By Don Weden, June 8, 2022. The mixed public attitudes of today’s Silicon Valley residents seem similar to those recorded in 1956 when the Valley of Heart’s Delight began its transformation into today’s Silicon Valley.
When the Valley of Heart’s Delight started to become Silicon Valley Read More »
BART News, June 10, 2022. The original BART cars were the epitome of stylish design and comfort.
50 years of BART: Inside the original BART cars Read More »
By Veronica A. Flores, June 21, 2022. I had the chance to meet with local professionals and get a strong sense of Santiago, the capital of and largest city in Chile.
Markets, machas, and municipalities: a planner’s walking tour of Santiago Read More »
News about Brendan Hurley, AICP Candidate; Carmelisa Lopez; Justin Murphy, AICP; Dara Sanders; and Heidi (Burns) Scoble, AICP.
Nominations are due by Friday, July 1st. Those elected will begin a two-year term on January 1, 2023. CPF Board members will serve four-year terms.
Nominate an APA California member for the Chapter Board Read More »
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.
How some cities are legally undermining SB9 Read More »
The five-person jury handed out six “Awards of Merit” and nine “Awards of Excellence.”
Northern Section 2022 Awards announced Read More »
(Venice, Italy, April 2012. Photo: Justin Meek, AICP) Northern Section 2022 Awards announced • Four locally-authored feature articles • Upcoming programs and sessions • Five “Who’s where” profiles • 14 excerpts in “Planning news roundup,” from Mendocino to Livermore to Pacific Grove • Four “Where in the world” photos (UK, Bay Area, Australia).
Northern News July-August 2022 Read More »
SPUR has made the majority of its programming free to the public. Here are excerpts from their events calendar for the balance of May and June 2022.
Some of the free SPUR events through June Read More »
The Institute for Local Government offers planning commissioner training free of charge, exclusively for city and county commissioners, new or experienced.
2022 regional Planning Commissioner trainings Read More »
