www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rc/tour/
www.http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cidfac/ez.asp
The Empowerment Zone Bond Program is a federal program that allows the issuance of low-interest tax-exempt bonds for a wide variety of purposes in the most distressed communities in California. Empowerment Zone Bonds can be used for manufacturing, retail/commercial,and any service business that operates in a federal empowerment zone.
There are currently four federal Empowerment Zones in California:
- Los Angeles,
- Santa Ana,
- San Diego, and
- an unincorporated section of Riverside County.






