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Meet a local planner: Darin Ranelletti
Interviewed by Catarina Kidd, AICP. Ranelletti, Policy Director for Housing Security in the Oakland Mayor’s Office since 2018, had previously been with the city’s Planning and Building Department for 16 years, including four years as Deputy Director of Planning.
Cultivating community in San José’s SoFA pocket park
In this December 10, 2021, article in our continuing series by Master’s in Urban Planning students at San José State…
SolarAPP+ shines in Sonoma
By Bradley Dunn, December 8, 2021. SolarAPP+ shows the power of federal, state, local, and industry partners to work together…
San Francisco rolls out e-scooter program that accommodates people with disabilities
By Hayley Zhao, Next City, November 24, 2021. Republished with permission. Bird and Scootaround’s electric wheelchair and mobility scooter rentals,…
Make small-scale manufacturing a zoning priority in America’s downtowns
By Ilana Preuss, December 7, 2021. Here’s a way to increase business growth and add vitality to your downtown.
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An easier path to AICP Certification
HCD awards $158M in infrastructure grants to support new affordable homes
Director’s note: There are some really big questions out there
Year-end plea from CPF scholarship fund
2022 Planning Leadership Academy; 12 CM credits
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where in the woRLD? MEMBERS SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM NEAR AND FAR
TOP RIGHT: Austin, Texas, November 2021. Photo: Linton Z. Atlas.
BOTTOM LEFT: San Francisco, November 2021. Photo: Juan Borrelli, AICP.
BOTTOM RIGHT: San Francisco, April 2021. Photo: Casey Whalen, @ilysanfrancisco.
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