The Housing Element for the City of Pleasanton is being updated for the years 2023-2031. The city is required to determine potential sites for future housing development based on the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) report. According to RHNA, the City’s new number is 5,965 new units representing lower-income to above-moderate income housing units. However, based on sites carried over from the current Housing Element and other factors, city staff has determined only 3,143 additional housing units need to be located for future re-zoning.

Based on feedback from the community and planning commission, city staff are recommending several of the original potential sites for development be removed. The Chamber of Commerce urges the City Council to keep the original inventory list of sites in place (other than those locations where the owner has requested to be removed) so that they can be included in the next step, which is performing a CEQA review and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) analysis. We believe it is prudent for the city to have an abundance of site locations in case many of the proposed sites are not accepted by the state. To learn more about this very important process, please tune into their meeting this evening at 7pm by clicking here.

Future city council elections are about to change significantly with the formation of district-based elections versus the current at-large system. Due to state code and a potential lawsuit from an attorney in Southern California, the city is in the process of forming four districts for the four city council seats where the mayor would still be elected at-large. Several district maps have been compiled and can be reviewed here. There are many factors that must be considered in the formation of the districts such as keeping “communities of interest” together and drawing lines based on natural features such as creeks, hills and roads. The chamber is in the process of evaluating the proposed maps. Our support will be based on a map that includes “communities of interest” and is the simplest and most understandable to Pleasanton voters.

The City Council will discuss setting the district boundaries on 2/3 at 7pm. You can participate by clicking here.

UNCLE Credit Union, serving four counties in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley, marks its 65th anniversary this year. A $636 million, full-service financial institution, UNCLE has been a trusted provider and major contributor to the communities it serves since its inception in 1957. The multiple award-winning organization has been recognized by both its industry and field of membership for excellence in service, culture, leadership, philanthropy, and financial strength and performance. Continue reading.

Please join us for the 10th annual PPIE Run (or walk) for Education at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Sunday, April 24, 2022. This signature community event is a great way to join with 3,000 fellow walkers and runners in our local community and raise funds that help support our wonderful schools! In its 10th year, the run has raised over $1.5 million to support our students with programing, STEM grants, and critical staff for our students - librarians, onsite technology specialists, school site reading and math support specialists, support counselors, and more!

Early bird registration ends on March 15th, so be sure to sign up before prices go up!

Venture X, the future of workspace, is a beautifully designed modern workspace featuring fully furnished private office suites, shared co-working spaces, meeting rooms, virtual offices and a podcast studio. No leases, no long term contracts, month to month memberships available.

Special thank you Larry and Suzann Cabling and Haley Brown of Venture X for hosting the holiday mixer for us in December. Take a look at the photos from the mixer here and also hear from Larry Cabling of Venture X as he spoke to attendees at the event here.

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Thank you to everyone that joined us at our Virtual Mixer in January. We had a great time seeing all of your familiar faces, meeting new members and learning more about three great restaurants that were kind enough to let us come in and see what they're doing.

In case you missed it, we have the video here for you, which features new members Trustegrity and Marcel Orthodontics and live check-ins at Elia, Bocado - Un Petit Bistro and Sunshine Saloon.

Special thank you to our fabulous Ambassador Committee for making this virtual mixer so fun. Learn more about our Ambassadors by emailing Dawn.