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You’re invited to APA Los Angeles 2019 Planning Awards Gala at the Aratani Theater on June 20, 2019 at 6 pm. Click here to get tickets today! And the winners are… Last month, the jury convened to decide the winners of the 2019 Planning Awards. They reviewed over 50 submissions... Read More →

Save the date for APA Los Angeles’s first Plan4Health event Planning for Public Health: Taking Action through Policy & Design on Friday, June 28 from 9am-2pm at the California Endowment. Hear public health and urban planning professionals engage in discussion on the... Read More →

APA Los Angeles is closely monitoring SB 50 (Wiener, Housing Development Incentives and Requirements), and is aware that the legislation is evolving to address concerns of planning professionals and other stakeholders throughout the state (see the April 24 amendments). On March... Read More →

This year, the American Planning Association (APA) has chosen to give the 2019 Outstanding Planning Student Organization Award to the Associated Students of Planning and Development (ASPD) at the USC Price School of Public Policy this year at APA’s National Planning Conference in... Read More →

With more than one thousand planners expected to attend APA California’s annual conference, it is one of the biggest gatherings of planning professionals in the United States. In 2019, those planners will be hosted by the Central Coast Section in Santa Barbara, CA. According to... Read More →

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning is pleased to announce its next installment of Planning 101 trainings to be held throughout the month of May. Participants will learn about the role the City and its residents have in planning for the environment and the regulations... Read More →

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning’s Urban Design Studio is pleased to announce the release of the draft update to the Citywide Design Guidelines.  More information is available at the Studio’s websit... Read More →

The California Planning Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce its 2019 scholarship program for outstanding planning students enrolled at eligible professional planning degree programs in the state of California. Scholarships are awarded to students seeking to enter the planning... Read More →

On March 26, the Pepperdine School of Public Policy will host a conversation on one of the key challenges facing our communities. Few areas of public policy are as complex as housing—particularly here in California—and from those trying to buy a home to policy experts, few... Read More →

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of California’s most significant environmental laws. The law requires state and local agencies to analyze environmental impacts of a proposed project and adopt feasible alternatives and mitigation measures to avoid or... Read More →