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News about Juan Borrelli, AICP; Ricky Caperton, AICP; Kaitlyn Harrison; Dana Hoffman, AICP; Licínia (McMorrow) Iberri; Michael Nimon; Mayank Patel; Ossmand Ruano; Andrew Trippel, AICP; Lorraine Weiss; Jerry Wilburn; and Pamela Wu, AICP.
Four Socal cities lose legal fight over RHNA
By Dorian Hargrove, CBS8, June 22, 2022. Courts cannot overturn the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. Only state lawmakers can change the law.
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News about Brendan Hurley, AICP Candidate; Carmelisa Lopez; Justin Murphy, AICP; Dara Sanders; and Heidi (Burns) Scoble, AICP.
How some cities are legally undermining SB9
Local objective design standards can create a legal loophole that moves away from the HOME Act’s intended ministerial approval of the lot-splitting process and subsequent home building.
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News about Gerry Beaudin, AICP; Jamie Bourne; Dahlia Chazan, AICP; Mari Hsu; Alex Eisenhart; Xue Ling, AICP; Elizabeth Owen; Christina Ratcliffe, AICP; Timothy Rood, AICP; and Nick Zornes.
IN MEMORIAM: Christopher Alexander, 85
He was a towering figure in architecture and urbanism, one of the biggest influences on the New Urbanism movement, and the author or principal author of many books, including “A Pattern Language.”
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About Northern News
We publish 10 times each year as a forum for the exchange of planning information and ideas. Entirely the effort of volunteers, Northern News is written and produced by and for urban planners in northern California.
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Now YOU can join our Northern Section Board
By Michael Cass, Director-elect. Add to your skills and collaborate with fellow Northern Section APA colleagues on the Northern Section Board to support, enhance, and grow the planning profession.
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Get a free copy of “Cities for Life,” by Berkeley planning Prof. Jason Corburn
Northern News has a copy for someone who will read and write a review on “Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health,” by Jason Corburn (Island Press, 2021). First come, first served.
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APA California call for 2022 Awards jurors
The APA California 2022 Awards jurors will evaluate the finest planning work in California and determine the winners.
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