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Amendments to the CEQA Guidelines Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Adopted by the Secretary of Natural Resources
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Filed with Secretary of State: The Secretary for Natural Resources adopted Amendments to the CEQA Guidelines addressing greenhouse gas emissions on December 30, 2009. The Amendments will become effective on March 18, 2010. The Natural Resources Agency thanks you and all of those that participated in the rulemaking process and the development of these Guidelines Amendments. The text of the adopted Amendments, Final Statement of Reasons, and other rulemaking documents are available on the ...
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Submitted on 4-Mar-10 12:00 PM by Christopher Calfee or Ian Peterson
The American Planning Association, California Chapter Board, has unanimously voted to endorse Jeff Lambert for National APA President-Elect.
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The California Chapter Board urges all of our 6,000 members to cast their vote in the National APA election.
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The American Planning Association,...
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Message from the President
Submitted on 3-Mar-10 3:30 PM by Kurt Christiansen, President, APA California Chapter
Legislative Update January/February 2010
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The 2009-2010 legislative session resumes with a gloomy budget forecast and new bills introduced. Click to read: Legislative Update January/February 2010
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Submitted on 11-Feb-10 12:00 PM by Sande George
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announces the Advanced Notice and Request for Comments for HUD's Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program.
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announces the Advanced Notice and Request for Comments for HUD's Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program. The notice of the program is available at: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communities/grant_program Comments on the notice are due March 12, 2010
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan...
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Released for Public Review: Draft State Plan of Flood Control Descriptive Document
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The California Department of Water Resources is pleased to announce the release for public comment the draft State Plan of Flood Control Descriptive Document, a key deliverable of the FloodSAFE California Initiative to the State legislature and a major step towards completion of the 2012 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan.
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Released for Public Review: Draft...
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Submitted on 1-Feb-10 2:00 PM by Sande George
The California Department of Housing and Community Development Announces the Release of an RFP for an Innovative New Program
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development Announces the Release of an RFP for an Innovative New Program
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The California Department of...
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Housing
Submitted on 21-Dec-09 2:00 PM by Sande George
New State Clearinghouse Publications Posted on the OPR Website
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The State Clearinghouse announces the posting of their most recent publications to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research website. Click to read: State Clearinghouse Publications
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Submitted on 20-Dec-09 9:00 PM by Sande George
APA Comments on the Strategic Growth Council Planning Grant Guidelines
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The American Planning Association submits comments on the Strategic Growth Council Planning Grant Guidelines
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Submitted on 11-Dec-09 3:00 PM by Sande George
Legislative Update November/December 2009
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The planning grant criteria draft is now available as the Strategic Growth Council begins the grant process.
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Submitted on 7-Dec-09 12:00 PM by Sande George
Legislative Update September/October 2009
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The end of the 2009 legislative session finished with a number of issues still pending.
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Legislative Update...
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Submitted on 16-Oct-09 5:00 PM by Sande George
Comments on Natural Resources Agency Recommended Amendments to CEQA Guidelines for GHG Emissions
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APA California has submitted comments on Natural Resources Agency recommended amendments to CEQA guidelines for GHG emissions. Please click here to view the comments submitted to Natural Resources Agency.
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Regulatory and Legal Information
Submitted on 18-Aug-09 3:00 PM by Sande George
APA California Legislative Update – July/August 2009
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Only a Few Planning Bills Still of Concern Here is a quick update of the 2009 legislative measures dealing with planning issues.
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Submitted on 21-Jul-09 1:00 PM by Sande George
OPR Closed Three Fridays per Month
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In order to implement Executive Order S-13-09, which institutes a third furlough day for state agencies, we will close the State Clearinghouse three days per month from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
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OPR Closed Three Fridays per Month
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Submitted on 14-Jul-09 4:15 PM by Terry Roberts
APA California Public Relations Outreach Recognized by OCPRSA
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An opinion-editorial bylined by APA California Board member Hing Wong, AICP and published in the San Francisco Chronicle (published January 29, 2008) earned a PROTOS Award of Excellence from the Orange County Chapter of Public Relations Society of America. The op-ed entitled “Address Climate Change Through Land-Use” was part of a state-wide media relations program developed and executed by Porter Novelli on behalf of APA California. The media relations program targeted state and local policy ...
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APA California Public Relations...
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Submitted on 6-Jul-09 1:00 PM by Laura Murphy
NEW - Member Financial Support Program
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The APA California Board has committed $50,000 from its reserve account towards a membership/conference support program.
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Submitted on 12-Jun-09 5:00 PM by Laura Murphy
NEW - Unemployed member rate
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Unemployed member rate - The APA California Board has approved an annual unemployment renewal rate of $25 for Chapter-Only members. To be eligible to apply, the person would have to be a current APA or Chapter-Only member and must request the unemployment rate every year upon renewal. Please contact the State APA California office at 916.736.2324 or sgassoc@msn.com for additional information. This reduced membership rate is for Chapter-Only membership renewals. In other words, if you ...
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NEW - Unemployed member rate
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Submitted on 21-May-09 1:00 PM by Laura Murphy
Legislative Update - May 2009
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A number of major planning bills remain active. Some bills have already been amended to remove our concerns. As usual, though, most of the measures remained alive after the first policy committee deadline May 1. APA California is negotiating amendments on many of them, but a number of the bills need major changes or are simply unworkable.
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Legislative Update - May 2009
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Submitted on 7-May-09 7:00 PM by Sande George
APA California 2009 Awards Program Deadline
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The APA California deadline for the 2009 Awards nomination submissions is May 15, 2009. Additional information about the categories and the nomination process is available on the APA California webpage at http:// www.apacalifornia.com.
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APA California 2009 Awards Program...
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Submitted on 21-Apr-09 1:00 PM by Laura Murphy
4th Annual San Diego Economic Outlook for 2009-10
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The UCLA Anderson Forecast would like to invite the American Planning Association members to attend our “4th Annual San Diego Economic Outlook for 2009-10” on Friday May 15th 2009 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. This event is an opportunity to learn from the UCLA forecasting experts about the economic issues and trends to better prepare APA members for effective planning, decision making, and revenue projections in the coming fiscal year and quarters. We will cover the National and S
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4th Annual San Diego Economic...
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Event
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Economy
Submitted on 16-Apr-09 3:00 PM by Kristen Schoeck
Call for Entries - California State Agency Launches International Ideas Competition to Address Sea Level Rise
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The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) - the California state agency resposible for protecting San Francisco Bay - today launched an initiative called Rising Tides, a first-of-its-kind international design idea competition aimed at generating innovative solutions that deal with adapting shoreline areas to sea level rise.
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Call for Entries - California...
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Global Warming
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Submitted on 8-Apr-09 4:00 PM by Laura Murphy
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