May 17, 2012
Presented by the UC Berkeley and UCLA Schools of Law
What is the future of infill development in California in a time of limited public resources? This event will discuss proposals to reinvent redevelopment agencies to bolster infill and to create new methods of financing infill infrastructure. Speakers will also focus on recent efforts to streamline the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for infill projects and the implications of those for California’s downtowns. Keynote address by the Honorable Darrell Steinberg, State Senate President pro Tempore. Click here for more information and to register. Please RSVP by Monday, May 14th as space is limited.
May 16, 2012
ENACT Day is a day-long training and advocacy event held in Sacramento where community leaders, youth, and advocates come together to promote policies that improve access to healthy food and opportunities for physical activity. Click here for more information and to register
May 11, 2012
A free public forum, hosted by the City of San Diego
As we transition to a new generation of leaders in San Diego, find out what you need to know about climate change and the environmental, social and economic impacts on San Diego and the world. What are San Diegans currently thinking about Climate Change? What is in store for future generations? What are the opportunities for developing a Green Business Career?
May 3, 2012
Hosted by California Walks.
This two-day seminar promotes pedestrian safety, transit access, healthy environments and sustainable communities coordinating with cutting edge research. The seminar explores latest best practices in pedestrian data collection and analysis with strategic community advocacy. Professionals, academics and community leaders will share their current and most promising work. Click here for more information and to register.
May 2, 2012
Hosted by SACOG
Agenda topics include: Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategies Update, Watt/Manlove Community Workshop Preview, and WALKSacramento Community Grantee Presentation. Download Complete Agenda. Get there on transit or by bike. RSVP is requested, but not required.
May 1, 2012
Hosted by TransForm
Diverse organizations and advocates across this state are speaking out locally for transportation choices. We need to channel some of this energy into Sacramento to win state investments and policies that are critical to achieving our common vision. Let’s come together this May 1 and 2 in Sacramento to learn, develop common strategies, and send a powerful message: California must support real transportation choices that are sustainable and equitable … NOW! Click here for more information and to register
April 27, 2012
Hosted by Los Angeles Business Council
Click here for information on agenda as well as registration.
April 10, 2012
Pre-Housing California Conference Equity Summit
Building on the momentum of Equity Summit 2011 in Detroit, the Coalition on Regional Equity (CORE), a project of the Sacramento Housing Alliance, and its partners will convene a day-long summit where equity advocates from across the state can develop strategies to move forward an equity agenda for California and its diverse regions. Join us in Sacramento to advance the movement! Click here for more information and to register.
Please join us Tuesday, April 10 through Thursday, April 12 for the 2012 Annual Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center. Learn from your peers and colleagues, network with old friends and make some new ones, and help Housing California continue our work to prevent homelessness and increase the variety and supply of safe, stable, accessible, and permanently affordable places to live. Click here for more information
March 22, 2012
Offered by UC Davis Extension
Are you trying to understand the complexities of land use and transportation modeling and how it can best serve your community, your policy decisions and your investment priorities? Join instructors Nathaniel Roth, UC Davis’ Urban Land Use and Transportation Center and Raef Porter, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for a new, one-day course that explores the current state of land use and transportation modeling for sustainable communities. Geared towards policymakers, and planning , transportation and environmental professionals and advocates, this course will provide an overview of how land use and transportation models are used to address the biggest challenges of our time including climate change, resource quality and management, community design, infrastructure investment, economic development, and quality of life. Click here to learn more and enroll. Cost is $290.
