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May June 2010: APA California Delegates travel to India, Elevating Sustainability San Diego Style, President's Message, Editorial, APA California Legislative Update, Tax Tips for Planners, Commissioner's Corner, Planners on the Move.
March April 2010: SMART Campaign, Low Cost Sign Program Sees Big Results, President's Message, Editorial, APACA Legislative Update, Tax Tips for Planners, Commissioner's Corner, Planners on the Move
January February 2010: Energy and Land Use, President's Message, Editorial, APACA Legislative Update, Tax Tips for Planners, Commissioner's Corner, Planners on the Move.
APACA Awards 2009, President's Message; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; Planners on the Move.
September October 2009:Regional Blueprints-SB 375, President's Message; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; Planners on the Move. July/ August 2009:President's Message; Commissioner's Corner; Affordable Housing Seeing Tough Times; APACA 2009 Conference at a Glance, APACA Legislative Update; Planners on the Move.
May/ June 2009:President's Message; AICP Certification Maintenance; Commissioner's Corner; Climate Change and Neighborhood Planning; APACA Legislative Update; National APA Awards; Planners on the Move.
January/ February 2009:APA California Chapter Evolved Over 6 Decades; Commissioner's Corner; New Year, New Goals, New Direction; APACA Legislative Update; National APA Awards; Planners on the Move.
November/ December 2008: APA Celebrates 60 Years of Accomplishment; The Green Valley Initiative; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; National APA Awards; Planners on the Move.
September/ October 2008:Rebuilding the Golden State: Toward a Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Strategy for California; Remembering Ned Rogoway, AICP; A True American Planning Hero: Paul C. Crawford, FAICP; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; ; Job Opportunities; 2008 Conference Registration Form; Sponsor Opportunities; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; Job Opportunities; Planners On the Move; National APA Awards.
June/July 2008:What's in a name? Interview and Profile, Betty Croly, Interview with the Editor, William Anderson, Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; ; Job Opportunities; 2008 Conference Registration Form; Sponsor Opportunities; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; APACA Awards; Job Opportunities; Planners On the Move; National APA Awards.
May/June 2008:Remembering Melville Branch, Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; ; Job Opportunities; 2008 Conference Registration Form; Sponsor Opportunities; Commissioner's Corner; APACA Legislative Update; APACA Awards; Job Opportunities; Planners On the Move; National APA Awards.
March/April 2008: APSA Cal Poly Pomona; APACA Awards Program; Letter From the Editor; Commissioner's Corner; Planners Planners On the Move; APACA Legislative Update; APACA Conference; SWCA Environmental Consultants Acquires Morro Group; IWUI Institute; UC Davis Extension Courses; Professional Development Opportunities
July/August 2007: How Should General Plans Deal With Global Warming; California Planning Foundation Auction; Commissioner's Corner: Green Infrastructure; In Memory - Warren W. Jones; Letter to the Editor: Form-Based Codes and CEQA Reform; CCAPA Legislative Update; Best Efforts: Meeting California's Affordable Housing Needs; STaR Announces AICP Certification Maintenance Subsidy Program; Job Opportunities;
May/June 2007:Letter from the President; Form-Based Codes... The Conversation Continues; Downtowns and Form-Based Codes: The Other Side of the Story; Downtowns and Form-Based Codes - A Closer Look; CCAPA Legislative Update; CCAPA State Conference information and registration; Job Opportunities; Commissioner's Corner: How Much Is Too Much?
March/April 2007:LEED-ND Is Coming: How to Implement Green Planning and Design Principles Now; Spring 2007 Professional Development Workshops; Commissioner's Corner: Plan Regionally - Act Locally; CPF Increases 2006 Scholarship Awards and Raises Over $19,000 at 2006 Auction; The Planner Emeritus Network Report; CCAPA Legislative Update; CEQA Thresholds of Significance: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Public Agencies; The Intersection of Planning and Law; Planners on the Move; Job Opportunities
Jan/Feb 2007:Form-Based Code; Letter from the President; Commissioner's Corner: The Green Resolution; Reinventing the Planner Emeritus Network; CCAPA Legislative Update; Letter to the Editor:Certification Maintenance Program for AICP Members; Planners on the Move; Job Opportunities
Nov/Dec 2006:2006 CCAPA Awards of Excellence; 2007 CCAPA Conference Save the Date; Legislative Update
Sep/Oct 2006:CCAPA Planning for Flood Protection; President's Message; Commissioner's Corner; CCAPA Joins Coalition to Stop Prop 90; Letter to the Editor: Prop 90; Planners on the Move; California Planning Foundation Auction; CCAPA Annual Conference; The Changing Demographics of California; Job Opportunities
May/June 2006 Cal Planner - Noise Elements; International Collaborations; Commissioners Corner; New "Quick Leg Info" Link on Website; Legislative Update; City of LA Tree Ordinance Revisions;
March/April 2006 Cal Planner- CCAPA Board Nominations; Legislative Update; Thank You for the Gift to the Katrina Relief Fund; CCAPA Conference; San Diego Association of Governments New Website and Regional Planning Fund
Jan/Feb 2006 Cal Planner - Legislative Update; Commissioners Corner; Waterfront Coalition Wins International Award; APA Election Process; Planning Library Created; CCAPA 2005 Conference Photo Collage
Nov/Dec 2005 Cal Planner - Recovering New Orleans; Legislative Wrap-Up; Thinking More About KELO; Commissioners' Corner; Letter From the Editor; UC Davis Extension Courses
Sep/Oct 2005 Cal Planner - Reaction to Kelo and Eminent Domain, Learning About What You Don't Know, New Cal Chapter AICP Members, Kelo Bills and CRA Talking Points, 2005 CCAPA Awards
May/June 2005 Cal Planner - 2005APA National Conference, Workshop at National Association of Regional Councils, Commissioner’s Corner, CCAPA Launches New Website, 2005 CCAPA Conference, Legislative Update
Mar/Apr 2005 Cal Planner- Board Retreat, Planner's Perception of Peru, SDSU Trolley Station Honored, Dates for 2005 AICP Examination, Commissioner’s Corner, Cal Poly Pomona Award, Ballot Initiatives, Legislative Update, CCAPA 2005 Conference, Playce Discovery Tour
Jan/Feb 2005 Cal Planner- Jeri Ram, New CCAPA President; San Francisco Bay Eastshore State Park, APA National heads for San Francisco, Legislative Update, California APA National Award Winners, New Sacramento Legislative Assignments, CPF Scholarship Auction Raises $17,000
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