By Richard Davis, associate editor. San Jose voters have likely passed Measure E, a new funding source for affordable housing and homelessness support programs funded by a property sale transaction tax.
San Jose’s Measure E passes; will fund homelessness services and affordable housing Read More »
From the archive, by James Castañeda, AICP, June 2015. “The real world started for me right after I graduated from college. Hold on to your passion. Never lose sight of who you are, what you’re doing, and, most importantly, why you’re doing it.”
Planning grad: Welcome to the working world Read More »
The April 1 due date is in statute and HCD cannot change it. Cities can submit the APR to HCD before taking it to their council, and submit a revised APR to HCD at any time.
Annual Housing Progress Report to HCD is still due April 1 Read More »
Check here for everything you need to know about applying for the 2020-21 California Planning Foundation Scholarships for outstanding planning students.
CPF Scholarship deadline extended to Sunday, May 31 Read More »
By Marisa Kendall, East Bay Times, March 6, 2020. Villas on the Park — permanent supportive housing partially funded by the county’s $950 million affordable housing bond — has opened in downtown San Jose.
Dozens of homeless find housing in downtown San Jose Read More »
In this segment, curated by associate editor Sajuti Rahman, we highlight a change in the APA Northern Section Board and six job changes: Amalia Lorentz Cunningham, AICP; Delo Freitas; Brian Heaton, AICP; James Murphy; Lauren Ninkovich; and Melissa Ruhl. Congratulations all!
Catarina Kidd, AICP, interviews Martin Carver, AICP, Managing Partner of ZeroCity, LLC in Santa Cruz.
Meet a local planner – Martin Carver, AICP Read More »
By Jonathan Schuppert, AICP, March 18, 2020. As I work from home, I’m learning much about my colleagues and their families, enabling me to empathize, better understand their thought processes, and work together more effectively.
Given the severity of and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, our planning tour to the Middle East, originally scheduled for 2020, is postponed until 2021.
Northern Section postpones planning tour to Middle East Read More »
All of us are dealing with a loss of normalcy. Your editors have met the challenge with another issue of locally authored articles, announcements, and interesting news summaries. As we planners physically separate from one another, let’s challenge our professional selves to maintain an abiding sense of service to, and caring for, our communities. (Photo: An empty Facebook campus on March 12.)
Northern News April 2020 Read More »
