Creating Great
Communities For All

Creating Great
Communities For All

Latest News

  • 2023 APA California & CPF Board Elections

    Election Season Kicks Off May 31 and Closes September 30 APA California and the California Planning Foundation (CPF) invite you to join our boards in 2024! We are seeking engaged and committed members to serve in key leadership positions that […]

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  • Governor Newsom Releases Balanced Revised Budget Plan

    Governor Newsom released the May Revision to his proposed 2023-2024 State Budget, which now totals $306.5 billion. The May-Revise anticipates a larger deficit than the $22.5 billion previously projected in January. After two years of historic budget surpluses, this budget now anticipates […]

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  • Scholarships Available to California Planning Students

    Over 50 scholarships totaling more than $80,000 will be awarded to outstanding California planning students this year by the California Planning Foundation (CPF). CPF scholarships are designed for continuing students ready to enter their final year of an eligible undergraduate […]

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Conferences

Upcoming 2023 Conference

You’re Invited to Join us for the APA California 2023 Conference: “Planning at the Crossroads” and Celebrate 75 Years of APA California Chapter! September 16 -19, 2023.

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…

Legislative Review Team

APA California’s Legislative Review Team is composed of volunteer APA California members including public and private sector planners with a wide range of experience, and students. The team includes members from all eight of the…

Bills & Position Letters

2023 Full Bill List APA California Bills (May) 2023 Position Letters Assembly Bills Senate Bills

Jobs

Regional Planner

Madera County Transportation Commission
Madera

,

California

Planning Manager

City of Ventura
Ventura

,

California

Associate/Senior Planners

Merced County Association of Governments
Merced

,

California

Associate Planner

SHN

Permanent Full-Time
Redding

,

California

Assistant Planning Director

County of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz

,

California

Senior Planner

RICK Engineering Company
SAN DIEGO

,

California

Become a Member

APA is the essential membership association for planners. No other organization associated with the planning profession provides the quantity and quality of information, continuing education, and peer relationships that APA does. Membership in APA provides you with the most opportunities to elevate the practice of planning, the communities you serve, and your own career.