2013 PlanCheckNC Education Program Topics [tentative - check back for updates]

Dec 8th, 2012 – no meeting
Jan 12th – NBC Universal Evolution Plan w/Studio City
Feb 9th – Planning Deputies Roundtable – Gerald Gubatan CD7, Karo Torossian CD2, Tanner Blackman CD14
March 9th – CEQA
April 13 – Housing & the City Attorney
May 11th – Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for Alcohol with ABC and LAPD
June 8th – SB1818 /Affordable Housing in L.A.

Future – Mayoral Candidates Forum – after March 5th election

Planning Basics – 3 hour class on what to do with those packets you receive from City Planning.  This class is currently being organized in coordination with City Planning and PlanCheck volunteers.  Email your ideas and interest to: PlanCheckNC@gmail.com

PlanCheck Matrix available only at PlanCheck meetings -please communicate updates  in time for monthly meeting handout

Sharon Commins presentation 2-12-12 on Good Governance

Sharon Commins – Watching the Watchers Links:

• California Strategic Growth Council [SB 732, created 2008]: http://www.sgc.ca.gov/
• Compass Blueprint [SCAG]: http://www.compassblueprint.org/
• Los Angeles TOD Typology Study: http://latod.reconnectingamerica.org/final_report
• Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic: http://www.fastla.org/
• Center for Transit Oriented Development: http://toddata.cnt.org/
• Westside Mobility Plan: http://www.westsidemobilityplan.com/
• Vision Los Angeles: http://www.visionlosangeles.org/
• The Transit Coalition: http://thetransitcoalition.us/index.htm
• Rand Publication: Moving Los Angeles: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG748.html
• California High Speed Rail Blog: http://www.cahsrblog.com/
• Streetsblog Network: http://streetsblog.net/
• New Geography: http://www.newgeography.com/
• Low Density Sprawl ‘Repair’: http://sprawlrepair.com/blog.html