East Bay RPC To Talk Meters & Candidates 
BIA|Bay Area's East Bay Regional Policy Committee will learn the details of a new meter regulation and deliberate June election candidates and issues during its meeting set for March 15, 2018. Starting at 10 a.m., the committee will hear a presentation from East Bay Municipal Utility District Water Conservation Manager Richard Harris and Customer Services Manager Andrew Lee about the implementation of a new state law requiring the installation of separate water meters for multi-family units. Following EBMUD's talk, the committee will consider candidates and issues on the June 5, 2018, ballot for possible recommendations to the Build Jobs PAC. Open to BIA members only, the meeting will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. at KB Home's Training Room (first floor), Bishop Ranch 8, 5000 Executive, Parkway in San Ramon.
Click HERE to register.
For questions, contact BIA's Lisa Vorderbrueggen at 925-348-1956 or
lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org
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Bay Area Jobs-Housing Imbalance Continues Unabated
Seven years into a 30-year regional plan for how to provide adequate jobs and homes, the San Francisco Bay Area is 111 percent ahead on jobs but remains 28 percent in the hole on housing. According to the latest jobs and housing permit data from the California Construction Industry Research Board (CIRB) and Employment Development Department (EDD,) the region in 2011 through 2017 approved 138,232 new residential units while creating 627,400 new jobs. Full Story
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SF Bay Area Sees Localized Housing Uptick
San Francisco Bay Area cities and counties issued 28,623 housing permits in 2017, a 35 percent increase over 2016 and the largest annual numerical boost in more than three decades. But the gains were entirely in San Francisco and Santa Clara and Alameda counties. The other six Bay Area counties saw reductions in the number of housing permits between 2016 and 2017, according to figures released by the California Construction Industry Research Board (CIRB). Full Story
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Advertising Opportunities Available with the BIA
The BIA now has advertising space available in our Weekly Report and our website! Check out the ad spaces on this edition and
click here
for opportunities on the website. Our Weekly Report is sent to over 2,300 members. Contact
Member Services
for pricing and more information.
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Excellence in Home Building Awards - Apr 20
Our annual awards show will be returning to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco on Friday, April 20.
It's going to be a spectacular awards show. Our call for entries closed on Friday with a total of 433 entries surpassing 2017 entries by 87.
Marketing & Design: 266
Professional: 71
Sales Awards: 96
All materials and forms are due
Monday, February 26th.
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SMC Month of Giving - Assembly Event Feb 22
All through the month of February the Sales & Marketing Council will be collecting toiletries and travel kits to donate to
HomeFirst.
There are many ways to participate!
*Donate requested items
*Sponsor visit event page HERE.
*Join us for the assembly event at Wallis Ranch in Dublin, RSVP HERE.
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SMC/BRE Breakfast - Every Tweet You Make, Mar 14
The Sales & Marketing Council and The Bureau of Real Estate have come together to bring you three expert guest speakers will help you "Stay Legal" online, in your sales office and in print advertising.
Our panel includes:
Alice Ford, President, California Builder Services
Sandy Richert, Director of Sales, Trumark Homes
Derek Wenzel, Account Director, JStokes
Registration and sponsorship opportunities are now available, visit the event page
HERE.
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PASS Builder Lunch - Mar 15
Join The Purchasing Agents, Subcontractors, and Suppliers Committee for a luncheon and thoughtful panel discussion with the most influential builders in the Bay Area.
Registration and sponsorship opportunities are now available, visit the event page
HERE
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PWB Luncheon with Mayor Libby Schaaf - Mar 26
Save the Date: The Professional Women in Building Council kick off their 2018 series Listen Up, Lean In and Stand Out with a luncheon with Oakland Mayor, Libby Schaaf.
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OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
February 21 - SMC Board Meeting
March 8 - BRE Meeting
March 15 - PWB Meeting
March 21 - BIA Board of Directors Meeting
March 21 - SMC Board Meeting
March 22 - BIA/PG&E Task Force Meeting
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Recovery Cafe Grand Opening
Please join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening of the remodeled Recovery Café San Jose on
February 15th
. HomeAid and the BIA have partnered with Recovery Café for over 7 years assisting with remodeling of the workforce housing apartments on site (with William Lyon Homes), remodeling of the commercial pantry with Irvine Company and raising over $100,000 in grants with Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, HEDCO and our BIA Bay Area/HomeAid Building Hope fundraisers. We are proud to assist the Recovery Café San Jose team in their efforts to provide a healing community for those traumatized by addiction, homelessness, and mental health challenges.
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