LETTERS
Kudos from Andrew Trippel, AICP, and Geoff Bradley, AICP
Northern News
First East Bay RAC in-person event since Covid
By Sarah Allen, AICP. It was just a happy-hour gathering at Arthur Mac’s in Oakland, but it was clear that planners were ready to socialize once again.
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APA/SPUR Series, Oct and Nov, free to APA members
AICP CM credits approved for all six programs, free online to APA members. Register at www.spur.org, use APAFALL at checkout.
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Get your Accessory Dwelling Unit calculator, free
By Joshua Abrams, September 21, 2021. Thanks to funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, cities and counties now have free access to an Accessory Dwelling Unit calculator originally designed for San Mateo County.
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Crescent City’s ‘Economic Cookbook’
By Krystle Heaney, AICP, September 23, 2021. In the “cookbook,” the “recipes” are for projects. Easy as pie, a recipe can be “prepared” when the City has the right “ingredients.”
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Northern News October 2021
IN THIS ISSUE • 4 excellent, locally authored articles and one from Next City about Oakland • 3 important announcements under Northern Section, plus 2 articles from Board members, 2 from HUD, and “Who’s where” (11) • 16 excerpts in “Planning news roundup” • and 4 photos in “Where in the world.”
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Seeking Northern News editors
By Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, editor. If you are organized, have a good command of English grammar, and can spend time on the newsletter 10 times per year, you’re a candidate for a Northern News editor.
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International planning finds a way
By Hing Wong, AICP, and Alex Hinds. Northern Section is launching a new initiative – Connecting the Americas: Collaborative Planning, North and South. We are also exploring less expensive, shorter, in-person international activities and trips toward involving students and emerging and mid-career planners.
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Northern News September 2021
SF skyline from Oakland March 2021. IN THIS ISSUE: Don Bradley profile • RLUIPA • Three housing articles: ditching R-1, getting back to the missing middle, and hotels for survivors • Locals win state, national awards • New AICP CM requirements • New admits to AICP • Career advice • Who’s where (19) • Planning news roundup (17) • Where in the world (4).
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Major changes to minimum parking standards could be ahead in San Jose
By Bryanna Paz, KALW, August 11, 2021. City officials argue this will reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle commuter trips.
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