled out just fine. At the time conversions were taking 5-7 years, so that seemed accurate. No data existed to let me know how many TICs had been sold in the few previous years. I think even the city only knows once people join the condo lottery, which is 3 years too late to be useful. I took out a loan with a 7 year term, seemed safe enough at the time and well timed with likely conversion. As it turns out it will likely take my building 13 years to convert and we are unable to refinance. I am not sure why anyone would choose a TIC today knowing what is happening in the market. If I could get a 30 year fractional fixed loan at an affordable rate I would probably drop all my conversion plans altogether, but the banks don't care. They are so thrilled to be getting above market returns why would they change anything?
Honestly I didn't even know about the rent control issue when I bought my TIC, no one was talking about it as a selling point for converting. A lot of TIC owners are still unaware of this. Frankly I would forgo that if I could, but it's a state law so SF can't get around it on its own.
If they want to amend the bypass legislation then fine, there are ways to improve this process. First why do we need a lottery? This is stupid and cruel and unfair. Just give people a ticket and a likely conversion year. Then no more complaining that it took longer than we thought. Next up help us with getting local banks to give us decent financing. This is the crux of the current problem. I bet a lot of people would simply forgo conversion if financing options were affordable. And don't let the banks penalize us if we decide to rent out our place. Right now we get a lot of demands for owner occupied status, which makes it tough to put units back on the rental market. We already made a great compromise by taking Ellis Act buildings out of the mix, this made a lot of sense and was a big win for tenants. There aren't many happening these days so I'm not sure there is an easy way to discourage them, but I'd be open to listening.
legislation was designed to help, and I hope for your sake that the NIMBY's and envy mob don't get any collateral support to try and bury such a reasonable proposal.
Your TIC will instantly go up by about 20% if you can convert. That's another reason. Your forgot to mention that.
Oh, and you can rent that new converted condo at market rates. You forgot that too.
situation and station in life?
Or is this just the usual envy of those who were too scared to take a risk?
Sure, it will go up 20%, for which right I have been paying every month through higher interest rates and taking on additional risk of being on a group loan. And don't forget it's going to cost me tens of thousands of dollars in fees to process the conversion. It's not like this 20% is some sort of freebie. Over the 13 years it will take me to convert I'm not even sure I'll get my money back.
As for the rent control, well if I rent after converting it is still subject to rent control. Only if I sell to a new owner is that no longer the case for them. But for me there's not much incentive to sell just to buy something else. The city gets some transfer taxes and the real estate agents make a fortune, but all I get is higher property taxes.
I know a lot of TIC owners, they are all families who just own their own home and nothing else. It's beyond me why anyone would "invest" in a TIC unless there was a tenant paying current market rates already or the unit was empty.
Do TIC owners think they have a right to turn their TICs into condominiums? On what do they base this right? If you purchase a TIC, you buy specific property rights, and those rights are not absolute. Allowing TIC owners to turn their TICs into condominiums for $20k is a HUGE moneygrab. It looks and sounds like sanctioned theft of property rights.
buy and took a risk. Why are you down on them? And whose "property rights" are they stealing?
They took a risk and lost and now they want to recoup a huge 20% windfall plus the right to rent at market rates non rent control, all on the backs of renters who were too poor or too smart to play the SF real estate game.
10 or 20 years ago people fell on hard times and had to rent. Now it is the TIC owners who have hard times, and they are getting the same sympathy they gave to renters. Zero.
worthy targets of hatred and derision?
What happened to the alleged San francisco tolerance?
The dumb renters have all been evicted. The only ones left have survived the bank fraud gauntlet and its TIC collaborators, are mad as hell, and enjoy greatly watching TIC wheeler dealers forced to confess to the Board how completely trapped and cornered and destroyed and ruined they are.
Meanwhile not one mentions they will be making an immediate 20%, plus right to rent without rent control. Once a conman always a conman.
Make it uneconomic to provide rental homes and there will always be lesss rental homes as a result.
The law of unintended but obviously predictable consequences.
Well the rest of us certainly won't miss angry and bitter people like you when you finally leave this wonderful city. I'm sorry that your life has been so terrible that you are only happy by enjoying other people's troubles. I imagine you are one of those people who just waste our city resources by destroying anything nice you can get your hands on. Makes me want to rally people against rent control, but I won't as I am sure there are many worthy people with rent controlled apartments...like some people I know using their negligible rent to buy vacation property.
Everyone is so excited about this magic 20% windfall. I have a TIC and I pay a lot of extra money to the bank each month in interest costs. When I convert I will pay tens of thousands of dollars to the city, attorneys, and contractors, not to mention endless hours of work. In the end I am not sure any of this 20% will actually make it into my pocket.
And even after converting my unit is still subject to rent control. It's only if I sell it that it won't be.
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Peanut Butter Playdough
I decided to combine snack and art recently. The kids helped make peanut butter playdough and then had a good time playing with it and eating it too. I couldn't find the recipe I'd made in the past so I went online and tried a new one:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup honey
- 2 cups powdered milk
Ethan and the boy I watch really liked how it tasted but Ben didn't. I think the honey was too overpowering and next time I'll try a different recipe. I also plan to give the kids some other things like raisins, M&Ms, carrot sticks, sprinkles, and sunflower seeds to add to their creations (and their snack).
If you have a recipe for it please share it with me because I don't think any of the ones I looked up are the one I used to make.
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Edward Chamber, whose father Geoffrey had been forced to surrender Great Stanmore in 1546, became a Roman Catholic priest. In 1597, as the only surviving son, the exiled Edward offered to sell his interest in the manor, but he may not have lived in Stanmore after his youth. (fn. 53) Recusants indicted in 1581 and 1582 included Thomas Norwood of Great Stanmore, gentleman, one of the Norwoods of Astwood (Bucks.) and Ashwell (Herts.), whose family also held property in Harrow. (fn. 54) Agnes Mills of Stanmore was among those indicted in 1598. (fn. 55) No further Roman Catholic activity was recorded until the 20th century. Worshippers used the new chapel of St. Thomas's convent, on the Little Stanmore side of Marsh Lane, in the 1930s and were served by the near-by church of St. William of York from 1960. (fn. 56)
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Through a ruined cemetery filled with statues lies a tunnel that leads to an underground city. Its history is more terrifying than that of France's worst revolutions. Deep within these tunnels lie mile after mile of bones—the final resting place for those who are buried here. But all is not as quiet as it appears. As guests venture forth into the dank, dripping corridors of rat infested remains, the voices of the dead begin to speak, and some have taken shape.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston's autopsy report says detectives found white powdery substances and a spoon with white residue in the hotel room where she died.
The report released Wednesday also shows that Houston had cocaine throughout her system.
The report details the singer's final day, with the singer complaining of a sore throat and an assistants suggesting she take a bath before preparing for a pre-Grammy party.
The Grammy winning singer died Feb. 11 after drowning in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Her death has been ruled as accidental and coroner's officials cited heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors.
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Learn how to adjust the arrangement and display of icons on the Apple TV main menu.
With Apple TV 5.1 software update, you can adjust the arrangement and display of icons on your Apple TV's main menu.
Rearranging icons
You can rearrange the order of most of the icons on the Apple TV's main menu (Podcasts, Radio, Netflix, Trailers, and so on). Note: You cannot move or rearrange the icons in the top row (Movies, TV Shows, Music, Computers, and Settings).
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WILMORE, Ky. – Asbury volleyball kept the streak alive, winning their ninth straight with a 3-0 victory over Pikeville. The Eagles cruised to victory 25-11, 25-5, 25-14. Asbury will play a tri-match at Covenant College on Saturday. They will also play Wesleyan College.
The Eagles (13-7) hit a robust .437 for the match including an astounding .593 in the first set and .500 in the second set. Asbury committed only five attack errors in the entire match. Brittney Rader led the way with 11 kills and hit .625 for the match. Alyssa Downs added 10 kills on 22 attacks. Jessie Bartlow racked up 23 assists as the Eagles got on lengthy runs in each set.
The first set was tied 5-5 before reeling off eight straight points with Maddie Lewis serving. Lewis finished the match with two service aces and 10 digs. The Eagles piled up nine aces on the night with Kellianne Crouse tallying three and Mackenzie Burke chipping in with two. Burke also added 16 assists. Kelly Cole led the defense with 14 digs.
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Thought I would share this. I have found a way to get a centered dock
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One Berkshire County vocational school is being revamped and that could mean two programs could be cut. But as YNN's Madeleine Rivera tells us, local businesses worry they could lose future employees.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- "If it's eliminated, it's going to be a bad thing," said Charles Weatherell, owner of Oliver's Auto Shop.
But that's what we might see: Cuts to some of Taconic High School's vocational programs. On the chopping block are courses in auto body and metal fabrication. Some local businesses are resisting the proposal.
"We rely on, to a certain extent, the students coming out of the high school because they have a basic knowledge of our industry," said Weatherell.
It's part of an ongoing plan to renovate or rebuild the school. Kathleen Amuso's, co-chair of the Pittsfield School Building Needs Commission, has worked on the plan. She says the programs are hard to maintain.
"The footprint for those two programs are very large and they're very expensive to keep. And enrollment in both of those programs have been down," said Amuso.
But Todd Loehr, a 1985 graduate of Taconic, says there's always be an interest in these programs .
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Cobra Beer, Ltd. - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investment Report
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MarketLine's Company Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.
Project Description:MarketLines' Cobra Beer, Ltd. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by Cobra Beer, Ltd. since January 2007.
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The profile also includes detailed deal reports for all M&A, private equity, public offering, venture financing, partnership and divestment transactions undertaken by Cobra Beer, Ltd.. These deal reports contain information about target company financials, sources of financing, method of payment, deal values, and advisors for various parties, where disclosed.
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MAIDENHEAD, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 11/07/12 -- As a leader in the building materials industry, CEMEX UK has chosen to expand its contractor management programme with PICS. CEMEX globally provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
The company aims to find solutions to serve the needs of their customers, and create value for stakeholders, by becoming the world's most efficient and innovative building materials company.
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The FCC has taken preliminary measures to thwart AT&T's desired acquisition of T-Mobile today, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Agency chairman Julius Genachowski issued a draft order this morning that seeks an administrative hearing on the $39 billion proposal. The motion is pending approval by other FCC commissioners and would require AT&T to present its case before an administrative law judge.
The fact that the agency is seeking a trial doesn't bode well for AT&T. It's been nearly a decade since a merger of this size was brought before an administrative law judge, when EchoStar wanted to buy DirecTV for $26 billion. That deal was eventually scrapped.
The hearing would force AT&T to prove that a T-Mobile buyout is in the public interest, while the FCC would present its findings. The agency has examined more than 2,000 pages of documentation and held over 100 meetings with parties related to the merger. After that investigation, it remains unconvinced that the move will create new jobs or accelerate the rollout of 4G connectivity -- the primary benefits AT&T has stressed.
The FCC isn't alone in questioning the takeover. In August, the Department of Justice filed a federal antitrust suit to block the AT&T and T-Mobile merger, saying it would hinder competition, resulting in higher prices and worse service. Sprint has claimed the buyout would create "a 1980s-style duopoly," while Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt believes the deal would reduce consumer satisfaction with no real benefits.
Naturally, AT&T isn't too thrilled about today's news. "The FCC's action today is disappointing. It is yet another example of a government agency acting to prevent billions in new investment and the creation of many thousands of new jobs at a time when the US economy desperately needs both. At this time, we are reviewing all options," said AT&T exec Larry Solomon. If the trial is approved, it will begin after the DoJ's litigation.
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It would be funny if only if it was funny, you know what I mean?
It takes a special kind of person to sit there and dish out lie after lie like that and not even think twice about it. That, and it takes a special kind of company to do that too.
Increase investment? Don't make me laugh. AT&T is a company that has consistently shown a complete lack of investment unless it's absolutely necessary and even then they are scared of spending even a single dime on their network/infrastructure.
Their pathetic excuse for a mobile network is proof of that. Can you say dropped calls? Slow data? Sky-rocketing ping times? You can't even stream low bit-rate music without constant buffering on a smart phone in my area due to the completely useless mobile network.
Their short-sighted investors are the ones I blame along with their completely incompetent CEO.
I don't want to trash AT&T too much, since their existence does create competition, but I'd love to see this deal fall through and them dish out the 9 billion to T-Mobile.
..and not just because; but the fact this merger was announced and pursued, has affected T-Mobile. As proof, just look at what happened to HP when they announced the spin-off.
Kind of shocking. I figured the whole of our government was corrupt. Looks like someone at the FCC wasn't paid off, after-all.
i wouldnt mind if facbook bought tmobile and mine it as a seperate company. just think of the possibilities.
the creation of many thousands of new jobs is a blatant lie
I wonder what network the CEO of AT&T use? Guessing not his own but T-Mobiles?
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the creation of many thousands of new jobs is a blatant lie
I agree, merging = same amount of jobs just a bigger company
I am really glad that someone in the FCC is standing up and saying "this looks like a bad idea for consumers". The idea of AT&T buying out T-Mobile is scary as hell, terrible for competition, and worst of all would let them completely have us consumers by the short hairs.
I REALLY hope this buyout gets stopped.
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I agree, merging = same amount of jobs just a bigger company
Actually, merging USUALLY screws up both companies. There are now two management teams each wanting to do things their own way, and if anything, there would be jobs lost in the short term, and if they succeed, jobs gained in the long term.
Merging companies is a prime time for the competition to steal business because it takes a long time to get the wrinkles ironed out. Look at Daimler-Chrysler... One makes great engines, the other, great transmissions. They thought it would be great, and it only lasted from 1998 to 2007.
Don't assume you're combining companies like Play-Doh and just getting one seamless bigger one.
all of you saying that new job creation won't happen, are wrong!!! just wrong!!
first, at&t would cut 25,000 jobs....then they would create NEW jobs; about 2,500.
there!! NEW jobs created!!!
Businesses spew bullshit like that. If they acquired T-Mobile think of all the jobs they'd phase out due to redundancies.
Although I enjoy using 4G speeds with my GS2 on AT&T
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Another shot of this beauty.
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Rates for Doña Ana County According to New Mexico's Indicator Based Information System
- Average age-adjusted female breast cancer death rate of 21.9/100,000 females in the population, compared to NM rate of 21.3 (2009-2011)
- Average age-adjusted diabetes death rate 26.2 deaths/100,000 population, compared to New Mexico rate of 27.8 (2009-2011)
- DAC hospitalization rates caused by diabetes were 11.7 per 10,000 population compared to 13.9 for New Mexico (2009-2011)
- Childhood immunization coverage 91 percent, compared to New Mexico 88 percent (2012)
- Hepatitis B rate 4.5, compared to New Mexico 7.1 (2006-2009)
- Infant mortality rate 4.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births compared to New Mexico rate of 5.5(2006-2011)
- 57.0% of DAC birth mothers began prenatal care in their 1st trimester compared to 61.6% of New Mexico birth mothers (2009-2011)
- Adult obesity of 31.3% compared to New Mexico's rate of 25.8% (2008, 2009, 2010)
- Adolescent obesity in 11.5 percent of students compared to 12.1% of New Mexico's Students (2005, 2007, 2009)
- Suicide mortality rate 17.5 deaths/100,000 population, compared to New Mexico rate of 19.4 (2009-2011)
- DAC's asthma hospitalization rate was 7.2 per 10,000 population compared to New Mexico 's rate of 9.6(1999-2010)
- Average Teen birth rate of 60.5 births/1,000 female teens ages 15-19, compared to New Mexico teen birth rate of 53.5 (2009-2011)