The American Planning Association (APA) Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division has recently completed a research report / policy handbook, Regional Water Planning for Climate Resilience. The report includes an analysis of nationwid...
In the Senate Governance and Finance Committee this morning, the authors of two of this year's major housing bills announced a framework for a compromise that will merge SB 50 and SB 4 into one, along with a number of amendments to both bills. ...
The 2016 Legislative Session is in full swing and there are many planning-related bills that we are working on.
Go here for more information and to view position letters for some hot bills....
The 2016 Legislative Session began on January 4th and all bills for the year have now been introduced. The Legislative Review Team will be meeting on March 18th to take positions on these bills and begin lobbying efforts. Based on our initial re...
Legislators have left for summer recess and will be returning August 17th for the last, and busiest, month of the 2015 Session. The Legislative Review Teams held a conference call on August 5th to discuss hot bills still moving through the legis...
2014 Legislative Session Comes to a Close
The 2014 Legislative Session came to an end on August 29th. The Governor has now signed or vetoed all bills on his desk. APA California lobbied the Legislature on hundreds of bills as they made thei...
May 2014 Legislative Update by David Snow, AICP, Vice President Policy and Legislation, Sande George, APA California Lobbyist and Lauren De Valencia y Sanchez, APA California Lobbyist
May 2014 Legislative Update...
