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Below Market Rate in California
Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP. How America’s first inclusionary housing came to be built 46 years ago in Palo Alto — a place consistently ranked as one of the priciest enclaves in America. Page 1
Director’s note
James Castañeda, AICP. What made you fall in love with planning? What’s new for Northern Section APA this year? Page 3
Big Tech’s affordable housing push doesn’t let them off the hook
Gregory Scruggs. Big Tech is increasingly focused on housing policy. That attention is welcome news for local officials overwhelmed by the affordable housing and homelessness crises on their doorstep, for which tech companies are partly to blame. But too bad if Microsoft’s announcement causes us to lessen our call for public investment. Page 4
Zoning ordinance adopted to make zoning consistent with General Plan may be rejected by Referendum
Sunny Tsou. Page 5
New Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) form
Berkeley approves long-mired SB 35 application
The 142-unit project is a “continuum of housing integrated into the fabric of the downtown community.” Page 6
At long last, SF’s Central SoMa Plan is effective
NPC19 offers local planning firms and nonprofits a special low price for exhibit booths
Planning news roundup
Urban rooms: where people get to design their city’s future | A’s plan mixed use for old Coliseum site | Bay Area housing shortage intense, so news chain supersizes housing beat | ABAG executive board endorses ambitious CASA housing plan | San Jose, Stockton mayors boost SB 50 | Microsoft’s leap into housing illuminates government’s retreat | Microsoft will lend $475 million for affordable housing in Seattle area | Tech helps cut commute times for Bay Area’s workers | Disability rights group sues San Diego and scooter companies over ‘onslaught.’ Pages 8 and 18–20
Call for nominations, 2019 APA California Northern Section Awards
Deadline for submitting nominations is Wednesday, February 19, 2019. Page 9
Congratulations to Northern Section’s new AICP members
Where in the world
Photo by Kieulan Pham, AICP. Page 11
Who’s where
Veronica Flores, Laura C. Russell, AICP, Aarti Shrivastava, AICP, and Lola Torney. Page 12
Get your mandatory Ethic and Law CM credits here and now
Libby Taylor, FAICP. Page 13
Smoke-postponed SF Urban Film Festival returns February 1, 2, and 10
Fay Darmawi. Page 14