The American Planning Association, California Chapter – Northern, offers membership to city and regional planners and associated professionals primarily living or working in California, from and through Monterey County to the Oregon border, including the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area and Lake and San Benito Counties. APA California Northern promotes planning-related continuing education and social functions in order to:
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Provide a forum for communication and exchange of information about planning-related activities;
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Raise member awareness and involvement in APA affairs;
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Increase public awareness of the importance of planning;
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Encourage professionalism in the conduct of its members; and
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Foster a sense of community among the members.
APA California Northern publishes Northern News 10 times each year for the exchange of planning ideas and information. Current and back issues are available for download here. Entirely the effort of volunteers, the News is written and produced by and for urban planners in northern California. Circulation: 6,400. “Opens” per issue: 3,000+.
To update your email address or other information, go to planning.org/myapa/ and log in.
Northern News welcomes comments. Go here to contact the editors. Letters to the editor require the author’s first and last name, home or work street address and phone number (neither of which will be published), and professional affiliation or title (which will be published only with the author’s permission). All letters are subject to editing. Letters over 250 words are not considered.
Deadlines for submitting materials for inclusion in Northern News range from the 10th to the 23rd of the month prior to publication.