A Trap for the Unwary Lead Agency: CEQA’s Latest Mediation Amendment

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

File this under ‘Unintended Consequences.’ Beth Collins-Burgard and Dylan K. Johnson, of the firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck cover a potential pitfall of the recently passed bill SB 1456.

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Celebrate National Community Planning Month on the Central Coast!

Friday, October 14th, 2011

This year, APA members will be celebrating National Community Planning Month by bringing planning to the community at the San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market! Join us on Thursday, October 20th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.

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Funk Zone Tour Picked up by SB Independent Columnist Barney Brantingham

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Local media icon follows APA planners and local business owner Chris Kirkegaard around the Funk Zone. Here’s his article + a few photos of fresh ‘yarn bombs’ we discovered.

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Conference Spotlight: the Funk Zone Art, Wine and Revitalization Tour

Friday, September 9th, 2011

This way to our premiere mobile workshop. Our docents and guides will include Clay Bodine, Dr. Peter Hartman, Mary Luis Days, Chris Kirkegaard, Renee Brooke, AICP, Laura Inks and Jay Higgins, AICP. Join us! Why wouldn’t you?

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Conference Imports Susan Anderson to Give Planners a Pep Talk on Sustainability

Friday, September 9th, 2011

UC Santa Barbara Alumnus Susan Anderson selected as the Plenary Keynote Speaker to talk to California planners about sustainable cities and climate change.

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A Welcome Message from Your Conference Co-Chair, Kim Prillhart, AICP

Friday, September 9th, 2011

We hope you can attend… and if you are, here’s Kim’s welcome message along with a conference overview and some last minute information about the Opening Reception at the Zoo.

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What’s a Gaggle of Planners without the Ability to Tweet?

Friday, September 9th, 2011

During the conference, our new Twitter account can be used by all to share color commentary on sessions, last minute changes in venues or simply gossip about your favorite panelist!

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Tuesday Evening of the Conference – Pub Crawl and Live Music with the APA Allstars!

Friday, September 9th, 2011

When you pack 1200 planners into a 3-day conference there’s bound to be some socializing… OK, or maybe some all out excitement mixed in with some suds on Santa Barbara’s infamous State Street Crawl.

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Conference Attendees can use a Mobile Ap instead of a Paper Program

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Rather than slashing forests this year for the typical monster paper program, we’ve gone digital with a MOBILE AP PROGRAM. Full schedule plus speaker bios, tweets and more!

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