November 2014

University of California, Rm 106 Wurster Hall, Berkeley, 11:30am-2:30pm.  CM | self-report option (1-4 credits) Come hear the final UCB class assessment and recommendations of a SWOT analysis of our One Bay Plan Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) on local sustainability planning in 11 Bay Area Cities: Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Mountain View, Oakland, Petaluma, Richmond, […]

Northern News invites you to submit photos for its magazine cover and for its “Where in the world” feature. The newsletter uses a cover photo and a WITW photo 10 times each year. Cover photos will be cropped to square format and should be at least 3000 pixels wide. The subject can be anything of

The 2014 APA California Northern Section Election ballot is now available. The elected Board positions on the ballot are Director-Elect and Administrative Director. Voting is now open and closes on November 30th. We encourage all members to take a few minutes to review the nominee statements published in the November 2014 issue of Northern News.

The APA California – Northern Section Holiday Party is around the corner, and if you haven’t bought your tickets, make sure to do that now! This year’s event will be held this Friday, November 21, 2014 in San Francisco at Bluestem Brasserie. As always, we will have a drawing for the California Planning Foundation to

Asian Diversity Oakland Chinatown is just a few blocks away from Downtown Oakland and encompasses an area roughly between the 12th Street City Center and Lake Merritt BART Stations. Its boundaries are generally 12th Street to the north, Oak Street and Laney College to the east, I-880 to the south, and Broadway to the west.

The Original Transit Village Get your cameras ready, Rockridge is the Bay Area’s original transit village. You won’t find a TOD Master Plan or complicated redevelopment scheme here; this neighborhood has evolved organically for more than a century. Today, it is an Oakland showcase, beloved for its Craftsman bungalows, tony restaurants and food markets, funky

Down and around in Uptown Oakland Uptown, one of the thriving neighborhoods in the city, is located next to downtown in the entertainment district. It is bounded on the south by 16th Street, on the north by Grand Avenue, and on the west and east by San Pablo Avenue and Franklin Street. The main thoroughfares

Great food, unusual shops, fun vibe, urban renewal The Temescal district is located between 40th and 51st Streets, and Highway 24/Martin Luther King Jr Way and Broadway.  Temescal is one of Oakland’s oldest neighborhoods, established in the 1870s and annexed into Oakland in 1897.  Much of the commercial district and the nearby residential neighborhoods date

Come taste the spice of Oakland The Fruitvale neighborhood is located at the foot of the Oakland Hills, bounded by Interstate 880 to the south and Interstate 580 to the north.  Two main arterials bisect the neighborhood: Fruitvale Avenue runs north/south connecting the neighborhood to the Laurel and Dimond District neighborhoods to the north and

Where International Boulevard Begins/Ends The East Lake neighborhood is located east of Lake Merritt, spanning from 1st Avenue all way west towards the Fruitvale District. It is part of the San Antonio District and also known to many locals as “New Chinatown”.  This nickname can be attributed to the number of Asian grocery stories, cafes,