Join us for APA Northern Section’s first in-person event in over a year! Catch up with fellow APA Northern Section members, make new connections, and welcome 2023 at what’s sure to be a memorable event!
New Year | New Northern 2023 Read More »
A new short film by Dooster film production company celebrates urban trail and open space infrastructure in the Bay Area and the magical experience it offers to the local running community.
Inspired filmmakers document unique perspective on place Read More »
Reviewer Asher Kohn deftly unpacks author Malcolm Harris’s sprawling history of Silicon Valley and its worldwide impacts.
Book Review: Palo Alto – A history of California, capitalism, and the world Read More »
Transportation planner Aleida Andrino-Chavez, AICP, PTP, shares her story of struggle and resilience while migrating from war-torn El Salvador to California, the unique difference in planning experiences between the two countries, and how her work inspires her as a professional.
Meet a local planner: Aleida Andrino-Chavez, AICP, PTP Read More »
Northern Section honors Naphtali Knox, FAICP, whose 52-year planning career included 17 years as editor of Northern News, in an unedited tribute by his peers.
Knox inspires and leads through decades of service Read More »
Livermorium Plaza, the City of Livermore’s recently redesigned and rededicated urban space that celebrates the atomic element, Livermorium, offers insights into how U.S. cities are re-doing downtown urban spaces.
Design thinking: Re-inventing urban centers post-pandemic Read More »
Northern News January-February Edition, a publication of the American Planning Association, California Chapter, Northern Section.
January–February 2023 Northern News Read More »
Linda Ajello Hoagland (she/her/hers) Hoagland just joined the City of Dublin as a Senior Planner. Her prior professional experience includes working as a senior planner for the City and County of San Francisco, an associate and senior planner for the City of Hayward, an associate planner with the City of South San Francisco, and a
By Trisha Thadani, Chase DiFeliciantonio, St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, January 4, 2023
Why SF’s $600 million plan to prevent floods in low-lying parts of the city won’t help Read More »
