 SB 330's "Preliminary Application" Process: Important Guidance
Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, became effective on Jan. 1, 2020. Among its provisions, SB 330 establishes new statutory vested rights for housing development projects. SB 330's vested rights mechanism is triggered by a project applicant's submittal of a "preliminary application." Full Story
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 Solano Nears Draft HCP Release
The Solano County Water Agency is nearing completion of the draft Solano Habitat Conservation Plan, a mechanism under which regulators streamline certain environmental and water permits in exchange for a fee and targeted species protections. The Solano HCP has 13 participants including six of the county's cities and seven water, sewer, irrigation and conservation districts. Benicia and the Solano County Board of Supervisors declined to join. Full Story
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San Jose Building Permit Activity Falters for Second Consecutive Year
Despite widely publicized efforts to significantly increase housing production in San Jose, the number of approved residential building permits in the City has fallen for the second year in a row. 2017 was the last year to see an improvement in permit numbers with 3,097 approved residential building permits, a 48% increase over 2016 numbers. Full Story
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Milpitas Community Development Roundtable
The Milpitas Community Development Roundtable is scheduled to meet January 23, 2020 at 8:00 am at Milpitas City Hall, Committee Conference room, 455 E. Calaveras Blvd., 1st floor, Milpitas. To view the agenda, click HERE.
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San Benito County Affordable Housing Ad Hoc Meeting
The San Benito County Affordable Housing Ad Hoc Meeting is scheduled for January 23, 2020 at 6:30 pm at 2301 Technology Parkway, upstairs conference room, Hollister 94023. To view the agenda, click
HERE
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Young Professionals - Kick Off Event
Thank you to all that came out for our kick off event on January 14th. We are excited at the eagerness to engage and participate in the BIA Bay Area.
Did you miss the event? Are you 45 or younger?
Please take a moment to complete the survey and add yourself to the mailing list
HERE
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We hope to see you at the next YP and BIA event. Check out the BIA events calendar for upcoming events
www.biabayarea.org/events.
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BIA 2020 Marketing Guide
Can you believe that 2020 is here!? The BIA|Bay Area has an exciting 2020 planned for our members. Are you a planner? Would you like to budget your year and how you'd like to support the BIA through event sponsorship? Download the 2020 Marketing Guide
HERE.
(Note: events and dates are subject to change)
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Annual Installation of Officers, Jan. 31
Our annual event will recognize the outgoing board of directors and welcome the incoming leadership team for 2020. The program also includes the prestigious recognition of Chairman's Award and Associate of the Year. A cornerstone BIA|Bay Area event, the Installation provides an opportunity to show support for the newly inducted board and reach all constituencies of the BIA|Bay Area.
Sponsorship and registration is open NOW. Visit the event page
HERE for full details.
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MAME is Back! Hyatt Regency, SF, Apr. 17
The 43rd Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards is returning to the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco on April 17th.
Entries are
NOW open! Visit the event page for all the details available thus far
HERE.
You can download the MAME Informational Entry Packet
HERE.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
January 31 - BIA Installation of Officers
February 12 - PWB/SMC Networking Mixer
February 13 - PASS Networking Mixer
April 17 - 43rd MAME
Check out our full calendar on our website
HERE
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HomeAid thanks the 6 Builder Captains and 25+ trade partners who generated over $220,000 in donations to build 6 Tiny Homes to serve 6-12 working homeless at First Presbyterian Church of Hayward. Read about the builders stepping up in the Pleasanton Weekly! And thank you to Dan Smith of DH Smith for sending a $20,000 check to HomeAid to cover some of the funding gap! Click here for the article.
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2020 Ambassadors (to date)
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Become an Ambassador Today
Download our Marketing Guide HERE .
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