Creating Great
Communities For All

Creating Great
Communities For All

Latest News

  • Disaster Recovery Roundtable: APA California’s Response to the LA Fires

    Join Us for the Disaster Recovery Roundtable: APA California’s Response to the LA Fires Date: Friday, January 24, 2025Time: 1 PM PTLocation: Zoom (link below) APA California and the California Planning Roundtable invite you to an insightful webinar exploring disaster recovery in the […]

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  • AICP Certification Diversity Scholarship Application Now Open!

    APA is committed to providing opportunities for all to achieve excellence in planning by fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in the organization and the planning profession.  The AICP Certification Diversity scholarships aim to make the certification process more accessible to […]

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  • APA California Legislative Update January 2025

    By Reuben Duarte, Vice President for Policy and LegislationLauren De Valencia, APA California Lobbyist The 2025 Legislative Session Begins The 2025 Legislative Session began on January 6, and we are preparing for what is expected to be another busy year. […]

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Conferences

2025 Conference

Save the Date- The 2025 APA California Conference is coming to Monterey, CA from September 28 – October 1st! Monterey is uniquely situated at the intersection of land and sea, where the beauty of the…

Past Conferences

Each year the California Chapter organizes a statewide conference allowing members to receive educational opportunities and to network. These popular conferences attract planning professionals from all over California, the United States and throughout the world.…

Advocacy

Legislative Platform

Legislative Platform

To address the priority issues facing California and to set the standard for our profession, APA California adopts a Legislative Platform prior to the start of each California two-year legislative session titled “Plan California”. The…

Policy and Legislation Team

APA California has a robust legislative program at the Chapter level that engages with the California Legislature. The Chapter Board adopts a Legislative Platform prior to the start of each California two-year legislative session titled…

Bill Lists & Position Letters

This page includes information on bills in the current legislative session that the Chapter’s Policy & Legislative team is tracking, along with position letters for some bills.  For information on bills from previous years, see…

Jobs

Assistant Planner

City of Alhambra, CA
Alhambra

,

California

Current Planning Manager

City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto

,

California

Director of Community Development

City of South Gate
South Gate

,

California

Housing Specialist I

City of Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale

,

California

Associate Planner

Cordova Recreation & Park District
Rancho Cordova

,

California

Assistant/Associate Planner

City of Tracy
TRACY

,

California

Become a Member

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