News
CAL FIRE releases updated fire hazard severity zone map for public comment
After years of planning and collaboration with fire scientists, firefighters, stakeholders, and local community partners, CAL FIRE’s new Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) map reflects changes in fire hazard in unincorporated, rural areas, as experienced in California over past years.
2023 election results
Elizabeth (‘Libby’) Tyler, FAICP, was elected Director-Elect, and Veronica Flores was re-elected Administrative Director. Their terms run through 2024.
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Director’s note
Happy New Year, Northern Section! Each new year offers an opportunity for a fresh start and new beginnings.
A Bay Area church attempts housing reparations
A loan program designed to bolster Black homeownership in communities in California’s East Bay addresses Black homeownership as a way to make long-lasting, systemic change in how Black communities can build wealth and pass it along to their heirs.
New Year | New Northern 2023
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!
Inspired filmmakers document unique perspective on place
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.
Book Review: Palo Alto – A history of California, capitalism, and the world
Reviewer Asher Kohn deftly unpacks author Malcolm Harris’s sprawling history of Silicon Valley and its worldwide impacts.