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URGENT: Restrictive Parking Bill Reintroduced

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The following is a link to AB 904, sponsored by the Infill Builder Association and authored again by Assembly Member Skinner. http://ct3k1.capitoltrack.com/Bills/11Bills/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_904_bill_20120612_amended_sen_v94.pdf The...

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California Planning Foundation Donations

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Planners are people who value communities and expect to make a difference. They often chose to work in jobs that are rewarding but which may not pay very well. The profession depends on new graduates to continue the work of innovation and excite...

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Department of Conservation Scoping Workshop

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The Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection (DLRP), is hosting a scoping workshop to discuss the possible adoption of regulations needed to implement provisions of SB 618 – Wolk, Local government: Solar‐use easement....

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Revised Infill Streamlining Guidelines (SB 226)

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The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is pleased to announce that it has released a revised draft of updates to the CEQA Guidelines addressing streamlining for infill development pursuant to SB 226 (Simitian, 2011). Many ...

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LEGISLATURE RETURNING IN JANUARY

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APA California Legislative Update – November/December BY SANDE GEORGE, APA CALIFORNIA LOBBYIST STEFAN/GEORGE ASSOCIATES LEGISLATURE RETURNING IN JANUARY All has been quiet at the Capitol while legislators are on winter interim and waiti...

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