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.
International planning finds a way Read More »
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).
Northern News September 2021 Read More »
By Bryanna Paz, KALW, August 11, 2021. City officials argue this will reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle commuter trips.
Major changes to minimum parking standards could be ahead in San Jose Read More »
By Sarah Holder, Bloomberg CityLab, August 9, 2021. With climate change, Covid, and a housing crunch, Humboldt County has become a refuge for people in high fire risk areas.
Humboldt County, ‘where climate and Covid migration converge’ Read More »
By Wendel Rosen LLP, August 2, 2021. Justices uphold Court of Appeal’s view that projects qualifying under SB 35 are protected from local historic preservation controls.
California Supreme Court denies review in Berkeley Shellmound case Read More »
By Curtis Driscoll, San Mateo Daily Journal, July 29, 2021. The plan calls for improving service, evaluating funding, and completing a business-case analysis of potential transit network management reforms by mid-2022.
Blue Ribbon Task Force approves transit action plan reform in the Bay Area Read More »
By Mark Chediak, Bloomberg Green, July 29, 2021. To meet its goal of a carbon-neutral grid by 2045, California will need to triple its annual solar and wind installations.
Largest solar plant in Bay Area opposed by Livermore farmers and environmentalists Read More »
By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, July 29, 2021. If an emergency fix like the old train is agreed upon, there are still questions about the long-term viability of Mendocino’s water supply.
The solution to Mendocino’s water shortage might involve a very old train Read More »
By Manuela Tobias, East Bay Times, July 27, 2021. The State Building and Construction Trades council claims non-union construction workers “barely float above the poverty line.”
Building trades push for union workforce in affordable housing bills Read More »
By Ned Resnikoff, New York Times, July 26, 2021. Homelessness is a humanitarian disaster and a threat to democracy. The cost to overcome it will be high, but the cost of inaction is far higher.
Op-Ed: “It’s hard to have faith in a state that can’t even house its people” Read More »
