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San Francisco high school students get a firsthand look at the City Planning field

By Nio Howa, August 15, 2022. Over the course of nine weeks, the interns met virtually at least twice a week and once a week for tours and outings on the topics they studied.

APA Northern Section 2022 Awards Gala coming up

Join us September 22nd at Manny’s in San Francisco as we reconnect in person to honor our most innovative plans…

APA California has announced its 2022 Awards

Five Northern Section cities and consultants will claim statewide awards at the APA California conference, October 1-4. Read more to…

Mandatory AICP CM FREE WEBINAR, Integrating Sustainability into your Plans

During the noon hour on Sept. 9, earn required CM credits while getting an overview of new components in General…

Webinar: Complete Communities Housing Solutions, CM 1.5

San Diego’s Complete Communities Housing Solutions — “opt-in” regulations that aim to increase affordable and market-rate housing in transit priority…

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APA Northern Section 2022 Awards Gala coming up

APA California has announced its 2022 Awards

Mandatory AICP CM FREE WEBINAR, Integrating Sustainability into your Plans

Webinar: Complete Communities Housing Solutions, CM 1.5

Congratulations to our newest members of AICP

Wildfire Planning Resources released

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New study: Bay Area hazardous sites at risk from rising seas

By Ezra David Romero, Teodros Hailye, KQED, July 5, 2022. The research highlights Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and a cluster…

Plan approved to convert a Daly City mall into new housing

By J.K Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, July 7, 2022. Bay Area cities are increasingly targeting sprawling shopping centers to help…

Big cities saw historic population losses while suburban growth declined during the pandemic

By William H. Frey, Brookings, July 11, 2022. The patterns of telecommuting that have begun to take hold may make…

2020 census reveals how Berkeley was remade over the past decade

By Ally Markovich, Berkeleyside, July 17, 2022. Berkeley’s population increased and became more racially diverse overall, but the number of…

Brain Drain: SF sees reversal of riches as tech workers flee

By Jeff Elder, The Examiner, July 18, 2022. We complained about the entitled, clueless, disrespectful, and plentiful techies who flocked…

San Jose pours millions from federal relief into housing and wifi

By Loan-Anh Pham, San Jose Spotlight, August 2, 2022. The City’s data-driven research helped determine funding for housing, employment, and…

New five-year blueprint maps future for SF Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

From MTC-ABAG, August 2, 2022. The report offers recommendations for climate adaptation in each San Francisco Bay region while underscoring…

Salinas looks to the future after Amazon walks away on 36-acre parcel

By Sara Rubin, Monterey County Now, August 4, 2022. The city is well positioned to remain a vital part of…

UC Berkeley construction at People’s Park started, stopped

By Supriya Yelimeli, Berkeleyside, August 5, 2022. The joint student-supportive housing plan was hailed as a model for California’s housing…

AB 2244 slashes parking requirements for all religious properties building affordable housing

By Elizabeth Hull and Michael Ervin, Best Best & Krieger LLP, August 6, 2022. Many local governments interpreted prior law…

Los Gatos residents attempt repeal of 2040 General Plan

By Hannah Kanif, Mercury News, August 9, 2022. A community group is collecting signatures for a referendum calling for reducing…

Gov. Newsom launches unprecedented review of San Francisco housing approval process

By J.K Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2022. The review will assess why the city has the state’s longest…

California’s far northern cliffs are eroding faster than elsewhere in the state

By Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2022. In the Bay Area, some of the highest rates of clifftop…

‘California burning’: How Napa Valley contends with wildfire season

By Dave Lee, Financial Times, August 9, 2022. Local wineries are turning to private firefighters and nonprofit organizations like Napa…

Potential California megaflood: What the Bay Area is doing to prepare

By Marianne Favro, NBC Bay Area, August 15, 2022. Flooding on a scale unseen for over a century would severely…

Bay Area churches face barriers to building affordable housing on their land

By Adhiti Bandlamundi, KQED, August 18 2022. Oakland’s Kingdom Builders Project and nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corporation are working with…

Northern News September/October 2022

featured Articles

San Francisco high school students get a firsthand look at the City Planning field

APA Northern Section 2022 Awards Gala coming up

APA California has announced its 2022 Awards

Mandatory AICP CM FREE WEBINAR, Integrating Sustainability into your Plans

Webinar: Complete Communities Housing Solutions, CM 1.5

Northern Section News & Announcements

APA Northern Section 2022 Awards Gala coming up

APA California has announced its 2022 Awards

Mandatory AICP CM FREE WEBINAR, Integrating Sustainability into your Plans

Webinar: Complete Communities Housing Solutions, CM 1.5

Congratulations to our newest members of AICP

Wildfire Planning Resources released

Who’s where

About Northern News

pLANNING nEWS rOUND uP

New study: Bay Area hazardous sites at risk from rising seas

Plan approved to convert a Daly City mall into new housing

Big cities saw historic population losses while suburban growth declined during the pandemic

2020 census reveals how Berkeley was remade over the past decade

Brain Drain: SF sees reversal of riches as tech workers flee

San Jose pours millions from federal relief into housing and wifi

New five-year blueprint maps future for SF Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Salinas looks to the future after Amazon walks away on 36-acre parcel

UC Berkeley construction at People’s Park started, stopped

AB 2244 slashes parking requirements for all religious properties building affordable housing

Los Gatos residents attempt repeal of 2040 General Plan

Gov. Newsom launches unprecedented review of San Francisco housing approval process

California’s far northern cliffs are eroding faster than elsewhere in the state

‘California burning’: How Napa Valley contends with wildfire season

Potential California megaflood: What the Bay Area is doing to prepare

Bay Area churches face barriers to building affordable housing on their land

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