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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
We're deep into summer with vacations, beach days, Comic-Con, home improvement time, and anything to survive the heatwaves. Hopefully you have a safe place to keep cool on those unbearable days, whether be the office, at home, or at your local jurisdiction's cooling centers. And as a constant reminder -- always make sure to use sunscreen, stay covered (via hat or umbrella), and hydrate hydrate HYDRATE! Stay cool out there!
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IES-APA AWARDED 2018 CPF SCHOLARSHIPS
The California Planning Foundation (CPF) annually offers scholarships to outstanding planning students in California.
CPF's major and named scholarships are awarded to students in accredited and non-accredited schools based on an application and selection process established by the CPF Board. The scholarships are designed for continuing students entering their final year of an undergraduate or master's degree program.
Criteria for the scholarships include academic performance, financial need, increasing the diversity in the planning profession, and a commitment to serve the planning profession in California. In addition, Section-funded scholarships are awarded to students in accredited and non-accredited schools using the same selection criteria and process.
In total, $60,000 was awarded this year to 36 recipients statewide. A BIG congratulation is extended to the Inland Empire Section's two CPF Scholarship awardees:
- Inland Empire Section Scholarship ($1,000): Lyle Janicek, Cal Poly Pomona
- Inland Empire Section Scholarship ($1,000): Cole Iwamasa, Cal Poly Pomona
All scholarship recipients have been notified of their awards and they have been invited to attend the CPF Student Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Sunday Oct. 7 from 11:30 am - 1 pm. Congratulations to all whom have received scholarships and continue your great work!
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SOCALGAS CLIMATE ADAPTATION & RESILIENCY PLANNINT GRANT PROGRAM - DUE AUG 15
SoCalGas is pleased to announce its Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning Grant Program for 2018! SoCalGas will award $100,000 in the form of two $50,000 planning grants to local governments currently participating in vulnerability assessments, climate adaptation and resiliency plans, or updating their local hazard mitigation plans to address climate adaptation through their General Plan process. An advisory panel of planning and sustainability experts will select the winning applications based on the following criteria:
- COLLABORATION: the extent to which the grant proposal reflects coordination and partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders (energy/water utilities, transportation, housing, etc.)
- DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES: SoCalGas encourages applicants to address vulnerabilities in disadvantaged communities
- CO-BENEFITS: identify potential co-benefits of the adaptation work, such as benefits to public health, air quality, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and the economy
Applications should be submitted to Geoffrey Danker, AICP at gdanker@semprautilities.com. All applications must be received by August 15th, 2018.
More information here: socalgas.com/resiliencygrant
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AICP EXAM REDUCED FEE SCHOLARSHIP - DUE AUG 17
The cost to applicants seeking to take the November 2018 AICP Exam for the first time remains at $495, and for previously-approved applicants the cost is $425. In order to assist exam-takers from the California Chapter with the cost of the AICP Exam, the Chapter will award AICP Exam Reduced Fee Scholarships in the amount of $350 each to offset applicants' costs. Thus, those awarded the Chapter scholarships will only pay $145 (application fee and balance of exam fee for first-time AICP Exam applicants), or $75 (exam fee only for previously-approved AICP Exam applicants). To be eligible for an AICP Exam Reduced Fee Scholarship for the November 2018 AICP Exam, please complete this
application
and email it to Kimberly Brosseau, AICP, Vice President of Professional Development at
kimberly.brosseau@prk.sccgov.org
no later than 5 PM on Friday, August 17, 2018. Late applications cannot be accepted.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY WATER TASK FORCE - JULY 20
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This past May 2018, The USC Price School of Public Policy, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Planning, held a student paper competition for the American Planning Association regarding Future Visions for Planning. The results are in and the top 3 papers were chosen. The IES-APA will feature all three articles in the next few newsletters to honor the innovative planning topics by these students. Thank you to all of whom had submitted papers and congratulations to the winners!
1st place
- Kristian Castro
Master of Planning candidate, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California.
2nd place
- Harris Rosenblum
Master of Planning candidate, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California.
3rd place
- Soobin Kim
B.S. in Urban Studies and Planning, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California.
The second article we will feature is Harris Rosenblum's paper on
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion: A Worthy Reform?. As he writes:
Los Angeles needs to emphasize new forms of collaborative and community policing, such as Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, to counteract the negative impacts created by traditional practices and planners should have an active role in guiding this conversation...
...On a broad scale, planners could develop and integrate a crime and policing general plan element or community specific crime and policing plans to look at ways land use and other planning practices can improve community safety and alter police practices.
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Are you a young planner looking for opportunities to meet other planners and engage in the Inland Empire? If so, the IES-APA Board needs your help in sustaining a Young Planners Group. Be a part of this fun and exciting initiative and network with planners across the Inland Empire and Southern California. Contact John Hildebrand (IES-APA Section Director) to get involved at JHildebr@RIVCO.ORG.
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2018 APA CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE:
SHAPING OUR FUTURE - OCT 7-10, SAN DIEGO
We are very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the annual APA California Conference to be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina on
October 7-10, 2018
. This conference is expected to attract over 1,500 planners from throughout the state and will feature over 100 educational sessions, 13 mobile workshops to explore planning in the San Diego region, and various networking opportunities. Not to be missed will be the Opening Reception
on Sunday
night on the iconic USS Midway. We will have the historic aircraft carrier all to ourselves!
Please go to the APA California
conference website
for more information and check regularly for updates and the latest conference information. The mobile app for the conference will also be released when we get closer to the conference date.
We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
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ON DEMAND EDUCATION
Get up to speed on best practices with online courses for individual study. Topics in this convenient and cost-effective format include planning law, ethics, health policy, and transportation. Go here for more info: https://www.planning.org/ondemand/
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The Inland Empire Section of the American Planning Association (IES-APA) provides listings for planning and planning related jobs. If you are interested in listing your job, please visit the
Sponsorships
page (scroll down to the bottom) for more information. In addition, as a courtesy to our members - RFPs/RFQs may be submitted and posted on the IES-APA website free of charge. Please email us at
admin@ies-apa.org
for more information regarding RFPs/RFQs postings.
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JOBS
- Senior and Associate Planners at Civic Solutions
- Mid-Level Planner with Placeworks (Santa Ana)
- Deputy Director of Planning with City of Los Angeles
- Project Manager (Public Works) with County of San Diego
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RFPs / RFQs
- San Jacinto RFP - Main Street Properties
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Board reports are available on our
board reports
page on our website. In addition, newsletter archives are available on our website as well. For any comments, questions, or inquiries of the Inland Empire Section of the American Planning Association (IES-APA), please contact
admin@ies-apa.org
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