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Award-winning Richmond Greenway documentary virtual screening

May 23 2023

Date: Thursday, June 8 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Event Information/Register In 2020, filmmaker Jed Terrence Lee, then an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, won the university’s American Cultures Student Prize for their documentary film about the Richmond Greenway project. Greenway weaves together the enriching tale of how a once abandoned and dangerous railroad […]

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Allied organizations: Upcoming events and programs

May 23 2023

Northern Section’s allied professional organizations offer events and programs in a variety of formats that you may find align well with your professional and continuing education goals.

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Northern Section’s mentorship program delivers valuable experiences

May 23 2023

By Ellen Yau, Mentorship Director, May 15, 2023 Northern Section’s mentorship program, which is aligned with APA’s Mentorship Program, offers a no-cost, one-on-one mentorship matching program available to planners of all backgrounds and experiences. It is one of the many programs in the Northern Section that are free or low-cost and helps our profession continually

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Who’s Where

May 23 2023

Keep friends updated and follow colleagues as they ascend the career ladder in one of our most read sections. Share your next move with us!

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Meet a local planner: Dave Javid, AICP, LEED AP

May 23 2023

Dave Javid, founder of Plan to Place, shares how he was drawn to the public-facing aspect of planning work and offers insights about community engagement and participatory design.

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Director’s Note

Mar 14 2023

Northern Section Board is committed to making 2023 a year of action and engagement through our volunteerism. We look forward to sharing our accomplishments and planned activities with you through Northern News and other communication platforms.

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March – April 2023 Northern News

Mar 13 2023

Northern News March – April 2023 Edition, a publication of the American Planning Association, California Chapter, Northern Section.

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Aligning local codes to support demand for child care

Child sitting on floor painting. Photo by Brittani Burns on Unsplash.

Mar 13 2023

For those providing child care, as well as those in need of child care, there is a child care crisis, especially as demand for home-based care exceeds availability. Jurisdictions can support efforts to address this crisis by updating local codes.

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Design Thinking | Marin County Objective Design Standards Toolkit

Cover of Marin County Form-based Code policy document

Mar 13 2023

The Marin County Objective Design Standards Toolkit resulted from a multijurisdictional collaborative effort to address State law requirements and facilitate ministerial approvals for housing projects and provides a model for regional implementation to effectively address the State’s housing crisis.

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A Planner’s-Eye View of the Housing Element

Mar 13 2023

Many local governments face difficult decisions during preparation of their 6th cycle housing elements. Marin County Community Development Agency Acting Director Sarah Bernstein Jones shares her commentary given to the Marin County Board of Supervisors on this critical moment.

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