Creating Great
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2027 APA California & CPF Board Elections
APA California and the California Planning Foundation (CPF) invite you to join our boards in 2027! We are seeking engaged and committed members to serve in key leadership positions that impact our profession and support fellow planners in an ever changing field. These Board positions all support our intentional work to engage a broader range…
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Conference Workshop Listening Sessions
CALLING ALL CALIFORNIA PLANNERS! Join planners from across California for a facilitated Listening Session hosted by the Planner Emeritus Network (PEN) and the California Planning Roundtable (CPR) to help shape a special workshop at the 2026 APA California Conference in Los Angeles: The Elephant in the Room Imperative: Defending Ethical Planning, Democracy and the Public…
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New Member Orientation
New to APA California? Join our New Member Orientation on Friday, May 1 from 1:00 –2:00 PM on Zoom.
Conferences
2026 Conference
Join APA California in Los Angeles for the APA California 2026 Conference, where planners from across the state will come together to explore “Crafting Our Narrative: Planning as Storytelling.” Set in one of California’s most…
2025 Conference
Uniquely situated at the intersection of land and sea, the beauty of Monterey’s coastline offered the perfect backdrop for the APA California 2025 Conference theme – “Waves of Change.” The 2025 conference encouraged planners, professionals,…
Past Conferences
Each year the California Chapter organizes a statewide conference allowing members to receive educational opportunities and to network. These popular conferences attract planning professionals from all over California, the United States and throughout the world.…
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Advocacy
Legislative Platform
To address the priority issues facing California and to set the standard for our profession, APA California adopts a Legislative Platform prior to the start of each California two-year legislative session titled “Plan California”. The…
Policy and Legislation Team
APA California has a robust legislative program at the Chapter level that engages with the California Legislature. The Chapter Board adopts a Legislative Platform prior to the start of each California two-year legislative session titled…
Bill Lists & Position Letters
This page includes information on bills in the current legislative session that the Chapter’s Policy & Legislative team is tracking, along with position letters for some bills. For information on bills from previous years, see…
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